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Pope Benedict XVI, Shepherd of Truth is designed as a bulletin insert
which you can use at your local church to keep up to date on what the Holy
Father is saying. You are free to reproduce it for this purpose.
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Friday, May 30, 2008, Sacred Heart
Deuteronomy 7:6-11, 1 John 4:7-16, Psalm 103, Matthew 11:25-30
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TRULY LOVING
"Love, then, consists in this: not that we have loved God but that He has
loved us and has sent His Son as an Offering for our sins...if God has
loved us so, we must have the same love for one another." —1 John 4:10-11
Today, the feast day of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, we are reminded of what
Jesus said to St. Margaret Mary Alocoque: "I promise you that My all
powerful love will grant to all those who will receive Communion on the
First Fridays, for nine consecutive months, the grace of final repentance:
they will not die in My displeasure, nor without receiving the sacraments;
and My Heart will be their secure refuge in that last hour."
Many of you who are reading this reflection today attend daily Mass,
including attending the past nine consecutive First Fridays. But how about
doing so for those whom you dearly love? As you look for ways to pray
fervently for your loved ones, most especially those who have left the
Church, consider, as an intercessor, going one step further with this
Sacred Heart promise, and attend Mass for them, at nine consecutive First
Friday Masses, confident in the infinite mercy of Jesus and living this
commitment to truly love one another (1 Jn 4:11). You stood up for your
loved one as a parent, godparent, or witness at their baptism when they
didn't know what they were doing back then. You can, as an intercessor,
attend Mass in their place, when they have lost their way spiritually and
don't know what they are doing now.
Remember, the Sacred Heart of Jesus is interceding for your loved one with
you, praying: "Father, forgive them; they do not know what they are doing"
(Lk 23:34).
Prayer: Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in You.
Promise: "He fills your lifetime with good." —Ps 103:5
Praise: Pete brings Jesus into the homes of newlyweds by giving as wedding
gifts framed pictures of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
(This teaching was submitted by a member of our editorial team.)
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†Reverend Joseph R. Binzer, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of
Cincinnati, October 23, 2007
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