{"id":1244,"date":"2019-03-21T11:56:54","date_gmt":"2019-03-21T10:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/com\/?p=1244"},"modified":"2022-10-10T15:53:26","modified_gmt":"2022-10-10T13:53:26","slug":"consecration-sacred-heart-jesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/com\/religious-items\/consecration-sacred-heart-jesus\/","title":{"rendered":"The consecration of the Sacred Heart of Jesus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The worship of the <strong>Sacred Heart of Jesus<\/strong> for Christians is twofold: on the one hand, it means worshipping the <strong>heart of Jesus as a symbol of his humanity<\/strong>, of having become a man and having sacrificed for us all. On the other, it is about recognizing it as the <strong>symbol Jesus\u2019 love for mankind<\/strong>, of his Passion in their name.<\/p>\n<p>The same representation of the <strong>Sacred Heart of Jesus<\/strong> recalls the symbols of the Passion: the crown of thorns, the cross, and the wound caused by the spear. The flames around him symbolize the ardent love of the Savior, His mercy.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1246\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/03\/Sacred-Heart-of-Jesus-statue-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Sacred Heart of Jesus statue\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The consecration of the <strong>Sacred Heart of Jesus<\/strong> as a symbol of devotion occurred in the nineteenth century, at the hands of Pope Leo XIII, but examples of adoration date back to the Middle Ages. The worship of the <strong>Sacred Heart of Jesus<\/strong> finds its origins in the Early Middle Ages through the work of some German mystics, and underwent further development in the seventeenth century through, among others, the Society of Jesus.<\/p>\n<p>It was also the subject of strong theological debates and diatribes. Some saw in the <strong>devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus<\/strong> a manifestation of idolatry, as an object made of flesh and related only to the body. For others it was clearly a purely symbolic value, a representation of the love of Christ.<\/p>\n<p>Another subject of discussion was also the apparition of Jesus to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque. She informed Holy Jesus of the \u201cGreat Promise\u201d: anyone who attended communion, in a state of grace, on the first Friday of nine consecutive months, would forgiveness from all sins. What emerged was the devotional practice of \u201c<strong>First nine Fridays of the month<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The feast of the Sacred Heart was started in France around 1672, but was later recognized by the whole Church. It is celebrated between May 29<sup>th<\/sup> and July 2<sup>nd<\/sup> depending on the date on which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.holyart.com\/special-occasions\/easter-and-lent\"><strong>Easter<\/strong><\/a> falls. In Trentino-Alto Adige, there is a tradition of lighting bonfires to honor the Sacred Heart of Jesus.<\/p>\n<p>In the name of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, many religious congregations were born.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.holyart.com\/search\/?queryFromSuggest=&amp;query=Sacred+Heart+of+Jesus+statue\"><strong>Statues representing the Sacred Heart of Jesus<\/strong><\/a> usually show the whole figure of the Savior in a blessing position, the heart in his chest crowned with thorns and surrounded by flames.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The worship of the Sacred Heart of Jesus for Christians is twofold: on the one hand, it means worshipping the heart of Jesus as a symbol of his humanity, of having become a man and having sacrificed for us all. 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