Celebrating the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
When is the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus celebrated this year?
The Feast of the Sacred Heart is observed on June 16, 2023
How to celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus?
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.
The Feast of the Sacred Heart is observed on June 16, 2023
How to celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus?
- Host a Sacred Jesus Party at home
- 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
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.