June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus: a time to remember Jesus' faithful and unconditional love for all humanity.
This devotion springs from contemplating His pierced Heart, a symbol of a love that never tires of forgiving and healing each and everyone of us.
Jesus asked St. Margaret Mary Alacoque that devotion to His Sacred Heart be spread in order to make reparation for indifference and to respond with love to His self-giving on the Cross and in the Eucharist.
During this month, the Church invites us to draw closer to Him through concrete acts of charity, prayer, and complete trust in His mercy.
The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (Latin: Cor Jesu Sacratissimum) is one of the most widely practised and well-known Catholic devotions, wherein the heart of Jesus Christ is viewed as a symbol of "God's boundless and passionate love for mankind."
The Sacred Heart is often depicted in Christian art as a flaming heart shining with divine light, pierced by the lance-wound, encircled by the crown of thorns, surmounted by a cross, and bleeding.
Sometimes, the image is shown shining within the bosom of Christ with his wounded hands pointing at the heart.
The wounds and crown of thorns allude to the manner of Christ's passion, while the flames represent a furnace of ardent love.
Margaret Mary Alacoque VSM (French: Marguerite-Marie Alacoque; 22 July 1647 – 17 October 1690) was a French Visitation nun and mystic who promoted devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in its modern form.