Dear
Parishioners and Friends,
As
we conclude the month of June – a month dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus –
it is important for us to reflect on the love of Christ which we clearly see
and experience in this devotion.
The
modern devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus traces back to the private revelations
of Our Lord to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque in the 17th Century. Pope
Pius XI, referring to these apparitions, said, “From among all the proofs of the infinite
goodness of our Savior none stands out more prominently than the fact that, as
the love of the faithful grew cold, He, Divine Love Itself, gave Himself to us
to be honored by a very special devotion and that the rich treasury of the
Church was thrown wide open in the interests of that devotion.”
We are desperately in need of Christ’s love and
mercy. His Heart speaks eloquently of both. Pope Francis once said, “Popular
piety highly prizes symbols, and the Heart of Jesus is the ultimate symbol of
God’s mercy – but it is not an imaginary symbol, it is a real symbol, which
represents the center, the source from which salvation for all humanity gushed
forth.”
The
aim of this devotion is to allow Our Lord to reign over our hearts by prompting
us to recognize our sins and turn us back to Our Savior, especially through the
Sacrament of His Sacred Heart – confession. Then we can find in Christ our love
and joy.
In
Christ,
Msgr.
Baker
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