The Catholic Church traditionally dedicates each month of the year to a specific devotion, helping the faithful grow in prayer, holiness, and reflection on Christ, Mary, or the saints. June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
The Sacred Heart of Jesus devotion focuses on Christ’s divine-human love—the “entire mystery” of Jesus considered most intimately in his person as God the Son and the source of infinite charity that saves and sanctifies. 1 It is rooted in Scripture’s imagery of Christ “pierced” on the side, from which blood and water flow, and in the Church’s invitation to a deeper communion with Jesus’ mercy and humility.
In the Church’s liturgy, the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart is celebrated on the Friday following the second Sunday after Pentecost. 1 The devotion includes practices like personal consecration, family consecration, the Litany of the Sacred Heart, and prayers of reparation, as well as the first Fridays devotion (with attention to sound faith and the primacy of Sunday Mass).
June is traditionally dedicated to this devotion: it is described as the month for honoring the Sacred Heart, after approval and strong encouragement by popes (notably Pius IX approving it, and Leo XIII urging it). The Church’s popes have also encouraged renewing consecration to the Sacred Heart—especially around the Solemnity itself.
In preparation for this solemn celebration, I wish to share a few quotes from Catholic saints and/or Catholic faithful—the great English author J.R.R. Tolkien’s literature invites readers implicitly to the Catholic faith. I hope the Catholic Church considered him for the canonization process.
Here are some powerful quotes about the Sacred Heart of Jesus to inspire and guide you this month.
Love overcomes, Love delights, those who love the Sacred heart rejoice! —Saint Bernadette Sorbirous
“The Divine Heart is an ocean full of all good things, wherein poor souls can cast all their needs; it is an ocean full of joy to drown all our sadness, an ocean of humility to drown our folly, an ocean of mercy to those in distress, an ocean of love in which to submerge our poverty.” — Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque
“O Jesus, Your Sacred Heart is an ocean of mercy; I immerse myself in it, trusting in Your infinite compassion.”
—Saint Faustina
“What joy one experiences when one abandons oneself into the arms of Jesus! The faithful soul becomes his dearest child. He opens his arms to receive it, and presses it to his most Sacred Heart.” — Saint Gemma Galgani
“O Sacred Heart of Jesus, fountain of eternal life, Your Heart is a glowing furnace of Love. You are my refuge and my sanctuary.” — Saint Gertrude the Great
Related Links
Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, with quotes from Pope John Paul II
The Power of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
Everything you need to know about devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
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