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.