Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

 

Who has the biggest Heart in the whole world? Jesus. Who loves you more than anyone in the world? Jesus. Today is the special day called the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

The statue that we have here in the church is of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. When we look at the statue we the Heart of Jesus.

When we see the Heart of Jesus, we immediately think how much Jesus loves us. On Valentine’s Day we make hearts and we tell each other “I love you.” But, how often do you tell Jesus, “I love you.” Jesus asked that we love God with “all our heart, all our mind, all our soul and all our strength”. When we pray, we should always tell Jesus, “I love you.” We know how much God loves us when we look at Crucifix. Jesus told His apostles, “There is no greater love than this, than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” Jesus laid down His life for us on the Cross. Do you recall what happened to Jesus after He died? A soldier pierced the Heart of Jesus with a lance. So when every time we look at a Crucifix we see God loves us so much, that He opened His Heart for us on the Cross.

There was a religious sister, by the name of Sister Margaret Mary Alacoque. Jesus appeared to her and showed her His Sacred Heart. Jesus told her, “Look at this Heart which has loved people so much and yet they do not want to love me in return. Through you my divine Heart wishes to spread its love everywhere on earth.”

When we come to Mass we should carefully genuflect to Jesus who is really and truly present in the tabernacle. We go down on one knee out of respect for Jesus who is here in the church. When we genuflect we can look at the tabernacle we can say, “Jesus I love you”. Or “Thank you Jesus for loving me.”

If we love Jesus will respect Him in the Eucharist. If we love Jesus, we will thank Jesus when we comes inside us in Holy Communion. If we love Jesus, we will bow our head and pray to Jesus in the tabernacle before Mass starts. Did you know when you receive Holy Communion, your heart is united to the heart of Jesus. In Holy Communion, Jesus gives you His love. Tell Jesus, “I love you”, when you receive Jesus in Holy

Communion.

The Eucharist is Jesus. When we look at the Host we should try to see standing before us. St. John Vianney said, in the Eucharist is the beating and palpitating Heart of Jesus.

At Fatima, Portugal, a little boy by the name of Francisco, who was one of the three children, who saw the Virgin Mary, would spend much time in church and pray to Jesus in the tabernacle. He used to say, “I want to console the hidden Jesus.” Francisco knew that just by being with Jesus in the tabernacle and praying to Jesus in the tabernacle, it consoled the Heart of Jesus and made Jesus happy. We can also offer our Holy Communion in reparation for sins committed against the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

And every time, we look at a statue of Jesus revealing His Heart and every time, you look at crucifix it it reminds us how much He loves you.

Every time we look at the tabernacle, or gaze upon a Host at Mass or in Adoration or when we receive Holy Communion, we can say, “I Heart of Jesus, I love you!”