"Behold this Heart which has loved
men so much, and yet men do not want to love Me in return. Through you My
divine Heart wishes to spread its love everywhere on earth."
The
use of the pictures or images of the Sacred Heart
A person who loves another,
consoles himself in some manner for his absence by the possession of his
portrait; he carries it about him, looks upon and frequently kisses it. This is
what the devout Lanspergius advises us to do with the images of the sacred
heart of Jesus: “Place a picture of the adorable heart of your Savior, does
he say, “in some conspicuous place, that the sight of it may inspire you to
love him, and kiss this image with the same devotion as the sacred heart itself."
Our Lord himself, M. Alacoque says, assured her that he took a singular
pleasure in beholding the interior sentiments of his heart, his love, honored under the figure of this heart of flesh, such as it had been shown to
her surrounded with flames, crowned with thorns, and surmounted by a cross; and
that he wished to have its portrait exposed in public, thereby to touch the
insensible hearts of men. He promised her also, that he would abundantly bestow
the graces of which his heart is the source, on those who would honor it; and
that wherever it was exposed, it would draw down special benedictions. The
inhabitants of Antioch, it is related, once arrested a violent earth quake by
writing on the doors of their houses, “Jesus Christ is with us; cease." Let
us carry about us the image of the sacred heart, and we will be able to bid
defiance to the enemies of our salvation, by saying, in all our temptations, the "heart of Jesus is with me; stop, cease."
Say
thrice: Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us. Immaculate Heart of Mary,
pray for us.
MEMORARE TO THE SACRED HEART
Remember, O most sweet Jesus, that no
one who has had recourse to Thy Sacred Heart, implored its help, or sought it
mercy was ever abandoned. Encouraged with confidence, O tenderest of hearts, we
present ourselves before Thee, crushes beneath the weight of our sins. In our
misery, O Sacred Heart of Jesus, despise not our simple prayers, but mercifully
grant our requests.
No comments:
Post a Comment