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The Sacred Heart reveals the love of the Trinity. The divine love that brings about our redemption — the love of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit — overflowed into the human will of Christ and into his Sacred Heart. That love led him to shed his blood for us. The mystery of the Trinity, then, is not far off or abstract. It's made visible in the pierced Heart of Jesus.

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The Litany of the Sacred Heart, composed of 33 invocations — one for each year of Jesus' earthly life — was formally approved and promulgated by Pope Leo XIII in 1899, the very same day he consecrated the entire world to the Sacred Heart. Since then, the litany has become a beloved devotion for the faithful seeking to enter more deeply into the mystery of Christ's love.

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Jesus reminds us that purity of heart is not just about external behavior — it's about the orientation of our desires, the ordering of our love. When our hearts are preoccupied with lesser loves, disordered desires or inordinate attachments, we lose sight of God. Lust, in particular, darkens the intellect and impairs our ability to see clearly. St. Thomas Aquinas put it starkly: Lust makes you stupid. It blinds the heart and dulls our moral compass.

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A central theme of the Sacred Heart devotion is reconciliation — not only with God, but with one another. The love that flows from Christ's pierced Heart restores not just our relationship with the Father (the vertical dimension), but also invites healing and peace among our human relationships (the horizontal dimension).

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To be firm in heart is to be grounded in Christ, unshaken in faith, anchored in the truth. The early Church saw that St. Barnabas possessed this kind of spiritual stability. And why? Because his heart was marked by faith and the Holy Spirit. Those are the two signs of a heart that stands firm: it trusts deeply and is filled with God's presence.

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As St. Paul wrote, “The love of Christ impels us.” Love, by its very nature, cannot stay hidden. It is diffusive of itself, meaning it spreads, it radiates, it seeks to be shared. The Sacred Heart teaches us that real love demands mission.

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Just as Eve was formed from the side of Adam, so too the Church is formed from the side of the new Adam — Christ himself. The Church, the Bride, is taken from his Heart. That means that our life in the Church, our sacramental grace and our very identity as believers come from the side of the crucified Jesus.

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The Holy Spirit is the love of the Sacred Heart poured into the world. What Christ reveals in his pierced Heart is made present and powerful in our lives by the Spirit. The human heart of Jesus, aflame with divine charity, becomes the vessel through which the Spirit is shared with us.

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There's also a subtle spiritual danger in misunderstanding God's love. We might think that if God loves us all equally, shouldn't we all be given the same gifts? But that's not how divine love works. God's love is not equal — it's personal. It is lavish, particular and abundant. He loves each of us as we are, not as someone else.

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Why Friday? Because Friday is the day of the Passion — the day Christ's Heart was pierced for love of us. When we receive the Eucharist, we touch that Heart. We come into contact with the living, beating love of Jesus present in the Blessed Sacrament.

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Jesus says, "I wish that where I am they also may be with me." At first, that might sound like mere sentiment — something wistful, almost like a hope. But in reality, this is a declaration of divine will. Christ wills that we be with him, not only in this life as his disciples, but forever in the glory he shares with the Father. This desire flows from the eternal love at the heart of the Trinity.

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Pope Benedict XVI reminds us that "all people feel the interior impulse to love authentically." That desire — planted by God in every human heart —  is never fully extinguished. But it must be guided. He writes, "Truth is the light that gives meaning and value to charity." Without truth, love risks becoming sentimentality — easily distorted, easily misused.

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That promise of rest and peace that the Sacred Heart of Christ offers us is not just poetic. It's personal. It's the very consolation that St. Augustine clung to when he wrote, "Our hearts are restless until they rest in you." It's the peace shared eternally between the Father and the Son, now extended to us.

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The Sacred Heart of Jesus isn’t just an artistic image or an emotional comfort. It’s a profound teaching about the mystery of the Incarnation. Jesus Christ is true God and true man. And that means he has a heart like ours. When we gaze upon the Sacred Heart, we remember that the eternal Son of God took on human flesh, lived among us and experienced the full range of human love.

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To help us kick off this month of devotion, I want to look back to one of the great champions of the Sacred Heart: Pope Leo XIII. Not our current Pope Leo XIV, but his great predecessor who, in 1899, consecrated the entire world to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. In his encyclical "Annum Sacrum," Pope Leo XIII wrote, "There is in the Sacred Heart a symbol and a sensible image of the infinite love of Jesus Christ, which moves us to love one another."

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If we are rooted in Christ — if he is truly growing in us — then he will make his way into the world through our lives, just as he did through Mary. We may feel unworthy or insignificant, unsure of what difference we can make. But none of that matters. Christ desires to be carried into every corner of the world, and he desires to do it through us.

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When Scripture contrasts "the world rejoicing" with the Christian's sorrow, it is not talking about fleeting feelings. Sadness and happiness belong to the passions; they rise and fall like the tide. Joy, in the biblical sense, is sturdier — born of a confidence that this passing world is not our final address.

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Why does the date of the Ascension matter? Because the logic of the liturgy is a logic of love. The timetable of salvation is meant to form our hearts. Today, Christ our Head rises in glory; soon the Spirit will be poured out upon the Body. Holding Ascension on Thursday allows us to feel that space, taste the anticipation and linger in the upper room with Mary and the apostles.

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Paul challenges us to do what he did: to look at the altars of today — the quests for meaning in science, self-help, art and activism — and proclaim the God who is "Lord of heaven and earth," who "does not dwell in sanctuaries made by human hands" (Acts 17:24). We speak clearly not by watering down doctrine but by revealing its astonishing breadth: the God we worship needs nothing from us, yet he chose to need us, calling us into a covenant of love through Christ.

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The fears that grip us — fear of failure, of loneliness, of unworthiness — can be transformed when they meet the charity of Christ and when we show that same charity to one another. Rather than being an obstacle to grace, fear can become a doorway to God if only someone — like Paul — loves enough to reach through it.

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St. Philip once said, “The Holy Spirit is the master of prayer and causes us to abide in continual peace and cheerfulness, which is a foretaste of paradise.” These gifts — peace and joy — are signs that the Spirit is at work in us. But how do we prepare to receive them?

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In his masterwork “The City of God,” St. Augustine reflects on what this heavenly life will be like, writing “There we shall rest and see, see and love, love and praise. This is what shall be in the end without end. For what other end do we propose to ourselves than to attain to the kingdom of which there is no end?” That’s what we’re made for. That’s what it’s all about.

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Today's passage captures the incredible dynamism of the early Church. There’s a sense of movement, energy and purpose. The apostles and disciples are teaching, evangelizing, forming communities — and the Church is growing! People are encountering the Christian message, recognizing its truth and responding with their whole lives. They’re saying, “This is different. I want to be a part of this.”

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The structure of the Church is a gift. It gives us confidence that the teaching we receive today is the same truth Christ entrusted to the apostles. We don’t have to figure everything out on our own. We’re not tossed about by every new voice or trending opinion. We are part of a Church that is united, rooted and guided by the authority Christ himself established.

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Inspired by the witness of St. Rita, I invite you to renew your own commitment to the rule of charity. Let love be your guide. Let unity, mercy and peace shape the way you live. And let us ask St. Rita to intercede for us, especially in those places of suffering or conflict where we most need healing.

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Jesus doesn’t say, “Without me, you can do a little.” He doesn’t say, “Without me, you’ll manage some things but struggle with others.” No — he says, “Without me, you can do nothing.” These words remind us just how completely dependent we are on him. 

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In today's reading, St. Paul had just been stoned, dragged out of the city and left for dead. And yet, here he is — strengthening others, urging them not to give up. He doesn’t complain. He doesn’t question why God would allow such suffering. Instead, he calmly explains that this is part of the journey. Hardship, he says, is part of discipleship. | 

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Jesus doesn't ask for admiration. He asks for trust, for surrender, for discipleship. Pope Leo, reflecting on Peter's confession of faith — "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God" — calls the whole Church to reclaim this truth. It begins in the heart. It begins in prayer. It begins in that small act of turning away from what enslaves us, and turning instead toward the God who "made heaven and earth and sea and all that is in them" — and who made you.

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In all of our lives, the Lord is making all things new. As we continue our earthly pilgrimage, we are being purified. Slowly, step by step, we surrender more of ourselves to him. One by one, the things that block us from receiving his love are stripped away. And through it all, he is shaping our hearts to love not a little, but so much.

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What does it mean to ask for something "in Jesus' name"? Because let's be honest: we've all experienced moments where it feels like our prayers go unanswered. But I don't believe there's such a thing as an unanswered prayer. Rather, there are prayers that don't receive the answer we want. God hears them all.

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This promise of Jesus — that we are not alone, that we belong, that we have a place — brings immeasurable comfort. All the rest and joy we long for will be ours, because Christ has already gone ahead to prepare it for us.

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After meditating on Christ the Good Shepherd in recent days, we now turn to his teaching at the Last Supper — a moment full of intimacy, humility and instruction. Jesus doesn't just wash his disciples' feet as a tender gesture; he accompanies it with a profound teaching about love, service and imitation.

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Today we celebrate the Feast of St. Matthias, the apostle chosen to take the place of Judas Iscariot. This is a remarkable moment in the life of the early Church. The apostles understood the symbolic and theological importance of restoring the number twelve — representing the fullness of God's people, just as there were twelve tribes of Israel. So they sought the Lord's guidance to choose one who would carry on the apostolic ministry. In his providence, God chose Matthias.

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Maybe you don't have a strong devotion to the Rosary. That's okay — but why not start today? If it's been a while, begin simply. Pray just one decade: an Our Father, ten Hail Marys and a Glory Be. Just that. Begin there, and let it grow. One day, it may become two decades ... then three. Before you know it, you'll have found a rhythm that brings peace, clarity and grace into your life.

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Let us give thanks for the universality of the Church, the gift of divine revelation and the authority that helps us understand and live that revelation more deeply. And let's pray for Pope Leo XIV — that he may be a faithful shepherd, like Peter, leading the Church in truth and love.

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Jesus isn't offering a faith that burdens us. He's offering a voice that leads to peace. He is the Good Shepherd who cares, who calls and who lays down his life for us. So today, let's pray that we will be the kind of sheep who listen for the voice of the Shepherd — and when we hear it, that we'll follow it with urgency and joy.

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Pope John XXIII gives us a glimpse into the heart of a man deeply united to Christ and profoundly in love with the Church. He didn't seek power or position. He desired only what was best for the Body of Christ. That's the kind of man we pray for today — that Pope Leo XIV will be a man of unity and peace, a shepherd filled with the consolation of the Holy Spirit, one who can help us build a Church that evangelizes, heals, and proclaims the Good News.

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Habemus papam! As the world welcomes Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, we’re reminded that faith — like the papacy — is never a one-time decision, but a daily, grace-filled choice. Just as Saul chose Christ, just as Peter chose to lead, just as every pope chooses to govern the Church under Christ, we, too, must choose daily to live by faith. To believe. To follow Christ.

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As the Church continues its discernment during this conclave, we’re reminded that the mission of explaining the faith belongs to the whole Church, and in a particular way, to the pope. Why do Catholics love and pray for the pope? Because he is the successor of Peter, the one entrusted with the apostolic ministry of teaching, governing and sanctifying in Christ’s name.

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The Church is not a political machine. It is a spiritual communion that moves forward because of the Holy Spirit, because of Jesus’ promise that he will remain with us. And that promise is alive and active in this current conclave.

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