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.