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Friday, June 19th, is the feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus…and Saturday, the 20th, is the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Holy Church calls us to honor our Two Hearts together at this time. Please note, the Sacred Heart is a Solemnity-no Friday penance.
What a wonderful weekend in the Church, though we must see everything from now on through the veil of our tears, to interpret it all through the lens of the present chastisement. These Two Great Loves have been forsaken.
From The Daily (traditional) Missal:
“The Feast of the Sacred Heart was established in order that the faithful might honour with more devotion and zeal, under the symbol of the Sacred Heart, the love of Jesus Christ, which induced Him not only to suffer and to die for the redemption of mankind, but also to institute the Sacrament of His Body and Blood in commemoration of His death.”
As a member of the World Apostolate of Fatima (otherwise known as the Blue Army), one is to recite the following prayer every morning, which invokes the Immaculate Heart of Mary:
Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us! Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us!
Any other ideas on how we can celebrate these feasts?
What a wonderful weekend in the Church, though we must see everything from now on through the veil of our tears, to interpret it all through the lens of the present chastisement. These Two Great Loves have been forsaken.
“Behold this Heart, which, notwithstanding the burning love for man with which it is consumed and exhausted, meets with no other return from the generality of Christians than sacrilege, contempt, indifference and ingratitude.”
The above words were given to Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque in the year 1690, along with the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Let us strive to make reparation today and always, to His most loving Heart, for all the offenses against It in our own times, even within the Church. Of course, the internet is rife with devotions to the Sacred Heart-no problem finding ideas! Litanies are so beautiful to pray with your family. Here is the Litany of the Sacred Heart (and also the Litany of the Immaculate Heart).From The Daily (traditional) Missal:
“The Feast of the Sacred Heart was established in order that the faithful might honour with more devotion and zeal, under the symbol of the Sacred Heart, the love of Jesus Christ, which induced Him not only to suffer and to die for the redemption of mankind, but also to institute the Sacrament of His Body and Blood in commemoration of His death.”
As a member of the World Apostolate of Fatima (otherwise known as the Blue Army), one is to recite the following prayer every morning, which invokes the Immaculate Heart of Mary:
Fatima Morning Offering
O my God in union with the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Jesus from all the altars throughout the world, joining with It the offering of my every thought, word and action of this day. O my Jesus, I desire today to gain every indulgence and merit I can, and I offer them together with myself, to Mary Immaculate, that she may best apply them to the interests of Thy Most Sacred Heart. Precious Blood of Jesus, save us! Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us! Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us!Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us! Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us!
Any other ideas on how we can celebrate these feasts?