Sacred Heart Daily Reflections
Join CNEWA for a daily email journey through the words of Pope Francis to lift our spirits as we contemplate the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus this Easter season.
Oh, sacred heart of Jesus, I place my trust in thee,
Whatever may befall me, Lord, though dark the hour may be;
In all my woes, in all my joys, though nothing but grief I see,
Oh, sacred heart of Jesus, I place my trust in thee.
For some, the words of the traditional Catholic prayer and acts of devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus recall, sentimentally, a simpler time in human history. For Pope Francis, however, devotion to the Sacred Heart is medicine for a people who have become “heartless,” for a society that has become indifferent to greed and filled with fear, anger and violence.
Unquestionably, we live in an age of chaos and disruption. Our constant frenetic pace — fed by socioeconomic and political uncertainties compounded by a 24/7 news cycle — has left us exhausted and even numb to the tragedies of our broken world.
From this Easter Monday, 21 April, through the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Friday, 27 June, take a moment each day to make room for the heart. Make room for daily reflections of Pope Francis, who in his latest encyclical invites Catholics, and all people of good will, to rediscover the Sacred Heart and the radical love at the heart of the Gospel.