Inspirational Catholic Saint - Sacred Heart Of Mary

INSPIRATIONAL CATHOLIC SAINT - SACRED HEART OF MARY

This Inspirational Catholic Saint comes displayed in a clear fronted gift box which includes a Saint Biography on the back, and a Prayer Card inside.

Feast Day: Saturday after the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (19 Days after the Pentecost).

Height: Approx 7.6cm.

Material: Resin.

Back of the Box Reads:

Sacred Heart of Mary

The Sacred Heart of Mary is a special form of devotion to the physical heart of Mary. It is Mary’s love for God, her love for her Son and her love for all people that draws us to want to study and to imitate her. In his Gospel, Luke mentioned the devotion twice, saying that mary kept what Jesus was saying and doing in her heart.

Historically during the 12th century, writers such as St. Anselm and St. Bernard of Clairvaux had great influence in Marian devotion. The church used the lessons of the Second Nocturn of St. Bernadine of Siena, Doctor of the Heart of Mary for her feast. However it was St. Eudes who renewed the devotion, made it public and published Coeur Admirable (Admirable Heart) to promote devotion to the Sacred Heart of Mary.

In 1917 at Fatima, Portugal, Mary appeared to three children while in the hills tending sheep. On 13 July, during one of her six apparitions, Mary told the children, “To save poor sinners, God wishes to establish in the world devotion to my Immaculate Heart”.
Twenty-five years later, on 8 December 1952, on the feast of the Immaculate Conception, Pope Pius XII, dedicated the Church and the human race to the Sacred Heart of Mary and extended the feast to the entire Church. On 25 March 1984, Pope John Paul II made the solemn act of consecration of the world, particularly Russia, to the Sacred Heart of Mary. Sista Lucia, the only surviving visionary from the apparitions at Fatima, confirmed that the act of consecration was accepted by Heaven and was fulfilled. Mary’s Sacred Heart is typically pictured with flames representing her burning or undying love. Her Heart is encircled by roses or lilies symbolizing her joys and her purity and oftentimes, a sword pierces the heart reflection the prophesy of Simeon in the Gospel of Luke. Mary’s Heart is a symbol of her compassion and her sinlessness.