Jeanie Hannaman

By Everyday For Life Canada, LifeSiteNews - (Today) we will celebrate the solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. First, here are five facts about the feast day from Catholic Digest: 1. The devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus took centuries to become a universal celebration... Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus goes back to the 11th century. St. Margaret Mary Alacoque had multiple visions of the Sacred Heart between 1673 and 1675. However, it wasn’t until 90 years later in 1765, that the feast was officially celebrated in France. In 1856, Pope Pius IX made the feast of the Sacred Heart into a universal celebration. ...

By Bishop Joseph E. Strickland, Bishop Emeritus, Substack - There is a storm coming – the likes of which has never been seen upon the Earth. The Church, the Bride of Christ, has weathered quite a few squalls and gales, and although many of these have left the ship damaged at times and taking on water, each time the Master shipbuilder has restored her – polishing the wood and making her seaworthy once more.  And those on the ship, although tattered and weary, have often been blessed and healed by Our Blessed Mother who walks among her children.

By Father Roger Landry, EWTN News - The Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is always a jubilant occasion, but this year, there are two reasons to celebrate it with greater attention, prayer, joy and resolve... The first is because we are now six months into the 18-month 350th anniversary of Jesus’ apparitions in Paray-le-Monial, France, to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, which began on Dec. 27, 1673, and continued through June 16, 1675: Jesus poured out the depths of his Sacred Heart to her and, through her, to the world.