In every age, the Heart of Jesus is the clearest revelation of the Father’s love. The Sacred Heart is not merely a symbol of devotion or sentiment; it is the living sign of God’s mercy poured out for humanity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jesus came into the world to reveal the Father. He Himself said, “Whoever has seen me has seen the Father” (Jn 14:9). The Heart of Jesus, therefore, is the human expression of the eternal love of God. Every act of compassion shown by Christ- forgiving sinners, touching lepers, feeding the hungry, consoling the sorrowful reveals the tenderness of the Father.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Pope Francis beautifully has beautifully described as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n “The heart of Jesus Christ embodies all God’s declarations of love present in the Scriptures.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Gospel of John tells us that after Jesus died, a soldier pierced His side with a lance, and “immediately blood and water flowed out” (Jn 19:34). The Church Fathers saw in this moment the birth of the Church and the outpouring of divine grace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Saint Augustine reflected that the open side of Christ is the doorway to the sacraments and to the mystery of salvation. Through the wounded Heart of Jesus, humanity enters into communion with God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Likewise, Saint Catherine of Siena spoke of discovering in Christ’s open Heart “consummate and ineffable love.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Devotion to the Sacred Heart grew strongly in the Church through saints such as Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, who received visions of Jesus in the seventeenth century. Christ revealed His Heart “burning with love” for humanity and asked for deeper trust, reparation, and holiness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Popes have consistently encouraged this devotion because it leads believers to the center of the Gospel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pope Benedict XVI wrote: “In the Heart of Jesus, the center of Christianity is set before us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pope Saint John Paul II also taught that devotion to the Sacred Heart belongs “permanently to the spirituality of the Church.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Modern society often prizes power, success, and self-interest. Yet the Heart of Jesus offers another way the way of humility and self-giving love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pope Francis writes: “In contemplating the heart of Jesus, we encounter not just a symbol but a relationship.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n This relationship changes lives. The more we draw close to Christ, the more we discover the Father waiting for us with mercy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The devotion to the Sacred Heart is ultimately an invitation to holiness. It reminds us that God’s love is not earned; it is received. And once received, it must be shared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Adlete Mascarenhas<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In every age, the Heart of Jesus is the clearest revelation of the Father’s love. The Sacred Heart is not merely a symbol of devotion or sentiment; it is the living sign of God’s mercy poured out for humanity. Jesus<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3665","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pormoll"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.stsebastianaquem.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.stsebastianaquem.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.stsebastianaquem.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.stsebastianaquem.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.stsebastianaquem.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3665"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.stsebastianaquem.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3665\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3666,"href":"http:\/\/www.stsebastianaquem.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3665\/revisions\/3666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.stsebastianaquem.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.stsebastianaquem.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.stsebastianaquem.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}