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What is "Catholic Hearth"?Welcome to “Catholic Hearth”, our new webpage devoted to filling the knowledge and experience gap of lived Catholic Culture and Collective Catholic Memory. These are Catholic tidbits and garnishes that are often the expression of one’s “Catholic personality”. Meant to enhance our lived Catholic experience with individual flair, “Catholic Hearth” provides resources to live out in our personal lives what we hold close to our hearts.
The Catholic Church has named a specific devotional focus for each month: May is the month of Mary, June is reserved for the Sacred Heart, July celebrates the Precious Blood, and so on. This page will refresh monthly, highlighting that month’s focus and introducing other pertinent resources according to the feast days, liturgical seasons, and events of Catholic historical significance for each month.
You might follow a link to listen to a hymn often enough to learn it, re-familiarize yourself with a saint, or try a Catholic devotional activity or prayer you’ve never tried before - or haven’t done since you were a kid. Single or married, 19 or 90, these suggestions can be lived by Catholics of all ages and stages of life.
United in Creed, Sacraments, Morality, and Prayer, as Catholics we each also live out our call to holiness in unique, unrepeatable ways. What truths, experiences, people, or practices in our Catholic Faith hold an intimate and important place in your heart? We hope this effort supports you well as you live this out in your own unique way!
Thank you to all those who, through the Faith Formation Survey or personal conversation, expressed a desire for more resources such as these!
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June: Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
- Art
- Explanation
- Bible Quote
- Catechism Quote
- Celebrations
- Saints
- Prayers
- Hymns
- Sacramentals
- Book
- Media
- Activities
- Devotional Practices
- This Month in Catholic History
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Christ presenting the Sacred Heart, Unknown
There are many images of the Sacred Heart of Jesus—but they all will show Jesus’ heart on fire with His divine love for each one of us.
Light shines forth from the burning love of Jesus, showing He truly is the “Light of the world”. (John 8:12).
His heart is surrounded by the crown of thorns, and topped with the cross - both signs of His redemptive love for us, no matter the cost.
His heart is pierced with love for us, and blood and water gushes forth, establishing His Mystical Body on Earth, the Church, through the sacraments of Baptism and Eucharist.
To read more on these symbols click HERE
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Bible Quote“But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and to the end of the earth.” (Acts 1:8)
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Catechism Quote“For by the sacrament of Confirmation, [the baptized] are more perfectly bound to the Church and are enriched with a special strength of the Holy Spirit. Hence they are, as true witnesses of Christ, more strictly obliged to spread and defend the faith by word and deed.” - CCC 1285
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Feast Days to CelebrateThis month is full of powerful feast days as we close out the Easter Season. The dates of these feasts vary every year, according to whenever Easter is. This year our major feasts fall on these dates:
- The Ascension of Our Lord into Heaven (June 1)
- Pentecost (June 8)—The pouring out of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles and Mary
- Trinity Sunday (June 15)—Praised be Father, Son and Holy Spirit
- Corpus Christi (June 22)—The Body and Blood of Our Lord Jesus
- The Sacred Heart of Jesus (June 27)—The feast after which this month is named
- Immaculate Heart of Mary (June 28)
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A saint to get to knowSt. Charles Llwanga and Companions (June 3)
St. Charles and his companions are known for being martyrs of purity and courage. Read more about these amazing saints HERE.
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Prayers to Learn and Pray DailyIn Honor of Pentecost:Novena to the Holy Spirit. Begin on Saturday, May 31 and finish on Pentecost, June 8Pray it HERE
In Honor of Corpus Christi:
Pray and learn the Anima Christi
Soul of Christ, sanctify me.Body of Christ, save me.Blood of Christ, inebriate me.Water from the side of Christ, wash me.Passion of Christ, strengthen me.O good Jesus, hear me.Within Thy wounds, hide me.Let me not be separated from Thee.From the malignant enemy, defend me.In the hour of my death, call me.And bid me to come to Thee.That with Thy saints, I may praise Thee.Forever and ever.Amen.
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Sacramentals to UsePurchase a picture of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and enthrone one in your home.
You can obtain one HERE.
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Book to Read
Consoling the Heart of Jesus by Fr. Michael Gaitley, MIC
"Fr. Michael Gaitley, MIC, has given us a very special gift in his thoughtful and prayerful "Do-It-Yourself Retreat." He brings together several spiritual traditions and blends them in the pattern of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. We will find inspiration in the quotations from the saints that he gathers carefully and in his deep, but humble, understanding of the principles of holiness that they proclaim. This is a good way for a soul to begin the journey in responding to the call to embrace the Divine Mercy of the Lord. ”—Catholic Market
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Media to UseDevotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames, C.F.R.June is SACRED HEART Month | Bible Basics with John BergsmaListen to John Bergsma as he discusses the feasts of June HERE. The video is from 2024 so the dates of the feasts are different this year, but his commentary still applies.
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Activities at home and in the communityFor the Sacred Heart of Jesus:
Pray the Litany of the Sacred Heart every day with Father Mark-Mary and Sister Clare, HERE
As a bonus, print out the litany found HERE, and focus on one of the invocations of the Heart of Jesus each day. How can you make this a reality?
For Corpus ChristiJoin our parish adoration once during the month, or once a week, either on Fridays from after 8:45 a.m. Mass until 5 p.m. or on Saturdays after 8 a.m. Mass until 9:30 a.m.For the Immaculate Heart of Mary:Learn about the First Saturday Devotions in honor of the Immaculate Heart of Mary HERE, and begin this month to practice them.
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Devotional PracticesEnthrone an image of the Sacred Heart in your home. This is a way of consecrating you, your family, and your entire home to Our Lord’s Sacred Heart, showing your acceptance of His divine love and commitment to live in authentic union with this love. An enthronement ceremony can be simple or more elaborate, but the main steps are these:
- Obtain a picture of Jesus’ Sacred Heart
- Decide where you will display this picture in your home. It should be a prominent place that you make beautiful.
- Have a priest bless the picture beforehand or have him come to your home to lead the enthronement, and then he will bless this image then.
- Everyone participating go to Mass on the day set, and go to confession in close proximity to the date of enthronement.
- For Enthronement Ceremony:
- Begin with the sign of the cross and set up the picture
- All pray the creed together
- Listen to the priest or whomever is leading the prayer say a few words of exhortation. If there is no priest it may be helpful for the layperson to simply read 1 John 4:7-21.
- Pray the prayer of Consecration, found HERE (along with detailed instructions for enthronement)
- Pray for those absent or deceased, one Our Father and Hail Mary
- Final blessing by the priest or sign of the cross together by all participants.
Optional: Print and solemnly sign an enthronement certificate. Many can be found online, or make one yourself.
For more tips, see HERE
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