The Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus falls on the Friday after Corpus Christi, or twelve days after Trinity Sunday.
Special Rosary for The Sacred Heart of Jesus: Julian Shewings Mysteries:
1. Christ’s Precious Crowning with Thorns (Shewing I)
2. The Discoloration of His Fair Face (Shewing II)
3. The Scourging of His Frail Body (Shewing IV)
4. His Last Pains and Cruel Dying (Shewing VIII)
5. His Blessed Heart Cloven in Two for Love (Shewing X)
Sacred Heart of Jesus
*Today with Julian – June 7th – The Sacred Heart of Jesus
Then, with a glad expression,
our Lord looked into His wounded side
and gazed with joy,
and with His sweet gazing He directed
the understanding of His creature (e.g., Julian)
through that same wound into His side within.
There He showed a fair, desirable place,
and large enough for all mankind that shall be saved
to rest in peace and love.
And with that He brought to mind
His dearworthy blood and precious water
which He allowed to pour all out for love.
And with the sweet sight
He showed His blessed Heart cloven in two.
And with this sweet rejoicing, He showed to my understanding, in part,
the blessed Godhead, strengthening the pure soul to understand
(in so far as it can be expressed)
that this Heart is to signify the endless love
that was without beginning, and shall be always.
With this our Good Lord said most blissfully,
“Lo, how I love thee.”
(Mother Julian, Chapter XXIV)
Collect for the Sacred Heart of Jesus,
Original from the Order of Julian of Norwich:
O Ascendant Christ, whose pierced heart is the dwelling-place of all the redeem’d, grant that we by our daily cross and sufferings may pass through the veil of flesh, and by your grace may enter our Holy of Holies within your wounded side, for the glory of your name, who live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
~ Fr. Will, ObJN
