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Sacred Heart is a name used for many Catholic institutions, including schools, colleges, and hospitals in many countries. It is also the name of many Catholic parishes, and religious congregations. Peter Coudrin of France founded the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary on 24 December 1800.
- Feast of The Sacred Heart
The Feast of the Sacred Heart is a feast day in the...
- Margaret Mary Alacoque
Young nun wearing the black Visitandine habit and holding an...
- Sacred Heart University
Website. www .sacredheart .edu. Sacred Heart University (...
- Sacré-Cœur, Paris
sacre-coeur-montmartre .com /english /. The Basilica of...
- Society of the Sacred Heart
The Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus ( French:...
- Feast of The Sacred Heart
Mar 31, 2024 · Recent News. Sacred Heart, in Roman Catholicism, the mystical-physical heart of Jesus as an object of devotion. In addition to a feast, now celebrated on the Friday of the third week after Pentecost, devotion includes acts of consecration and honour given to the image of the Sacred Heart. Such images are often depicted with a wounded heart ...
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The prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a Roman Catholic devotion. A devotion is something that people do or say to show their love for God and Jesus. Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque wrote the prayer. When Roman Catholics pray to the Sacred Heart of Jesus they are praying for a part of Jesus that they believe is divine.
The Sacred Heart is a devotional representation of Jesus' physical heart that symbolizes his divine love for humanity. Depicted in Christian art as a heart shining with divine light, surrounded by a crown of thorns, pierced by a lance-wound and bleeding, the Sacred Heart alludes to the manner of Jesus' death by crucifixion.
