Prayers to the Sacred Heart of Jesus are a wonderful part of a devotion to His Sacred Heart that goes back centuries, practiced by such luminaries in our faith as St. Gertrude the Great, St. Bonaventure, St. Francis De Sales, and St. John Eudes. When St. Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647-1690), a 17th century French nun and mystic, received messages from Jesus in various apparitions concerning this devotion, and became a driving force behind spreading it publicly in the manner we know today.

 Devotion to the Sacred Heart was approved for specified dioceses by Pope Clement XIII in 1765 and extended to the whole Church by Pope Pius IX in 1856. Pope Leo XIII dedicated the whole world to the Sacred Heart in 1899.

 This devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a powerful way of drawing closer to our Lord by joining our hearts to His Sacred Heart in a spirit of love, trust, adoration, and most importantly, reparation for the many sins and insults He has endured.

 “He disclosed to me the marvels of his Love and the inexplicable secrets of his Sacred Heart.” -- St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

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