A Revelation of God's Immense Love for Us ~ On the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

Blessed Meditations

June 7, 2024. Gospel Passage: John 19:31-37 (Psalm 34:20); John 14:9; John 19:37 (Zechariah 12:10). Also Hebrews 7:25. Quoting from St. Josemaría Escrivá: "Finding Peace in the Heart of Christ" from "Christ Is Passing By" Points 162-170 in escriva.org/en/es-cristo-que-pasa/finding-peace-in-the-heart-of-christ and "The Way" Point 382 in escriva.org/en/camino/382. Also citing St. John Paul's Address on June 1, 1980 in Paris in www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/it/speeches/1980/june/documents/hf_jp-ii_spe_19800601_montmartre-paris.html (Italian); St. Maria Faustina Kowalska's Diary in www.saint-faustina.org/diary-full-text; and "Adventures In Two Worlds" by A. J. Cronin in https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.350313/mode/2up. Reference: Preface of the Mass for Sacred Heart in https://www.ibreviary.com/m2/messale.php?s=prefazio&id=487 (Isaiah 12:3). This podcast by Fr. Donncha Ó hAodha originally appeared on the St. Josemaría Institute Podcast https://stjosemaria.org/podcasts/a-revelation-of-gods-immense-love-for-us © St. Josemaría Institute. Rebroadcasted by permission. Image: "Longinus piercing Christ's side with a spear" by Gerard de la Vallée in Private Collection (Wikimedia Commons). Priest's Note: Fr. Donncha Ó hAodha helps us to understand how God’s immense love is revealed to us in the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. As we celebrate the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart each year, we are reminded that the Sacred Heart is not just a profound symbol, but an invitation to experience the immense, tender, and life-giving love of Christ. Therefore, Fr. Donncha invites us to allow the Sacred Heart to renew and strengthen our hearts so that we might embrace the love of Jesus by seeking Christ, loving him, and sharing his love with the world through our daily lives.