Thursday, May 10, 2012

The Promises of The Sacred Heart of Jesus

The following promises were told by our Lord Jesus Christ Himself during His one of many apparitions to St. Margaret Alacoque (born July 22, 1647 - died October 17, 1690). She was a French Roman Catholic nun and mystic who promoted the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

1. I will give them all the graces necessary for their state of life.
2. I will give peace in their families.
3. I will console them in all their troubles.
4. I will be their refuge in life and especially in death.
5. I will abundantly bless all their undertakings.
6. Sinners shall find in My Heart the source and infinite ocean of mercy.
7. Tepid souls shall become fervent.
8. Fervent souls shall rise speedily to great perfection.
9. I will bless those places wherein the image of My Sacred Heart shall be exposed and venerated.
10. I will give to priests the power to touch the most hardened hearts.
11. Persons who propagate this devotion shall have their names eternally written in My Heart.
12. In the excess of the mercy of My Heart, I promise you that My all powerful love will grant to all those who will receive Communion on the First Fridays, for nine consecutive months, the grace of final repentance: they will not die in My displeasure, nor without receiving the sacraments; and My Heart will be their secure refuge in the last hour.

Jesus is knocking at the door of our hearts. He wants to heal our souls of its infirmities, of its shortcomings that only the heart of One who is without sin can do. He is healing us through this devotion. The Sacred Heart of Jesus is a form of healing prayer for all of our spiritual shortcomings.