Celebrating the Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Everything you need to know about devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

This year, the solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is celebrated on June 12. [...]

Forget Pride, June is About the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ

The heart has been called the seat of the soul. Across different languages and cultures, this organ is spoken of as the place where a person knows what is true beyond logic and reasoning. The heart is evoked when a husband and wife make their wedding vows. The heart is what jumps when a parent meets their child for the first time. Knowing someone’s heart means we have encountered their depths in love. Since 1856, the Catholic Church has dedicate…

Celebrating the Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Today in the Roman Catholic Calendar is the feast day of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The date varies each year as it is commemorated on the Friday following the Octave of Corpus Christi, or the Friday after the second Sunday following Pentecost. This solemnity is so noble that the entire month of June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart in which the Catholic Church invites all to deepen their connection to Christ’s fervent love and mercy, paying tri…

Unpacking faith: Behold this heart - The Southern Cross

SAN DIEGO — The Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus will be observed on Friday, June 12. What is the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart? The Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus is a liturgical celebration that invites us to reflect on the depth of Christ’s love for us, as symbolized by his heart. The Catechism of the Catholic Church says, “Jesus knew and loved us each and all during his life, his agony and his Passion, and gave himsel…

Sacred Heart of Jesus

Luis Miguel Castillo, a priest of the Archdiocese of Valencia, Spain, and rector of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, shares this article with Exaudi readers on the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The Solemnity of the Sacred Heart is the last of the feasts of the Lord celebrated after Easter (after the  Ascension , Christ the High and Eternal Priest and  Corpus Christi )  and, although the devotion and cult of the Heart of the Savio…

Lessons of a Young Nun on the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Today is not just any Friday. This Friday, Catholics around the world are celebrating the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Here’s the story of the quiet little nun from France whose faith and devotion we credit for this special day. Plus some takeaways for Catholics who want to grow closer to Jesus through his Sacred Heart. Who was Margaret Mary Alacoque? Long ago, in a small village in France, lived a young girl whose life was marked by …