10/26/2013 (Saturday) - Sacred Heart of Jesus (By: Richard J. Beyer) Given to Jelena during an interior locution: (11-11-1983) Pray! You can do anything, yes, you can do it through prayer! Place an image of the Hearts of Jesus and Mary in your homes. The Sacred Heart is a symbol of Gods unfathomable love. As St. John writes: (1 John 4:7-8) Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love. Reflection: A Valentine might be considered a pale reflection of the Sacred Heart --- it symbolizes human love, while the Heart of Jesus represents the infinite, Divine Love of Christ Himself. Devotion to the Sacred Heart, then, is devotion to Gods Love, which we strive to imitate. This contemporary Sacred Heart Psalm by Fr. Edward Hays expresses this longing: O Divine Beloved, so often I am casual and halfhearted in my love for You, my God. Come and set my heart ablaze with the fire of Your Love. Inflame my heart and prayers as you did for your chosen Son Jesus. His Holy Heart was constantly on fire with a consuming love for you, his God. Envelop me in your flaming Spirit, that my lukewarm prayers and acts may spring alive with the fire of faith. Make my heart, like the Heart of Christ, burn with compassion for the outcast, with comfort for the lonely and all who are in need. Application: Today, spend part of your prayer time reflecting on the love of Christ. When you have an opportunity, place an image of the Hearts of Jesus and Mary in your home, as Our Lady asks.
Posted on: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 12:53:13 +0000
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