ENTHRONEMENT OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS IN THE HOME ITS PURPOSES ITS REWARDS

ENTHRONEMENT OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS IN THE HOME ITS PURPOSES ITS REWARDS

Subject: Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Dear friends, Blessings to you in the name of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Below is our paper on the Enthronement of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. We are in the process of dedicating the entire article to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The new article will be available for purchase soon. We offer a book entitled "Behold My Heart" (323 pages, only $2) which details the ceremony for the Ethronement in the Home. This book tells us how we can be devoted to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and has several prayers/devotions and meditations in honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Some of the prayers from the Pieta prayer book are contained also. To order this book and other good Catholic material go to http://olrl.org/library/oform.html. Enthronement of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Taken from http://olrl.org/pray/enthrone.html , a 2 page article, 4˘ each

The purpose of devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is to make us aware of His love and to arouse us to respond to that love by offering our love in return. We do this by the consecration of ourselves to Jesus and by reparation (prayer and sacrifices in atonement for our sins and sins of others). The enthronement is a crusade to establish the Social Reign of the Sacred Heart in society through the family, the social cell. It is the answer to the question: "What can we do to save the family?" The enthronement will restore the family to Christ because the family is putting Our Lord and His interest first. In return the Sacred Heart t akes over the interests of the family. Our Lord Himself has promised that He will bless and sanctify those families who enthrone Him as King. He asked St. Margaret Mary, to whom He revealed His Sacred Heart, that He be allowed to reign over the homes of the rich and the poor; that He be solemnly received as King and Friend and that His Sacred Heart be honored and loved. Consider Our Lord's beautiful promises carefully and then full of trust and confidence, sincerely and devoutly follow step by step the Enthronement Ceremony. Promises of Our Lord Jesus Christ to Saint Margaret Mary granted to persons devoted to the Sacred Heart. For Persons living in the World. "They will find by means of this devotion all the helps necessary for their state, such as peace in their families, refreshment in their labors, the blessing of heaven in all their undertakings, consolation in their troubles, and it is truly in this Heart, that they will find their refuge during life and above all at the hour of death. He promised He would reunite families that are separated." For Homes where the picture of the Sacred Heart shall be Exposed and Honored. "Since He is the source of all blessings, He shall shower them in abundance on every place where a picture of His Divine Heart shall be set up and honored." Promise of Salvation for All Who Have Been Devoted and Consecrated to It. "He then confirmed His assurance that the pleasure He takes in being loved, known and honored by His creatures is so great . . . that all who will be devoted and consecrated to It shall never perish." For Those Who work For the Salvation of Souls. "My divine Savior has given me to understand that those who work for the salvation of souls will have a gift of touching the most hardened hearts, and will labor with marvelous success, if they themselves are penetrated with a tender devotion to His Divine Heart." Promise of a Happy Death for those Who Communicate on the First Friday of Nine Consecutive Months. One Friday during Holy Communion, He said these words to His unworthy slave if she is not mistaken, "I promise thee in the excessive Mercy of My Divine Heart, that It's all-powerful will grant the grace of final repentance to all who communicate on the First Friday of nine consecutive months, that they shall not die under Its displeasure nor without receiving the sacraments, for My Divine Heart will become their secure refuge at that last moment." Promise of the Reign of the Sacred Heart. "Yes, this Divine Heart will reign in spite of those who would oppose it; Satan will be put to confusion with all his followers." For Those Who Promote Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. "Those who propagate this devotion shall have their names written in My Heart never to be blotted out." What a perfect blessing! We can easily promote this devotion to His Sacred Heart by distributing this leaflet among as many people as possible urging them to enthrone their home to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. For Communities."He has promised me . . . that He will spread the sweet unction of His burning charity over all those communities who honor It and place themselves under its special protection, that He will turn away from them all the strokes of divine justice, in order to restore them to grace when they have fallen from it." What Must I do to Enthrone the Sacred Heart of Jesus in my Home? The family makes arrangements with a priest as to date, time etc. It is important to have a priest preside at the ceremony but it is not essential. The father or someone else may preside and lead the prayers. In any case, consult a traditional Catholic priest who is familiar with the enthronement process. If possible, attend the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass on the day of the enthronement. The entire family should try to receive Holy Communion at this Mass. A beautiful picture or statue of the Sacred Heart is procured and a place of honor or "throne" is prepared (preferably in the most prominent place of your home) and decorated with flowers and candles. Ceremonial leaflet and other literature needed for this occasion can be obtained from a promoter or priest who has responsibility for the enthronement in a particular diocese. Invite your friends and relatives to be present; thus you will already begin to be an "apostle" of the Sacred Heart. Have a family gathering in honor of your Divine Guest. A Wonderful Sacred Heart Reading A very striking incident is related by the Right Reverend George Hornyold, Bishop of the diocese of York, England (1752-1778). In the year 1760, on a day in early spring, Bishop Hornyold was on his way from Derby to Leicester with the intention of making a short episcopal visit in Higfields. Traveling on horseback all the way, he relied entirely on his gentle steed. Late in the evening he came to a crossroad; the horse at once seemed to have changed speed and began to race down the road leading to Wittelsford in the direction of a forest. At the entrance of the woodland the horse became immovable. The rider dismounted and tethered the animal to a tree. Whilst looking for some shelter to bivouac for the night, he heard a moaning within a short distance. He tried to follow the trail of the sound and most distinctly heard: "Heart of Jesus, have mercy on me." By the light of the moon he found a man advanced in years, pale and weak, on the point of death. The Bishop braced up the dying man and gave him a swallow of wine out of his flask. On opening his eyes he cried out: "Get me a priest!" The minister of God at once made himself known, heard the poor man's confession, anointed him and gave him the Holy Viaticum: the Bishop always carried the Blessed Sacrament with him on all his trips. After the unfortunate man had received the Sacraments, he would often whisper: "O Sacred Heart of Jesus, I thank You." Opening his eyes once more, he said: "In my youth I was very pious, but as soon as I became a soldier I went from bad to worse, and committed all kinds of sins. But in spite of my wickedness I never forgot the promise I made my mother in her dying moments to repeat daily: 'Heart of Jesus, have mercy on me,' and now the Lord has taken pity on me and sent me a priest. O Sacred Heart of Jesus, I thank You!" - and he gave up his soul to God. Bishop Hornyold now understood why his gentle horse had become so stubborn and brought him to this place. Whilst he continued on his journey he thanked the Sacred Heart for having been generous to a godless soldier. This incident is chronicled in the archives of the church of Leicester. The Bishop concludes in these words: "Heart of Jesus, Thou alone art good and sincere in consolation and in generosity." -- Sincerely in Christ, Our Lady of the Rosary Library "Pray and work for souls."