Twelve Promises of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

[ChristoEtEcclesiae]

As given by Our Lord to Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque

1. I will give them all the graces necessary for their state of life.

2. I will give peace in their families.

3. I will console them in all their troubles.

4. They shall find in My Heart an assured refuge during life and especially at the hour of death.

5. I will pour abundant blessings on all their undertakings.

6. Sinners shall find in My Heart the source and infinite ocean of mercy.

7. Tepid souls shall become fervent.

8. Fervent souls shall speedily rise to great perfection.

9. I will bless the homes in which the image of My Sacred Heart shall be exposed and honored.

10. I will give to priests the power to touch the most hardened hearts.

11. Those who propagate this devotion shall have their name written in My Heart, and it shall never be effaced.

12. I promise thee in the excess of the mercy of My Heart, that its all-powerful Love will grant to all those who shall receive Communion on the First Friday of Nine consecutive months the grace of final repentance; they shall not die under My displeasure, nor without receiving the Sacraments; My Heart shall be their assured refuge at that last hour.

 

[JoabAnias]

Is that vision approved?

 

[Romans 13:3]

I think so. I did not find a second source but...

On May 31, 1899, Pope Leo XIII officially approved the devotion and the twelve promises when he sent a document of papal approbation to Philip Kemper, an Ohio businessman who had been distributing the list of promises all over the world. The Pope’s blessing for Mr. Kemper’s "pious" and "useful" work is a sure guarantee of the legitimacy of the devotion and the twelve promises attached to it.


The Twelve Promises of the Sacred Heart

 

[JoabAnias]

I think so. I did not find a second source but...

On May 31, 1899, Pope Leo XIII officially approved the devotion and the twelve promises when he sent a document of papal approbation to Philip Kemper, an Ohio businessman who had been distributing the list of promises all over the world. The Pope’s blessing for Mr. Kemper’s "pious" and "useful" work is a sure guarantee of the legitimacy of the devotion and the twelve promises attached to it.


The Twelve Promises of the Sacred Heart

Have you ever noticed that there seems to be an unspoken aversion by some to such devotions where they are discouraged based on superstition and a lack of credibility?

The prayer to St. Michael the arch angel after Mass seems to be a prime example.

 

[Romans 13:3]

The prayer to St. Michael, to me at least, is a reminder that there is a supernatural war in which we are in the midst. For some there is an indistinguishability between supernatural and superstition, yes?

 

[JoabAnias]

The prayer to St. Michael, to me at least, is a reminder that there is a supernatural war in which we are in the midst. For some there is an indistinguishability between supernatural and superstition, yes?

Well, at least JPII had Divine Mercy Sunday instituted as a feast.

Kind of hard to take that one away for a while.