Saints + Scripture: Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

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'Tis the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus: Sacred Heart-link, Wikipedia-link Sacred Heart, & Wikipedia-link Feast; Wikipedia-link Alliance of the Hearts.

Commentary: Wayback Machine. That's not my hand. I do want a tattoo of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (& a tattoo of the Immaculate Heart of Mary), but on my chest, not on my hand.

Quoth the Holy Redeemer bulletin:

The devotion to the Sacred Heart is one of the most widely practiced & well-known Roman Catholic devotions, taking Jesus Christ's physical heart as the representation of His divine love for humanity.

Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings—Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
The Book of Hosea, chapter eleven, verses one, three, four, eight(c), & nine;
The Book of Isaiah, chapter twelve, verses two & three, four, & five & six;
The Letter to the Ephesians, chapter three, verses eight thru twelve & fourteen thru nineteen;
The Gospel according to John, chapter nineteen, verses thirty-one thru thirty-seven.

Commentary: Reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):

Friends, in today’s Gospel, John tells us that a Roman soldier, in order to verify that Jesus was dead, thrust a lance into the side of the crucified Christ, “and at once blood and water came out.” Physicians tell us that this is a credible account, given that the lance would have pierced the pericardium, the sac around the heart, which contains a watery substance.

What does this event mean? Theologians have speculated that the blood and water have a symbolic valence, evoking the sacraments of Eucharist and Baptism.

But which first-century Jew would have missed the most obvious interpretation? This was the fulfillment of Ezekiel’s prophecy that when Yahweh cleansed his temple, water would flow forth for the renewal of the world.

Video reflection by Father Praveen Lakkisetti: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

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Otherwise, 8 June would be the festival of Saint William of York, Bishop (circa 1090-1154; A.K.A. of Thwayt, William FitzHerbert): Saint-link ūnus, Saint-link duo, & Wikipedia-link.

Commentary: Wayback Machine.

'Twould also be the festival of Blessed John Davy, Deacon & Martyr, O.Cart. (died 1537), martyred in the reign of the English king Henry VIII, one of the Carthusian Martyrs of London: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link (List); Martyrs-link Charterhouse & Wikipedia-link Charterhouse.

'Twould also be the festival of Blessed István Sándor, Martyr, S.D.B. (1914-1953), martyred in the reign of the Communist dictator Mátyás Rákosi: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link.

Papal Quote o' the Day

"Peace is not just the absence of war. Like a cathedral, peace must be constructed patiently & with unshakeable faith."
—Pope St. John Paul II (the Great; 1920-2005, feast day: 22 October)

Little Flower Quote o' the Day

"The meaning of love is to sacrifice yourself."
—St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Doctor of the Church (1873-1897, feast day: 1 October)

Saint Quote o' the Day

"Glory to God for all things!"
—St. John Chrysostom, Doctor of the Church (349-407, feast day: 13 September)