The Sacred Heart of Jesus Program
Schedules and Bulletin
1405 S. Washington St.
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858
(989) 773-3931
Fax: (989) 772-2745
Joyce@stmarycmu.org
Serving Central Michigan University since 1959
Students can Enthrone the Sacred Heart of Jesus in their dorm rooms or apartments! This new program enables students to participate in a centuries old devotion to the Heart of Jesus.
Simply sign up for your image of
choice after Masses a St. Mary's beginning in August 2008. Fr. Will will
be in touch with you about setting up a time.
Enthronement involves a brief
prayer, a sprinkling of Holy Water, and a placing of the image on a wall or
other suitable place in your room or apartment. The tradition of
Enthronement comes from the ninth of the "twelve promises of the Sacred Heart,"
which states: "I will bless the homes in which the image of My Sacred Heart
shall be exposed and honored." In this spirit we enthrone the Heart of
Jesus in our homes and rooms to remind us that God revealed his love for us in
the human heart of His diving son Jesus. Jesus' Heart is a Heart of
infinite compassion and strength. The Heart of Jesus is the Heart of the
Eucharist, the place where we receive the blessings of God.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church affirms this
devotion:
“He has
loved us all with a human heart. For this reason, the Sacred Heart of Jesus,
pierced by our sins and for our salvation, ‘is quite rightly considered the
chief sign and symbol of that. . . love with which the divine Redeemer
continually loves the eternal Father and all human beings’ without exception.” (CCC
#478) “The process of
conversion and repentance was described by Jesus in the parable of the prodigal
son, the center of which is the merciful father: the fascination of illusory
freedom, the abandonment of the father's house; the extreme misery in which the
son finds himself after squandering his fortune; his deep humiliation at finding
himself obliged to feed swine, and still worse, at wanting to feed on the husks
the pigs ate; his reflection on all he has lost; his repentance and decision to
declare himself guilty before his father; the journey back; the father's
generous welcome; the father's joy - all these are characteristic of the process
of conversion. The beautiful robe, the ring, and the festive banquet are symbols
of that new life - pure worthy, and joyful - of anyone who returns to God and to
the bosom of his family, which is the Church. Only the Heart of Christ Who knows
the depths of his Father's love could reveal to us the abyss of his mercy in so
simple and beautiful a way.” (CCC #1439) “The prayer of the
Church venerates and honors the Heart of Jesus just as it invokes his most holy
name. It adores the incarnate Word and his Heart which, out of love for men, he
allowed to be pierced by our sins.”(CCC #2669)
