Unveiling God's Infinite Love
June and the Sacred Heart of Jesus
A Month Dedicated to Divine Love
As we step into June, our Church invites us to turn our hearts toward a profound and tender devotion: the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. This month-long focus is a beautiful opportunity to contemplate the very essence of God's boundless love for humanity, a love so immense it led to the ultimate sacrifice for our salvation.
The Symbol of Christ's Enduring Love
The image of the Sacred Heart, often depicted as pierced and burning, powerfully communicates both the depth of Christ's suffering and the intensity of His enduring love for us. It's a poignant reminder of His humanity and His constant, abiding presence in our lives. As St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, a great promoter of this devotion, heard from Jesus Himself, "Behold this Heart which has so loved men that it has spared nothing, even to exhausting and consuming itself, in order to testify its love."
Responding to Love with Love
This devotion calls us to respond to such incredible love with our own, striving to love God above all things and our neighbor as ourselves. It encourages us to deeper intimacy with Christ, recognizing that His heart beats with unending mercy and compassion for each of us.
Embrace the Devotion This June
Let us embrace this month by reflecting on this divine love. Consider incorporating the
beautiful prayers to the Sacred Heart into your daily routine, or perhaps even beginning the
First Friday devotion as a tangible expression of your love and gratitude. May our hearts be ever more conformed to His, brimming with charity and overflowing with His divine grace.
Prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Lord Jesus, let my heart never rest until it finds You, who are its center, its love, and its happiness. By the wound in Your heart pardon the sins that I have committed whether out of malice or out of evil desires. Place my weak heart in Your own divine Heart, continually under Your protection and guidance, so that I may persevere in doing good and in fleeing evil until my last breath. Amen.
- St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
Other Prayers
Act of Consecration to the Sacred Heart
This consecration is also by St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
Efficacious Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
This novena prayer was recited every day by Padre Pio for all those who asked for prayers.
