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Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart

Friday, June 27th at 9:30am Mass

The roots of the Sacred Heart devotion go all the way back to the Fathers of the Church.  In fact, the latter, such as Origen, St Ambrose, St Jerome, St Augustine of Hippo, St Hippolytus of Rome, St Irenaeus, St Justin Martyr as well as St Cyprian oriented their theological thought towards God’s love which is symbolized by the heart of Jesus. Later, in the 11th century, the Benedictine and Cistercian monasteries reinvigorated this devotion thanks to their writings. Notable at this time is the poem/prayer written by St Bernard of Clairvaux in the 12th century O Sacred Head Surrounded.

St Gertrude, in the 13the century, also gave her contribution for this feast in the Church. It was Jesus himself who showed her his Divine Heart in one of his appearances to her. He told her: Behold, I manifest to the gaze of thy soul my deified Heart, the harmonious instrument whose sweet tones ravish the Most Adorable Trinity. I give It to thee, and like a faithful, zealous servant, this Heart will be ready, at any moment, to repair thy defects and negligences. … Make use of it and thy works will charm the eye and ear of the Divinity.

The devotion to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus was greatly renewed and expanded about 300 years later by the revelations to St. Marguerite Marie Alacoque (St. Margaret Mary). These revelations are important because they have given the form for this devotion, mainly the reception of Holy Communion on the first Friday of the month, Eucharistic adoration during a “Holy hour” on Thursday as well as the celebration of the Feast of the Sacred Heart.

Jesus said to St. Margaret Mary: My Sacred Heart is so intense in its love for men, and for you in particular, that not being able to contain within it the flames of its ardent charity, they must be transmitted through all means.

In 1856, the Feast of the Sacred Heart became a universal feast by Pope Pius IX. In 1995, Saint John Paul II instituted the World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests on this same day.

Join us for Mass at 9:30 am for this most special devotion to our Beloved Lord's Most Sacred Heart.  We will have adoration immediately following Mass.

 “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 aflame. 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.”-St. Gertrude the Great

Corpus Christi

Procession

"This is my body, which is given for you.  Do this in memory of me." (Luke 22:19).

Sunday, June 22nd after 11:00am Mass

The Solemnity of Corpus Christi (Body and Blood of Christ) is one the greatest and most solemn feats in Liturgical year.  With great love, we celebrate that Jesus Christ is truly present--Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity--in the Blessed Sacrament of Holy Eucharist.  God in his great glory, love, and humility is ever present in the Eucharist.

The annual procession on the feast of Corpus Christi “holds particular importance and significance in the pastoral life of the parish or city…. In processions in which the Eucharist is carried through the streets in a solemn rite with singing, the Christian people bear public witness of faith and devotion to the Most Blessed Sacrament” (HCWEMOM, 101, 102). Pope John Paul II states, “The devout participation of the faithful in the Eucharistic procession on the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ is a grace from the Lord which yearly brings joy to those who take part in it” (Ecclesia de Eucharistia, 10). He continues: “In the humble signs of bread and wine, changed into the body and blood, Christ walks beside us as our strength and our food for the journey, and he enables us to become, for everyone, witnesses of hope” (62).

Join us after 11:00 am mass on Sunday June 22nd for our Eucharistic procession.  This year we will start our procession from the Church and end at the Holy Family Garden.   This will be followed by a period of adoration and benediction.