The Sacred Heart is shown as a sculpted relief with a gilded background. (photo: Courtesy of Dappled Things and Matthew Conner) Catalina Scheider Galiñanes Arts & Entertainment June 19, 2024 ...

That might seem a little overstated, if we erroneously understand devotion to the Sacred Heart as something that basically began with Jesus’ apparitions to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque 350 years ago.

He urged that the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, which is observed on the Friday after the octave of Corpus Christi and this year falls on June 11, be celebrated “with renewed appreciation.” ...

The Sacred Heart of Jesus is depicted in a stained-glass window at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church in the Forest Hills section of the Queens borough of New York. (OSV News photo/Gregory A. Shemitz) ...

The Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a way for us to show our devotion to our dear Jesus. Many Catholics will attend adoration and say the Litany in the presence of the blessed sacrament.

How is the date determined? In 1675, Jesus told St. Margaret Mary that he wanted the feast of the Sacred Heart to be celebrated on the Friday after the Corpus Christi octave.

Imagine the graces that could flow if each Catholic parish or diocese made a consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Such an intentional and shared act could yield a fountain overflowing with ...