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What is Eucharistic Adoration and why do Catholics practice it? Discover the meaning behind this devotion and what you can expect if you go to Adoration in this blog.

In 17th-century France, St Margaret Mary received a series of visions of Jesus, revealing to her His Sacred Heart which symbolised his love for mankind, and was so often rejected. He asked her to spread devotion to this Heart throughout the whole Church, as reparation for the many sins and offenses it endured. As part of this devotion, Jesus made twelve promises, including a promise which began the First Fridays' devotion.

How did devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus begin? In some ways, it can be said to be as hold as Christianity itself, in the teachings of Jesus and in the piercing of his side on the cross. But many saints helped to further devotion to the Sacred Heart, including most notably St John Eudes and St Margaret Mary Alacoque. Explore a brief history of the devotion in this blog.

Discover the meaning and the significance of devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, of its origins at Christ's Crucifixion, and what it means for us today.

What happened when Jesus appeared to a 17th-century French nun? Read about the beginnings of the Sacred Heart devotion as we know it with this description of the apparitions of Jesus to St Margaret Mary Alacoque.

Ask the Holy Spirit for the fruit of self-control on the ninth day of the Novena to the Holy Spirit.