♥️ The month of June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
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"The Divine Heart is an ocean full of all good things, wherein poor souls can cast all their needs..."
-St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
"Apparition of the Sacred Heart to Santa Maria Alacoque"; Antonio Ciseri, 1880
“Place all your trust in the Heart of the most gentle Jesus.”
-St. Padre Pio, in a letter to one of his spiritual daughters.
♥️ The month of June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
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TGIF!!! ❤️🍷 Enjoy the weekend!
“Wine gladdens the heart of man.”
— King David, Psalm 104:15
"Monk with a Wine Glass"; by the Austrian painter Ernst Nowak (1851–1919)
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St. Gertrude is one of the earliest saints specifically associated with devotion to the Heart of Jesus.
♥️ The month of June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
"We are weak, but by the Heart of Jesus we shall become strong; by the charity of the Heart of Jesus we shall triumph over death and hell, and in the Heart of Jesus we shall find all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge."
-St. Gertrude the Great (1256–1302) 1/🧵
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St. Juliana's Eucharistic spirituality inspired the universal feast established by Pope Urban IV in 1264.
She was was canonized in 1869 by Pope Pius IX.
♥️St. Juliana, Pray for Us!
“I desire a feast in honor of the Blessed Sacrament.”
-St. Juliana of Liège (1193–1258)
St. Juliana (also called Juliana of Mount-Cornillon) was a mystic whose visions led to the institution of Corpus Christi. 1/🧵
“The time spent before the Blessed Sacrament is the time best spent on earth.”
-St. Catherine of Genoa (1447–1510)
❤️ Blessed feast of Corpus Christi, The Body of Christ
❤️ Blessed feast of Corpus Christi, The Body of Christ
"Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has Eternal Life, and I will raise him on the last day."
-John 6:54
"Behold this Heart which has so loved men..."
—St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
♥️ The month of June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Art: "The Sacred Heart of Jesus", by Pompeo Batoni, 1760
The original artwork is housed in the Church of the Gesù in Rome, Italy
"Behold this Heart which has so loved men..."
—St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
♥️ The month of June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Art: "The Sacred Heart of Jesus", by Pompeo Batoni, 1760
The original artwork is housed in the Church of the Gesù in Rome, Italy
Sacré-Cœur Basilica
Located at the summit of the Butte Montmartre, the highest point in Paris, France.
Dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Construction began in 1875 and was completed in 1914.
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"We the Christians are the true Israel which springs from Christ, for we are carved out of His Heart as from a rock."
—St. Justin Martyr (c100–165)
One of the earliest reflections connecting Heart of Christ with the birth of the Church
❤️ June 1 is the Feast of St. Justin Martyr
"We the Christians are the true Israel which springs from Christ, for we are carved out of His Heart as from a rock."
—St. Justin Martyr (c100–165)
One of the earliest reflections connecting Heart of Christ with the birth of the Church
❤️ June 1 is the Feast of St. Justin Martyr