Each year we are invited to celebrate the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Let us remember and meditate : Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole Heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole strength. Book of Deuteronomy 6:5
Also “Jesus said unto him, ‘Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.’” -Matthew 22 37-40
The accent is falling on the word “whole” in each command ! This means that, because we love Him, our entire lives are to be, day by single day, a continuing Act of Love, for Him, in which we offer every action, every care, all our joys and sufferings and good works for the intentions of His Sacred Heart: the salvation of souls, the conversion of sinners, and the release of the souls in Purgatory. This is what He means by our whole mind, whole heart and whole soul!
Jesus, the man, is the heart of creation; the new creation.
Jesus, the Christ, the Son of God, reveals the “heart” of the Father to humanity.
Jesus reveals to us that at our core, in our innermost selves, in our most vital organ, resides the Spirit of God.
It is not a coincidence that this feast occurs after Trinity Sunday.
Devotion to the Sacred Heart is essentially a Trinitarian devotion as well Blessed Sacrament Adoration. But even more, it is a creation devotion. The Sacred Heart reveals to us that we are created to be united to each other and to our God through the Spirit of Love that dwells within each and every one of us.
We are invited to look upon the Christ, to look upon the Heart of Christ, to try to conform ourselves to a way of life that reveals the Glory of God, that reveals a Heart burning with Love, that reveals a Heart willing to be broken for others ,for the sake of salvation of mankind .
“Lord, Jesus Christ, You suffered a spear to be thrust into Your Sacred Heart, that we might easily see a way into the Heart of Your holiness.
Grant us refuge, comfort, guidance, humility, strength, and holiness as we strive to live withing Your Heart’s loving embrace. Amen.”
