Feast of the Sacred Heart
June 11, 2010
The Catholic Church established the feast of the Sacred Heart to encourage people to be more devoted and zealous in the practice of the Faith, inspired by the love Jesus has for us which he showed in His suffering and death.
Here is the beautiful collect (prayer) from the feast:
O God, Who in the Heart of Thy Son, wounded by our sins, dost mercifully bestow on us infinite treasures of love: grant we beseech Thee, that whilst we render It the devout homage of our affection, we may also fulfill our duty of worthy satisfaction. Through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, Who livest and reignest in unity with the Holy Spirit, God, world without end. Amen.
The entire Gospel for this feast is longer, but here are the last verses of it from St. John, chapter 19:
But one of the soldiers with a spear opened His side, and immediately there came out blood and water. And he that saw it hath given testimony: and his testimony is true. And he knoweth that he saith true, that you may believe. For these things were done that the Scripture might be fulfilled: You shall not break a bone of Him. And again another Scripture saith: They shall look on Him Whom they pierced.
Both the feast of Divine Mercy and the feast of the Sacred Heart are intimately related. Both derive from the John 19. Having these feasts are great reminders of the love our heavenly Father has for us, that He sent us the promised Messiah who delivered His people (us) from their sins. I am constantly awed by God’s love and faithfulness, His mercy and power. If only the whole world would accept His love, trust in Him, and live accordingly.
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Amen! Love the painting – thanks for posting!
Barb,
Great post! The Divine Mercy and The Sacred Heart are two of my favorite devotions as well as two of my favorite feast days. I pray the Mercy Chaplet most days and love the Litany of The Sacred Heart!
I love the litany of the Sacred Heart, too. Each phrase is a great source of meditation. It seems to me that the Divine Mercy devotion is a natural outflow from love of the Sacred Heart. Both are so needed in today’s world.