Our Lady of someone Our Lady of the Sacred Heart is not just a name. It is above all a way of introducing Mary and understanding who she is—a way to contemplate her and pray to her. With the founding of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart in France, Father Chevalier promised to honor Mary under a new name. He announced it in 1859—Our Lady of the Sacred Heart. This title combines two words dear to his heart: the Sacred Heart (Christ) and Our Lady (Mary). She is not Our Lady of Issoudun (a place), but Our Lady of someone (the Sacred Heart). This new name, filled with hope, expresses the unique relationship between Jesus and Mary—the Woman chosen by God to give his beloved Son to the world. Prayer to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Remember, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, what ineffable power thy divine Son hath given thee over His own adorable Heart. Full of trust in thy merits, we come before thee and beg thy protection. O heavenly Treasurer of the Heart of Jesus, that Heart which is the inexhaustible source of all graces, which thou mayest open to us at thy good pleasure, in order that from it may flow forth upon mankind the riches of love and mercy, light and salvation, that are contained therein; grant unto us, we beseech thee, the favors which we seek . . . We can never, never be refused by thee, and since thou art our Mother, O our Lady of the Sacred Heart, graciously hear our prayers and grant our request. Amen.
Posted on: Sun, 28 Sep 2014 19:05:06 +0000
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