O sacred heart ... Lord Jesus, receive my soul. O queen of the holy rosary and most kind and loving mother of perpetual help, in memory of your seven sorrows, intercede for us with your divine ...

According to tradition, this litany, approved in 1899 for public recitation, originated at Marseilles, where devotion to the Sacred Heart became very popular during the early eighteenth century.

Pope Francis, your encyclical on the Sacred Heart, “Dilexit Nos,” is beautiful and heartwarming. And for Catholics in the United States, the timing was perfect.

By Fr. Bud Grant SAU Theological Perspective The Sacred Heart of Jesus was one of my father’s favorite devotions. His ...Read ...

Pope Francis’ encyclicals have drawn from and lead to this truth: What the world needs is heart—not sentimentality, but integration, presence and fortitude to stay in the tensions of our current ...

has issued a statement inviting U.S. Catholics to pray with Pope Francis’ latest encyclical on the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The Holy Father’s fourth encyclical, Dilexit Nos (“He Loved Us ...

“The cross is Jesus’s most ... Sacred Heart may continue to pour forth the streams of living water that can heal the hurt we have caused, strengthen our ability to love and serve others, and ...

MUMBAI – India’s most senior ... to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and this will give further impetus to encourage people to understand the meaning of Sacred God’s love for us in our own ...