Devotionals
June 22 — The Sacred Heart of Jesus among His Enemies.
The Sacred Heart of Jesus among His Enemies. 1. There is nothing more painful to the tender heart of one who loves his fellows than to be surrounded with those who look coldly on him, misunderstand him, misinterpret his words, misconstrue his actions. Such a life is in itself a perpetual martyrdom. Such was the…
June 21 — The Sorrows of the Sacred Heart.
The Sorrows of the Sacred Heart. 1. The Sacred Heart of Jesus is nothing else than a history of continual sorrow. He is termed in Holy Scripture “the Man of sorrows.” Sorrowful He came into the world: in sorrow He grew up to manhood. In sorrow He gazed into the hearts of men, and saw…
June 20 — The Disappointments of the Sacred Heart.
The Disappointments of the Sacred Heart. 1. We often see a morning that opens bright and fair, clouded over before midday, and the afternoon dark and gloomy, ending in storm and desolation. So, too, there is many a life that opens with the happiest promise; a natural attraction to piety, great graces, good influences, an…
June 19 — The Gratitude of the Sacred Heart.
The Gratitude of the Sacred Heart. 1. There never was any one so grateful for every little act of kindness as Jesus Christ while He was on earth. The woman of Samaria gave Him a drink of water, and in return He gave her the grace of eternal life. Zacheus left his business to see…
June 18 — The Cravings of the Sacred Heart.
The Cravings of the Sacred Heart. 1. What is it that we desire one and all with a strong desire? It is to be loved. The Heart of Jesus does not differ in this respect from the hearts of ordinary men. He, too, longs for love. While on earth, the bitterest pang of His Sacred…
June 17 — The Sacred Heart of Jesus among Little Children.
The Sacred Heart of Jesus among Little Children. 1. All good men love little children. There is something in them that recalls the presence of God, a freshness and innocence which is the mark of His creative hand before sin has marred and almost obliterated it. Our Lord more than once showed the love of…
June 16 — The Sacred Heart of Jesus among Sinners.
The Sacred Heart of Jesus among Sinners. 1. One of the things at which the Pharisees took scandal during Our Lord’s sacred ministry was His association with publicans and sinners. They taunted Him with His friendship for sinners. They asked His disciples why He ate and drank with them, talked to them words of gentleness…
June 15 — The Excellence of the Sacred Heart.
The Excellence of the Sacred Heart. 1. The Sacred Heart of Jesus was the instrument of a human soul, which contained in it all the perfections, natural and supernatural, of which they are capable. It was the ideal of which the soul, even of the greatest of the saints, was but an utterly inadequate realization. …
June 14 — The Chief Desires of the Sacred Heart.
The Chief Desires of the Sacred Heart. 1. While Our Lord was upon earth, He several times expressed to His apostles what He had most at heart, and what was the work He had chiefly come to perform. He told them that He had come to send fire on the earth, and asked them what…
June 13 — The Compassion of the Sacred Heart.
The Compassion of the Sacred Heart. Jesus Christ came into the world to suffer with us as well as for us. Every sort of suffering has a claim on His Divine compassion. 1. He has the most intense compassion for those who are suffering any earthly sorrow. None appreciates as He the utter loneliness of…
