SAN DIEGO — The Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus will be observed on Friday, June 12.
What is the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart?
The Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus is a liturgical celebration that invites us to reflect on the depth of Christ’s love for us, as symbolized by his heart.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church says, “Jesus knew and loved us each and all during his life, his agony and his Passion, and gave himself up for each one of us” (Paragraph 478).
Going on to reference Pope Pius XII’s 1956 encyclical “Haurietis Aquas” (On Devotion to the Sacred Heart), the Catechism says, “He has loved us all with a human heart. For this reason, the Sacred Heart of Jesus, pierced by our sins and for our salvation, is quite rightly considered the chief sign and symbol of that … love with which the divine Redeemer continually loves the eternal Father and all human beings without exception.”
When is the solemnity celebrated?
It is held each year on the Friday following the second Sunday after Pentecost (also known as the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, or Corpus Christi).
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