The US Bishops will gather in Orlando, Florida on June 10 -12 and the public is invited in the livestream part of the assembly. As part of the event is the consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The US Bishops will be consecrating United States of America to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus on June 11 in honor of this year's 250th anniversary of the declaration of independence in the country.
The source of justice, mercy, and love is our Creator. Being united in Him, the Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus can help us grow, to make room in our hearts for Jesus, to be more peaceful, and loving people in this world. Jesus Christ in His journey with his disciples and followers, he always associates himself with the poor, the outcast, and the vulnerable. He walks with them, giving them the preference and considering his encounter as a space for justice, love, and mercy.
Pope Francis’ Dilexit Nos (He loved us) and Pope Leo’s Dilexit Te (I have loved you) are papal exhortations used in this novena. We are invited to contemplate on Jesus’ love for us, to set our own heart on fire to love others. We reflect on the heart of God through the words of Jesus when he quoted to the Pharisees the scripture
“Go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice’” (Matthew 9:13).
Jesus Christ wants actions on forgiveness. He did not want a sacrificial love but for our hearts to be converted. Sacrifice is out of intentional offering that takes away some of resources away or giving our resources for. When taken in the context of mercy and love, we see the other person as somebody deserving of love. This love is from God who has given us the love. The love is not seen as superficial but the knowledge that we exist because He is looking after us, and he is providing for us, and He redeemed us through the power of cross. By forgiveness and mercy to our brothers and sisters, and not looking at the other person's fault, we become an instrument of God's love by allowing God within us to love others.
Jesus Christ associated himself with the most vulnerable. He treated them with love and compassion. God was born in a manger, humbled to see the world first among the animals, and died, treated with humiliation among the criminals of his time on the cross (Dilexit Te 16). How much we love God? We can see it from how we treat the most vulnerable, the people we have a hard time accepting or loving.
June 4 (2nd day): Heart of Jesus, source of justice, and love
June 5 (3rd day): Heart of Jesus, worthy of all praise
June 6 (4th day): Heart of Jesus, patient and full of mercy
June 7 (5th day): Heart of Jesus, fountain of life and holiness
June 8 (6th day): Heart of Jesus, atonement for our sins
June 9 (7th day): Heart of Jesus, source of all consolationHe
June 10 (8th day): Jesus, gentle and humble of heart
June 11 (9th day): Consecration of the United States to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Heart of Jesus, aflame with love for us
Printable Sacred Heart Novena from USCCB here.
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