The Sacred Heart

The tradition of the Sacred Heart devotion grew from the revelations of Our Lord to St Margaret Mary Alacoque, a French Visitation nun who had a series of visions for two years from 1673-1675.

During these visions, Jesus showed her His exposed Heart, the symbol of his great love for the world, and gave her twelve great promises to pass along to the faithful. Our Lord told St. Margaret Mary that those who devoted themselves to His Sacred Heart would receive many special graces.

St. Margaret Mary died in 1690 and was finally canonized in 1920. Devotion to the Sacred Heart spread after her death. In 1856, the Feast of the Sacred Heart officially was established by the Church. This special feast always falls on the Friday following the Feast of Corpus Christi. Pope Leo XII consecrated the world to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus in 1899. Probably the most popular part of the devotion to the Sacred Heart is attendance at Mass on the First Friday of the month for nine consecutive months. Our Lord promised St. Margaret Mary that those who received the Eucharist during these Liturgies would be blessed with the "grace of final repentence".

During his revelations to St. Margaret Mary (16-73-1675), Our Lord made the following promises to those who devoted themselves to his Sacred Heart:

1. I will give them all the graces necessary for their state in life.
2. I will establish peace in their families.
3. I will console them in all their troubles.
4. They shall find in My Heart an assured refuge during life and especially at the hour of death.
5. I will pour abundant blessing on all their undertakings.
6. Sinners shall find in My Heart the source of an infinite ocean of mercy.
7. Tepid souls shall become fervent.
8. Fervent souls shall speedily rise to great perfection.
9. I will bless the homes in which an image of My Heart shall be exposed and honored.
10. I will give to priests the power of touching the most hardened of hearts.
11. Those who propagate this devotion shall have their names written in My Heart, never to be effaced.
12. The all-powerful love of My Heart will grant to all those who shall receive Communion on the First Friday of nine consecutive months the grace of final repentance; they shall not die under My displeasure, nor without receiving their Sacraments: My Heart shall be their assured refuge at that last hour.

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