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Thursday, August 29, 2019
MONTH OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY
I know the month is just about over, but it's a good reminder for next year (mark it on your calendar to help you to remember).
The Church dedicates the month
of August to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. It is a dogma of the
Catholic faith that Mary is the Immaculate Conception; that is, in
preparation for the Incarnation of the Second Person of the Holy Trinity
in her womb, she was conceived without the corruption of sin through
the foreseen and infinite merits of her Son, Jesus Christ.
The physical heart of Mary is venerated (and not adored as the Sacred
Heart of Jesus is) because it is united to her person and is the seat of
her love (especially for her divine Son), virtue, and inner life. Such
devotion is an incentive to a similar love and virtue.
Over the
centuries, as saints and theologians reflected on how
Mary pondered and treasured the sacred events from the life of Christ
in her holy heart, as attested in Scripture, her pure heart was
recognized as something to be imitated. Devotion to Our Lady’s purity of
heart began to flower—so much so that in the 17th century, St. John
Eudes promoted it alongside the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The devotion rose
to a new level after the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima, when Mary
revealed an image of her Immaculate Heart to Lucia, Jacinta, and
Francisco.
This devotion has received new emphasis in this century due to the many
miracles ascribed to prayer to the Virgin.
On October 31,1942, Pope Pius XII made a solemn Act of Consecration of
the Church and the whole world to the Immaculate Heart. Let us remember
this devotion year-round, but particularly through the month of August.
Novena to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
O Most Blessed Mother, heart of love, heart
of mercy, ever listening, caring, consoling, hear our prayer. As
your children, we implore your intercession with Jesus your Son. Receive
with understanding and compassion the petitions we place before you
today, especially…(special intention).
I know the month is just about over, but it's a good reminder for next year (mark it on your calendar to help you to remember).
O Most Blessed Mother, heart of love, heart
of mercy, ever listening, caring, consoling, hear our prayer. As
your children, we implore your intercession with Jesus your Son. Receive
with understanding and compassion the petitions we place before you
today, especially…(special intention). 
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