The Eucharistic Heart of Jesus Christ -- Readings for the Month of June

THE Month of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus will be cordially welcomed by all devout Catholics who desire to respond to Our Lord's appeal at Paray-Monial for adoration and frequent Communion. The Sacred Heart and the Eucharist can never be disassociated.

Devotion toward the one increases love for the other. These pious thoughts will help souls to know the Heart of Our Saviour better and, consequently, will foster love for the Sacred Humanity of Jesus Christ residing in the Most Blessed Sacrament.

We gladly give our approval to this little book, for we feel sure it will enable the Faithful to spend the thirty days of June in close communion with the Eucharistic Heart of Christ. THE month of June contains two feasts which appeal in a special manner to all devout souls.

They are the feasts of Corpus Christi and the Sacred Heart. One is the con1plement of the other. The revelation of the Divine Master to St. Juliana of Liege in the thirteenth century received its crowning glory at Paray-Ie-Monial nearly five hundred years after.

Since then the two feasts seem to breathe the same spirit, until now devotion to the Sacred Heart practically means ·an ardent love for the Blessed Sacrament. Our Holy Founder, Pere Eymard, advises all earnest adorers to have one book on the Blessed Sacrament, which they shall read carefully during the month of June.

He says this close study and concentration of thought is the most powerful means of imbibing a deep Eucharistic spirit. It is in order to supply the Faithful with such a book that the following pages have been culled from the prolific writings of Reverend Albert Tesniere, S.S.S.

His is an able pen where flow thoughts thoroughly impregnated with the spirit of his venerable Founder. Every meditation is in the fonn of the four ends of Sacrifice, a method of prayer which has now become identified with Pere Emyard and his Society, the Fathers of the Most Blessed Sacrament.

Being a profound theologian, Pere Tesniere has given the Eucharist long and deep study. He makes the soul realize that only in the tiny white Host can she find on earth the Sacred Humanity of Our Saviour.

The Sacred Heart is the vital organ of that Humanity in His Eucharistic, as It was in His mortal life. When Jesus appeared to Blessed Margaret Mary, He raised the veils of the Sacred Species, and revealed to the lowly Visitation Nun, His Heart throbbing and longing for our love. "Behold the Heart that has so loved men! " The dominant tone of all the wonderful revelations at Paray-le-Monial is an appeal from the Man-God for more fervent adoration and frequent Communion.

They are the means by which souls can alleviate His "ardent thirst to be loved by men in the Sacrament of His love." Pictures and statues are representations that appeal to the senses, but only in the Eucharist can be found here on earth the "Divine Original".

We trust that, by faithfully using these beautiful thoughts of Pere Tesniere, pious souls may spend a month all perfumed with the Eucharistic spirit and that, at the close of June's thirty days of grace, they may find themselves nearer and dearer to the great Heart of our Eucharistic Lord.

The Eucharistic Christ -- An Excellent Book for Adoration

"AT the sight of the love of Jesus in His adorable Sacrament, of the isolation in which He is left, of the little piety and great indifference among so many Christians, and of the ever-increasing impiety of the age; at the view of the extended and pressing wants of the Church I have said, Why should there not be some men whose mission would be to pray perpetually at the feet of Jesus Christ in the Ever-Blessed Sacrament ?" It was thus that the Rev. Fr. Eymard, after four years of prayer and preparation, exposed to Pope Pius IX.

His plan of forming the Society of Priests of the Blessed Sacrament. He explained further the various duties which the society could fulfil usefully, and which had not that systematic care which was becoming to them. Pius IX. replied with earnestness to the petition, saying, "I am convinced that this thought comes from God. The Church has need of it. Let every means be taken to spread the knowledge of the Holy Eucharist."

He had tried every breach, had tested every sign before he would give any heed to the project which seemed, however, to grow more imperative when he would endeavor to put it aside. When he finally determined, after five years of careful thought and prayer, to take the step, he formulated his plan and proposed it almost as completely as it is found to-day.

It comprises the Society of the Blessed Sacrament, a community of priests whose whole duty is to keep perpetual adoration in their convent and to preach the Blessed Sacrament abroad. "You do not become a member of this Society of the Blessed Sacrament," said the venerated founder to his novices, "in order to become virtuous; nor do you enter to amass a greater sum of merit and a higher degree of glory in heaven. No; for you yourself would be the first object of your service. You have entered solely to immolate your personality to the service of Jesus Christ and to procure for Him the greatest possible glory by the homage of a love which will reach as readily to the heroism of sacrifice as it will to the simplest and most natural act of your duty.

The praise, the merit will go to Jesus, your master; the soldier gains the victory and dies; the king alone triumphs and obtains its glory." This spirit of complete renunciation was constantly inculcated in order that his priests might lead lives with no other though t than to make known the love of the Prisoner of the tabernacle.

That this great end might be more widely gained he formed the Confraternity of the Priest Adorers. These ha,e the duty of spending at least an hour weekly in adoration before the Blessed Sacrament, whence they might draw that fervor which would be manifested in their works of zeal. That this devotion towards the Holy Eucharist might be extended, he planned the Movement of Lay-Adorers, whose members spend one hour monthly in adoration.

Besides this personal service, these are generally to be attached to some of the various works which centres in the Blessed Sacrament, in the tabernacle and altar societies, etc.

The Adorable Heart of Jesus Christ

FATHER JOSEPH DE GALLIFFET has been called, and with great justice, the Apostle of the Devotion to the Sacred Heart.

It was he who bore the brunt of the struggle in its behalf. It is to him that we owe the publication of the Memoir of Blessed Margaret Mary written by herself; it was he who first laid at the feet of the Holy Father the petition for the establishment of the Feast; it was he who, when the petition was negatived by the Sacred Congregation, pursued with undaunted perseverance the task entrusted to him by Almighty God, knowing well that this first rebuff was but the signal of coming victory; it was he who by his life and writings contributed more than anyone else to procure the decree of 1765, which granted to the Bishops of Poland and to the Archconfraternity of the Sacred Heart at Rome permission to celebrate the Feast with a Mass and Office of its own.

 It was in I726 that Father Galliffet published the first edition of the work which is now, we believe for the first time, appearing in an English dress. It was originally written in Latin, but seven years later the author issued it in French, with many additions and improvements. The dogmatic and historical arguments are greatly developed in the French edition, which has been reprinted again and again , and translated into Italian, German, Polish, Spanish, &c. The book is divided in to three parts. The first explains the historical origin and progress of the Devotion, its nature according to the principles of theology, and the difference that exists between it and the Devotion to the Blessed Sacrament, which latter had been often urged as rendering it unnecessary.

The second part is a panegyric of the Devotion itself, and sets forth its excellence both on account of its Divine object, the end which it proposes to accomplish, and the virtues it fosters and the fruit it produces in the soul of him who practises it. To this part is subjoined an appendix which gives in detail the testimony of a number of holy persons to the favours they have received through the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The third part deals with the practical side of this Devotion, suggesting a number of pious practices in its honour, quoting the sentiments expressed by the saints, which show how the adoration of the Sacred Heart is "no new invention," but has always been the object of the veneration of the saints.

Many books have been written since the time of Father Galliffet on the Devotion to the Sacred Heart, but they are all of them only a developlnent of what he wrote respecting it. It would not be true to say that his book exhausts its subject, for its subject, being none else than the love of Jesus Christ for man, is simply inexhaustible. But it is, and ever will remain, the standard work on the subject, the one to which we must refer for the theological foundations and the historical origin and progress of the Devotion.

It is beautifully written, full of solid piety, but free from any exaggerated or high-flown sentiment. It carries its own evidence of being the work of one who was himself inspired with an intense love for the Sacred Heart.

Explanation of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass by Father Martin Von Cochem

The Writer of this Book, the Rev. Father Martin Von Cochem, of the Capuchin Order, is the author of several other edifying spiritual treatises, both in Latin and German.

Not one of these, however, according to the opinion expressed at the time of their publication by his superiors, is equal in learning and in practical usefulness to his Explanation of the Holy Mass, which is compiled from the teaching of the holy Catholic Church, of the Early Fathers, of Contemporary Theologians and Spiritual Writers.

It is, moreover, written in an agreeable and impressive manner, and the perusal of it cannot fail to give the reader a better acquaintance with the nature of the Mass, to inflame him with devotion for it, and greatly to increase his desire to lose no opportunity of celebrating the Holy Sacrifice or assisting at it, as the case may be.

Father Martin von Cochem was born at Cochem, on the Moselle, in the year 1625, and died at Waghausel in 1712.

Two Hundred Years have now elapsed since his Explanation of the Holy Mass was first published.

God alone knows how much good it has done to countless numbers of the faithful. Now, if at that time a book of this description was greatly wanted to bring Christians back to the true well-spring of grace, the right form of divine worship, the need for it is even more urgent in the present day, since, under existing circumstances, Catholics are exposed to still greater dangers than they then were, both in regard to faith and practice.

The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is, as Father Martin Von Cochem rightly says, an inexhaustible treasury, where we all, sinners as well as just, may draw the riches we stand in want of. It is the fount of which we all must drink if we would remain steadfast in the practice of virtue or be purged from our sins.

But who can appreciate aright, or make any use of, that of which he knows nothing?

Wherefore it is to be desired above all things in our own day to make the inestimable treasures that lie hidden in the Holy Mass more widely known; and no better means of doing this can be found than by placing within the reach of  the "Explanation of the Holy Mass", by Father Martin Von Cochem.

It is sincerely hoped that by the blessing of God this amazing book may be for the consolation, edification, and eternal salvation of countless souls.

Visits to Jesus in the Tabernacle

With a Novena to the Holy Ghost and devotions for Mass, Holy Communion, etc. The use of this book is fourfold:

1. It serves for short visits to Our Lord in the Tabernacle.

2. It is designed to serve still better for long visits to the Blessed Sacrament. By means of it, half-hours and hours of adoration may be spent before the Tabernacle in the most fruitful and interesting manner; hence the sub-title has been affixed.

 It is indeed specially intended for those pious souls who, as members of Eucharistic Leagues and Confraternities, are accustomed to keep the weekly or monthly Hour of Adoration.

3. It tends to inculcate and to foster devotion to the Holy Ghost, in connection with devotions to the Holy Eucharist.

4. It is finally a Prayer-Book for all ordinary occasions and devotions, especially for Mass and Holy Communion.

Our little book follows the suggestions of  Father Eymard-the venerated and zealous Apostle of the Holy Eucharist- for making the hour of adoration.

The Pious Adorer is never permitted to lose sight of the four ends of sacrifice or of the obligations we have to God, as our almighty Creator and supreme Master, that is : 1. Adoration; 2. Thanksgiving; 3. Reparation; and 4. Prayer.

Month of the Sacred Heart

The Sacred Heart forms a part of the 
Sacred Body of our Blessed Lord; and, as 
such, by reason of its hypostatic union with 
the Eternal Word, claims, by its own right, 
our highest adoration. 

What, then, are the peculiar characteristics 
which distinguish the devotion to the Sacred 
Heart, as thus revealed ? In the first place, 
our Blessed Lord has declared His wish, that 
such a devotion should be practiced by the 
Faithful ; He has specified, in what manner 
He would have it practiced ; He has expressed 
the end to which these practices should be 
directed; and He has attached to them the 
most abundant promises. *• I ask," are His 
words, " that the first Friday, after the Octave 
of Corpus Christi, be set apart for a special 
Feast to honour my Heart, by making an act 

of reparation to it, and by receivng Holy 
Communion, on that day. 

The object, then, of the devotion to the 
Sacred Heart, as our Blessed Saviour has 
Himself declared, is the Sacred Heart itself ; 
the end of the devotion is, to acknowledge the 
love of that Sacred Heart, and to make repa- 
ration to it. 

Now any honour which is paid to the 
Sacred Body of our Lord, or to any portion of 
that Sacred Body, has, for its ultimate object, 
the Person of the Eternal Word, to which the 
Sacred Body, and every portion of it, is hypo- 
statically united. 

The devotion, then, to the 
Sacred Heart, as a portion of that Sacred 
Body, has, for its ultimate object, 

the divine Person of our Blessed Lord 

in the Blessed Sacrament 

as a memorial of His Death. The Sacred Heart 

may be aptly regarded as the seat of this love, 

and it is also the symbol of it. 

As revealed by Jesus Himself, how 
powerfully does it speak the tale of His love. 

The flames, which burst forth from the Sacred 
Heart, express the ardour of its divine love ; 
the Cross, with which it is surmounted, and 
the crown of thorns which encircles it, are 
emblems of the Passion and Death of our divine 
Lord, by which His love has been especially 
shown for man. The end of the devotion, is 
to acknowledge this love, and to make repara- 
tion for the indignities which it has met with, 
especially in the Blessed Sacrament. The 
reward, attached to the practice of this devo- 
tion, is a communication of divine 
grace. 

The Month of the Sacred Heart is divided 
into thirty-three days ; this number has been 
selected in order to honour the thirty-three 
years of our Blessed Lord's mortal life upon 
earth. Although this devotion may be prac- 
tised, with advantage, during any period of the 
year, the Month of June is commonly chosen 
as the most appropriate, for honouring the 
Sacred Heart. It is the month, in which the 
Feast of Corpus Christi most frequently falls, 
and that of the Sacred Heart always. 

The Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament by Father Tesniere -- An Amazing Book

Written by Father Tesnière, a priest of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament, his life was dedicated to the purpose of practicing and spreading devotion to the Blessed Sacrament.

Throughout this book, Adoration, Thanksgiving, Reparation, Prayer, and a Practice for each subject is described. This book teaches a great way to learn formation in the Catholic method of meditation, prayer and proving it with an action.

The Catholic prays very differently from every other faith community / belief set, even though we may use the same words, in the Catholic world, these words mean very different things.

This devotional book includes sections on :

The Reasons of the Eucharist,

The Divine Titles of the Eucharist,

The Human Titles of the Eucharist,

The Motives of the Eucharistic Adoration,

The Exposition of the Most Holy Sacrament,

The subjects covered in this last section, among many, include a chapter on the purpose of reparation for Eucharistic abasements of Jesus Christ and profanations. Making up for abuses today may be more vital today than ever before in our history.

This awesome and amazing book also includes a Nihil Obstat and an Imprimatur, the assurance that it is doctrinally safe.

Father Pierre Julien Eymard -- Priest of the Eucharist

By giving to the public the present Life of Venerable Père Eymard the publishers have added to Eucharistic literature a volume of no little interest. It opens to our gaze the secret recesses of a soul who, to purchase "the pearl of great price in the monstrance set," gave all that he had. He relinquished home, family, the closest spiritual friendships, health, life itself to possess what to him was the one thing necessary - "Jesus Hostia".

The following pages reveal the workings of grace in one whom the Holy Spirit led to most exalted heights of love divine. While living in closest mystic union with his Divine Master, Pere Eymard also taught others to love and serve devotedly Him who so craves the affection of men. For this ardent apostle the Blessed Sacrament was more than a mere Presence. It was the living personality of Jesus of Nazareth with His oft-repeated "Come to Me."

Very aptly has Pere Eymard been called "the Priest of the Eucharist." He is still in our midst, exerting his uplifting influence over souls by the work of his zealous spiritual sons, the Fathers of the Blessed Sacrament. This Society has placed before English readers the four volumes from Pere Eymard's pen which portray his character more clearly than any mere Life could do. Still a short account of the incidents of his fifty-seven years will cause readers of these pages to delve more deeply into his writings and there learn the secret of becoming adorers in spirit and in truth.

Such is his message to us of the twenty first century, a message which is fraught with much meaning if we would respond to the pleadings of the Sacred Heart in these days of Daily Communion and Annual Eucharistic Congress. 

The Prisoner of Love By Father Lasance

This Book,"The Prisoner of Love" is made up 
of two parts. The bulk of Part One consists 
of Instructions and Reflections on our Duties 
toward Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the 
Altar. 

The authorized translation, made by A. M. 
Clarke, was edited by the present writer. 

In his Preface to the edition of the above-mentioned 
work, from which the present translation was 
made, the pious author says: “ This little book, 
treating as it does of the principal duties of Chris- 
tians toward Jesus Christ in the Most Holy 
Sacrament, has been kindly received, not only 
by our brethren in the priesthood, but also by 
devout members of the laity, and its success 
has exceeded our hopes. 

We must not write a scientific treatise, but 
merely a practical work for the instruction of 
the faithful, who are unfortunately too often 
ignorant of the duties they owe to Jesus Christ 
in the Most Holy Sacrament. 

Part Two of this book is a compilation made 
by the present writer. It contains both general 
and special devotions. 

May this little work serve to foster both 
private and public devotion to Jesus in the Most 
Holy Sacrament of the Altar; may it be instru- 
mental in making the Prisoner of Love better 
known and more fervently loved. Let all who 
are truly devoted to the Eucharistic Heart of 
Jesus recite daily the following indulgenced 
ejaculation, and do what they can toward the 
realization of the pious wish expressed therein: 

“ May the Heart of Jesus in the Most Blessed 
Sacrament be praised, adored, and loved with 
grateful affection, at every moment, in all the 
tabernacles of the world, even to the end of 
time. Amen.” 

Month Of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament -- An Amazing and All Comprehensive Book

Pope Leo XIII exhorts the faithful to increase their devotion toward the Blessed Sacrament and points out the great advantages accruing to society in general from the Sacrament of the Eucharist, which nourishes faith, hope and charity.

He lays great stress upon the fruits of redemption gathered from the Eucharist as a sacrifice, and strongly recommends pastors to encourage devotion toward the Blessed Sacrament and frequent Communion.

In a former Encyclical he exhorted the faithful to greater devotion to the Blessed Virgin, and signalized his own allegiance to her by the salutation Queen of the Most Holy Rosary!

This little work of  Father Eymard entitled, "Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament," is so much in accord with the wishes of the Holy Father, that ,we cannot help giving its appearance in English dress a most cordial welcome.

We are confident that it will be much appreciated, and that devout souls will find in it many holy thoughts that will serve to increase their devotion to the Holy Eucharist and their love for Mary Immaculate, and stimulate them to strive more earnestly after a life of virtue.

The Clergy will find in the work appropriate readings for May devotions. These readings possess a deep, fervent tone, which breathes the tender piety and profound religious spirit of Father Eymard.

They cannot fail to awaken sentiments of faith in the Real Presence, and of reverence for her who was raised to the sublime dignity of Mother of God.

The great good accomplished in France for the edification of Christians of all classes by the writings of  Father Eymard, is sufficient to warrant the hope that these writings will accomplish the same amount of good everywhere.

We are, therefore, glad to hear of the prospect of all his works being translated into the English language, and gratefully acknowledge the commendable thought of the Fathers of the Blessed Sacrament.

The Life and Glories of Saint Joseph -- An Amazing Book

No words of St. Joseph are recorded In Scripture. In fact, little mention is made of him there. Yet, despite these seeming limitations, the Church nonetheless possesses an indescribably rich knowledge of St. Joseph and of his cultus. This book will astound most readers both with its scope and with its profundity.

Based mainly on Scripture, but supported also by Tradition and the depositions of saints, it is a carefully reasoned analysis of the entirety of that great saint's role in the history of Salvation and the life of the Church.

Includes details about his spiritual life and noble lineage; how he was prefigured in the Old Testament; his relationship to Mary and Jesus; why he has been named by Pope Pius IX "The Patron of the Universal Church;" and so forth. Many beautiful insights.

 Among the classics of Catholic literature, The Life and Glories of Saint Joseph is a book to be consumed, savored, and meditated on.

As the book explicitly states, to dwell on Saint Joseph one must out of necessity also meditate on Jesus and Mary. They are (and these are my words) a package deal. Jesus of course can stand alone (except there is that matter of the Trinity). Jesus embodies the Divine and Human Nature in Himself, and Mary and Joseph are forever part of this Union.

Joseph, and the man he had to be to carry out the mission the Father gave him, is the main subject of the book, but to study Joseph is to be immersed in Jesus and Mary. The ancient Fathers deduced much as they meditated on the events of the Nativity of Jesus. The conclusions they arrived at they shared in homilies with their flocks. These conclusions are discovered by the reader of this marvelous book.

Nothing in the Bible is changed but the events are fleshed out to give a fuller picture of God’s work in our salvation. The reader is first privy to details of Joseph and Mary as youngsters. They are then provided with insights into their lives together including the visit to Elizabeth’s house (yes, the Church Fathers agreed Joseph accompanied Mary), their flight to Egypt, and their time spent there. Other familiar moments are studied such that the reader feels he is with them at the Presentation or on their search for the lost child.

What I found most beneficial was the illumination of Joseph’s role as husband of Mary and father of Jesus. He is made real and tangible.

I cannot recommend this book enough. Embrace the man who first taught Jesus the Torah, the man that Jesus called Daddy.

The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass by His Lordship John Mcquaid

OUR FAITH teaches us that the central act of the true religion of Jesus Christ is the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. For this reason, we are obliged by the Church to assist at Holy Mass on Sundays and the greater Feast Days (‘Holy Days of Obligation’). 

 

From our childhood, we have accepted as our bounden duty this serious obligation and by the time that each of us has reached ripeness of age, the number of occasions on which we have been present at the Holy Sacrifice is a surprising total. 

 

It is, then, well for each Catholic to ask himself the question that later will be put to him at Judgment: have I grown, with the passage of the years, in understanding and appreciation of the Mass? 

 

It is happily possible for all persons, even for the young and the unlearned, fruitfully to assist at the Sacrifice of the Mass. 

 

We cannot, however, claim that we worthily love Our Divine Redeemer, Who shed for us His precious Blood, if negligently we leave unopened the treasury of the Mass.

Devotion to Saint Joseph

This remarkable book tells of the many gifts and even miraculous favors which St. Joseph has granted to the dying, to travelers, to those whose salvation is in danger, to those who aspire to great holiness, to those in temporal want, to the Carmelite Order, and to the entire Church.

Married persons, those who instruct the young, religious, priests, interior souls, artisans, and even sinners should adopt St. Joseph as their special patron.

A Manual of Practical Devotion to St. Joseph shows how to be truly devoted to St. Joseph, and how to place oneself under the protection of this humble man who was honored and served by Our Lady and the angels.

Herein is recounted the role this great saint has played in the history of the Church, the devotion of many saints to St. Joseph, and statements of learned men on the foster father of Our Lord.

St. Teresa of Avila has stated the following concerning St. Joseph: "I never remember to have asked anything of him which I did not obtain." (Page 84).

"Among all those who are sincerely devoted to him, and who make an open profession of honoring him, I know not a single individual who does not daily advance in virtue, so powerfully does he assist all those who place themselves under his protection." (Page 85).

"I shall now implore of those who may, perhaps, find it difficult to believe what I have asserted, to make a trial of it themselves, for the love of God; and their own experience will convince them..." (Page 85).

The Pulpit Orator -- Volumes 1 to 6 An Awesome Set of Books Par Excellence

These are full Traditional Catholic sermons that follow the Latin Mass Missal.

The collection by the renowned Rev. Zollner should be a keepsake in every Catholic home or in the library of the Church Catechist.

A perfect gift for the busy Traditional Catholic priest, each volume contains two homilies, a sermon on doctrine, one on the liturgy itself, a symbolic sermon, and a moral sermon.

Volume 1 of the 6 volume set covers the First Sunday of Advent through the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany.

Here is an excerpt from one of the Volumes.

We are not, however, to infer from this that the preacher of the Gospel should speak without care or preparation. On the contrary, nothing demands greater attention.

The Christian preacher is the messenger of the Most High; he is divinely commissioned to declare those truths, and to explain that law upon which an eternity of happiness or misery depends; and this to souls created in the image of the living God, and redeemed with the precious blood and cruel death of Jesus Christ.

Sacred is this duty that St. Charles Borromeo bids him speak with the same reverential fear as if he beheld Jesus Christ as his judge seated upon a throne at the further end of the church, awaiting the conclusion of his discourse to call him to account for the manner in which he delivered it.

Witness the care bestowed upon their discourses by the Fathers of the Church, some of whom would not invite any one to their table, the better to devote that time to preparing themselves for breaking the bread of the word to the little ones of Christ.

The consequence is, that they have handed down master-pieces of sacred eloquence that will elicit the admiration of the world to the end of time. Their homilies will ever be a mine of wealth for the pulpit orator, and he can hardly hope to attain to any degree of perfection, unless he makes them the subject of his constant study.

The Love of the Sacred Heart -- An Awesome Book

All lovers of the Sacred Heart were delighted to see in the year of grace 1920 the long wished for canonization of Blessed Margaret Mary Alacoque, whom God raised up in recent centuries to revive the fire of devotion to the divine Heart of our Lord.

The Devotion to the Sacred Heart is too often spoken of and thought of as a "modern" devotion, and in one sense it is such. The life-work of St. Margaret Mary has not only given that sweetest of devotions a much greater vogue and a deeper intensity throughout the world, but it has even in our own times led to still further and wider developments, such as the beautiful and providential practice, whose world-wide spread we owe to the blessing and encouragement of Pope Saint Pius XI mean the Enthronement of the Sacred Heart in the home, which, thank God, is becoming yearly more popular.


But the present book will show that in another sense the devotion is by no means "modern." As will be seen, the first part consists of copious translations from the marvellous mystical revelations of a lover of the Sacred Heart of a much earlier century, the Benedictine nun St. Mechtilde (1241-1298), whose enraptured utterances surpass in some respects those of her better known friend and disciple the great St. Gertrude, and whose significance as the type of mystic theology has been immortalized by Dante in his mighty epic.

 It will not fail to be observed how extraordinarily similar a great deal of the inspired language and profound imagery of the Saint of the thirteenth century is to that of the one who was canonized last year; although I am not aware that there is evidence of Margaret Mary having been a student of the works of her illustrious predecessor. It is surely both significant and instructive that our divine Lord deigned to make known the mysteries and treasures of the unfathomable abyss of His divine Love in a manner so similar, often identical, to two of His chosen spouses, at an interval of several centuries.

The pious translator of the following treatises, however, very truly remarks that in the revelations of the earlier of these Saints, the mystic doctrines of the Sacred Heart are presented more especially for the guidance and edification of the chosen few, especially of the inmates of the cloister, called to the more hidden life.

On the other hand, the cult of the Sacred Heart in these last three centuries has become, and is becoming daily more and more, the common property of all the children of the Church, of the laity as well as of the clergy and the religious, of the working man and woman as well as of the theologian, and even of the little children as well as of Christians of mature years.

And that recent form of it to which I have alluded above -the Enthronement in the home, whether the palace or the cottage-has further widened it to become the property and the privilege not merely of the individual soul, but of the whole Christian family. May every reader of these pages pray for her who in the midst of grave sickness and pain during her last illness compiled them out of her abounding love to the Sacred Heart of our Blessed Lord.

The Glories of the Sacred Heart by Cardinal Manning

In this work, Cardinal Manning unfolds for us the devotion to the Sacred Heart, placing it upon the foundation of the dogma of the Incarnation, and the worship due to the Sacred Humanity of Christ.

He likewise unites the devotion towards the Blessed Sacrament, a union insisted upon by the great visionary of the Sacred Heart, Saint Margaret Mary.

Anyone who would wish to obtain a copy of this book will most certainly be enriched in knowledge of Faith and Its most Marvelous Treasure, "THE LOVE OF GOD". 

In my humble opinion and, mostly, because of all those wonderful Teachers of the Catholic Faith, the one who comes;  To Know that God indeed loves him in Jesus the Lord, once and for all receives an incomparable inner peace, certainty and profound true joy, even if, in God's Providence, one must go through many trials, challenges and sufferings of this life.

A Must Buy Book for all Devotees of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.  

Reflections and Prayers for Holy Communion Volumes 1 and 2

The best recommendation of this Second Volume of Meditations and Prayers for Holy Communion is the success of the First Volume which was published in English in the year 1869, and is now in a Fifth Edition.

The Second Volume has the same simplicity and solidity as the first. It is founded throughout on the Holy Scriptures, and it will be of special value to those who are familiar with the Sacred Text.

St Teresa said that one of the chief causes of the evils of the Church in her day was ignorance of the written Word of God.

St. Bernardine of Siena says: 'Whosoever willingly hears the Word of God shows by a manifest sign, that the Spirit of God is in him.'

And St. Anthony of Padua says that: 'To hear the Word of God willingly is a great sign of predestination.' This little book breathes the Word of God: and those that have the will to hear His Word will read it gladly.

The Blessed Eucharist Our Greatest Treasure

The Objective of this amazing and awesome Book is to make Jesus, in the Blessed Eucharist, more generally known and better loved.

Our Divine Saviour is ready to bestow innumerable graces through this Sacrament, which are lost in consequence of the ignorance and indifference of men. When the most Holy Sacrament of the Altar is not revered and loved, scandals will abound, faith will languish and the Church will mourn. On the other hand, if this Sacrament be worthily frequented, peace will reign in Christian hearts, the devil will lose power, and souls will be sanctified.

In "The Blessed Eucharist," Father Michael Mueller describes how Christ's love for us moved Him to create this most beautiful Sacrament. He explains why Our Lord veils Himself in the appearance of bread - a garment so humble He is little known, little loved even neglected and insulted.

Fr. Mueller helps the reader discover what a treasure the Sacrament is, sharing countless compelling accounts of miracles involving the Eucharist, quotations from Scripture and the Saints reflecting the virtues that can be obtained from Holy Communion worthily received and the consequences of an unworthy reception of Our Lord.

He instructs the reader on how to best prepare for receiving the Sacrament, and how to properly offer thanksgiving afterwards. "The Blessed Eucharist" awakens a deeper awareness of the incredible gift that God has given us in His Presence in the Eucharist, allowing us to embrace all the wondrous fruits this Sacrament has to offer.

The Fountains of the Saviour -- A Review

These papers, written monthly for The Messenger of the Sacred Heart, are a continuation of a former series published in a small volume under the name of "Under the Sanctuary Lamp."

It has been suggested to give this present series a new title to avoid confusion with its predecessor, which, much to the writer's surprise, has had a very wide circulation.

The title of this present volume, "The Fountains of the Saviour," is thought to be in keeping with the subjects treated within its pages.

For the Beatitudes and the Baptist's Example and the Home at Bethany may not inappropriately be looked upon as flowing to us from the love of the Sacred Heart.

The Eucharist and the Christian Life

As the Author notes at the outset, there have been myriad works written on the Eucharist.

Yet this non-technical, edifying, highly orthodox work, while without the genius of, say, St. Theresa of Avila's The Way of Perfection,  nevertheless is a good meandering meditation of the theology of the Holy Eucharist.

Other than occasional snippets of Latin, the book is more or less self-contained; there are no references to dogmatic councils, authoritative papal teaching, etc.

The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass Dogmatically, Liturgically, and Ascetically Explained

As the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is the centre of Catholic worship and life, a more profound knowledge of the Mass is considered essential and most desirable for all the faithful, but specially for the priest. Although literature on this subject is rather abundant, the present volume, which has been drawn from every available source at the Author's command, may not be deemed superfluous. Its object is, in the main, both practical and ascetical: to appeal not only to the understanding, but also to inflame the heart and to move the will.

In the Explanation of the Rite we have strictly adhered to the words and actions of the liturgical formulae, endeavoring at the same time, in accordance with approved ecclesiastical tradition, to avoid as far as possible all subjectivism and artificiality.

A correct and clear understanding as well as frequent consideration of the profound and mystical Rite of the Mass, will, in all probability, be the best means to enable the priest to refrain from a thoughtless, habitual mannerism, and lead him' to celebrate the adorable mysteries of the Altar with becoming attention, devotion, and reverence. The priest who studies this book will, moreover, find manifold reasoning and argument wherewith to direct the faithful according to their capacity in the proper understanding of the Divine Sacrifice and in their fervent recourse to the Eucharistic Fountain of Grace.

The authorities of the Church have often impressed upon pastors, that this is a chief duty of directors of souls, for the conscientious discharge of which they shall have to render an account before God.

Although this volume is principally intended for the use of the clergy, it has been so arranged that the more highly cultured of the laity may also peruse it with profit.

A Must Read for Daily Mass Goers as it is an all encompassing Book on Holy Mass from all perspectives.