SACRE COEUR BRACELET

Beautiful and unique sacramental honoring the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

From the earliest days of the Church, "Christ's open side and the mystery of blood and water were meditated upon, and the Church was beheld issuing from the side of Jesus, as Eve came forth from the side of Adam. It is in the eleventh and twelfth centuries that we find the first unmistakable indications of devotion to the Sacred Heart. Through the wound in the side, the wound in the Heart was gradually reached, and the wound in the Heart symbolized the wound of love." (Catholic Encyclopedia)

General devotion to the Sacred Heart, the birthplace of the Church and the font of Love, were popular in Benedictine and Cistercian monasteries, especially in response to the devotion of St. Gertrude the Great (b. 1256), but specific devotions became even more popularized when St. Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647-1690), a Visitation nun, had a personal revelation involving a series of visions of Christ as she prayed before the Blessed Sacrament. She wrote, “He disclosed to me the marvels of his Love and the inexplicable secrets of his Sacred Heart.” Christ emphasized to her His love and His woundedness caused by Man's indifference to this love.

This beautiful Sacred Heart of Jesus medal is hand cast in solid bronze and adorned with beautiful 12mm beads in red and ivory. Wear this sacramental as a reminder of Jesus' love and mercy for us. Makes a wonderful gift for sacraments, birthdays, mothers, daughters, godmothers and anyone with a special devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The bracelet is 7 1/2". Comes in a muslin pouch.

THE BLESSING OF THE SACRED HEART

May the grace and blessing of the Sacred Heart be with you;
the peace of the Sacred Heart encompass you;
the merits of the Sacred Heart plead for you;
the love of the Sacred Heart inflame you;
the sorrows of the Sacred Heart console you;
the zeal of the Sacred Heart animate you;
the virtues of the Sacred Heart shine forth in your word and work,
and may the joys of the Beatific Vision be your eternal recompense.
Amen.