Devotion to the Sacred Heart #sacredheart

This is a live recording of a homily that Fr. Eric gave on June 11, 2023 on the occasion of Corpus Christi on the subject of how to deepen our devotion to the Sacred Heart in anticipation of the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart.

Visit https://www.archtoronto.org/sacredheart to access a downloadable image of the Sacred Heart; as well as various prayers associated with the Sacred Heart Devotion, including a Morning Offering Prayer, a Litany to the Sacred Heart, and a nine-day Novena to the Sacred Heart.

An Act of Consecration to the Sacred Heart composed by St. Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647-1690) can be found here: https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/devotions/act-of-consecration-to-the-sacred-heart-12727.

In 2023, the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart falls on June 16, 2023, which is the Friday after the second Sunday after Pentecost.

Here are the 12 Promises of the Sacred Heart made by Jesus to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque:

(1) I will give them all the graces necessary in their state of life.

(2) I will establish peace in their homes.

(3) I will comfort them in all their afflictions.

(4) I will be their secure refuge during life, and above all, in death.

(5) I will bestow abundant blessings upon all their undertakings.

(6) Sinners will find in my Heart the source and infinite ocean of mercy.

(7) Lukewarm souls shall become fervent.

(8) Fervent souls shall quickly mount to high perfection.

(9) I will bless every place in which an image of my Heart is exposed and honored.

(10) I will give to priests the gift of touching the most hardened hearts.

(11) Those who shall promote this devotion shall have their names written in my Heart.

(12) I promise you in the excessive mercy of my Heart that my all-powerful love will grant to all those who receive Holy Communion on the First Fridays in nine consecutive months the grace of final perseverance; they shall not die in my disgrace, nor without receiving their sacraments. My divine Heart shall be their safe refuge in this last moment.

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