The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Yesterday we honored the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus with a joyful celebration. Today we celebrate a “companion feast” which is really a continuation of yesterday’s feast. We continue to love, honor, and praise the Heart of Jesus, but we do so with a...

Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary

The feasts of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary clearly belong together. They are side by side in the liturgical year, just as the Hearts of Jesus and Mary are often represented side by side in Catholic art. (One well-known example is on the...

The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Yesterday we honored the Sacred Heart of Jesus with a joyful celebration. Today we celebrate a “companion feast” – really a continuation of yesterday’s feast. We continue to love, honor, and praise the Heart of Jesus, but we do so with a greater awareness that we are...