Welcome June! ~ Month dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Why is June Dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus?
June is known as the month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus most simply because the solemnity of the Sacred Heart is celebrated during this month. This year, the solemnity falls on June 27th.

The date changes each year because it is celebrated on the Friday after the Corpus Christi octave, or the Friday after the second Sunday after Pentecost...MORE >>

How to celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus?

• Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus for the Whole Family
• Host a Sacred Jesus Party at home
• Decorate with Sacred Heart of Jesus items
• Create crafts with children
• Conduct Enthronement of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in your home
• 5 Ways to Honor Jesus (video)
• Make a Sacred Heart of Jesus cake
• 7 Simple ways to Celebrate

Why Celebrated 19 Days After Pentecost?
The Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus is a celebration that falls 19 days after Pentecost, on a Friday. The liturgical feast was first celebrated in Rennes, France. The liturgy was approved by the local bishop at the behest of St. John Eudes, who celebrated the Mass at the major seminary in Rennes on August 31, 1670.

​You’ll notice that the first celebration was not situated in the days following Pentecost. St. John Eudes composed a Mass and a set of prayers for outside the Mass (referred to as an “Office”) that were quickly adopted in other places in France. 

In 1856, Pope Pius IX established the Feast of the Sacred Heart as obligatory for the whole Church, to be celebrated on the Friday after Corpus Christi. 
~Sacred Heart Catholic Church 

What is the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus?
The Heart is the symbol of human love. This Catholic devotion honors the Sacred Heart of Our Lord, through which was manifested to us God’s eternal love for everyone. “God is Love” (1 John 4:8), and so in honoring the human expression of that Love, especially on the Cross, we honor Its Divine Source.

What is the History and Connection to the Sacred Heart Devotion?
In 1675, Jesus told St. Margaret that He wanted an annual feast in honor of His Sacred Heart. In 1856, Blessed Pope Pius IX designated that the Feast of the Sacred Heart would be celebrated universally on the Friday after the Corpus Christi octave each year.

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The 12 Promises of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

​These promises, given by Jesus to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque in 1675, offer profound peace and protection to those who honor His Sacred Heart:

1. I will give them all the graces necessary for their state in 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. Tepid souls shall become fervent.
8. Fervent souls shall quickly mount to high perfection.
9. I will bless every place where a picture of My Heart shall be set up and honored.
10. I will give to priests the gift of touching the most hardened hearts.
11. Those who promote this devotion shall have their names written in My Heart, never to be effaced.
12. I promise you in the excessive mercy of My Heart that My all-powerful love will grant to all those who communicate devoutly on the First Fridays for nine consecutive months the grace of final repentance; they will not die in My disgrace nor without receiving the sacraments; My Divine Heart will be their safe refuge in this last moment.