Honor the Sacred Heart of Jesus this Friday.

First Friday in September 2023. September 1st. 

The 12 Promises of the Sacred Heart of Jesus which Jesus made through St Margaret Mary Alacoque to all who honor His Sacred Heart especially on the First Friday of every month by attending Holy Mass and receiving Holy Communion.

In the 9th month of the year 2023, we look at Promise #9. 

#9.  "I will bless the homes in which the image of My Sacred Heart shall be exposed and honored." 

Jesus Christ is proud of His humanity and human heritage. He wants His brethren to be reminded of this.  He is fully God and fully Man. He is a handsome Man. A handsome man is the glory of God says St Irenaeus, Bishop and Doctor of the Church. So Jesus mandated His image to be rendered by artists for the Sacred Heart and Divine Mercy devotions respectively. The Church approved these devotions and images. 

Do you have an image or statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in a prominent place in your home?

The 9th Promise is a very easy condition to fulfill. 

Buy the Sacred Heart of Jesus picture or statue from a Catholic Bookstore or Amazon and place it in a prominent place in your home.  You can also print an image of the Sacred Heart off the Internet or this website. Ask your pastor to bless it. With the blessing of a priest, it becomes a sacramental. You can now tell Jesus: "Bless my home as You promised, Jesus. I have a blessed image of Your Sacred Heart in my house". 

Honor this image by glancing at it from time to time and saying "Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, I love You." Or any such prayer.

Honor the Sacred Heart of Jesus this Friday by attending Holy Mass and receiving Holy Communion.

PRAYER TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS OF Saint Gertrude the Great:

O Sacred Heart of Jesus,

fountain of eternal life,

Your Heart is a glowing furnace of Love.

You are my refuge and my sanctuary.

O my adorable and loving Savior,

consume my heart with the burning fire

with which Yours is aflamed.

Pour down on my soul those graces

which flow from Your love.

Let my heart be united with Yours.

Let my will be conformed to Yours in all things.

May Your Will be the rule of all my desires and actions.

Amen.

For the 12 Promises of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Sacred Heart devotional prayers and prayer intentions click the link below:

http://seekfirst.blogspot.com/2020/08/12-promises-of-sacred-heart-of-jesus.html?m=1

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