Without a doubt, our Savior commissioned St. Margaret Mary Alacoque (feast day: Oct. 16) to spread devotion to His Heart, all aflame with love, as the healing remedy for a world full of cold hearts and broken hearts.
Part 13: In this 13th entry of a new weekly series on the Sacred Heart, Dr. Robert Stackpole discusses the promises made to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque by Jesus to all those who would take part in the devotion to His Sacred Heart.
Part 12: In this 12th entry of a new weekly series on the Sacred Heart, Dr. Robert Stackpole examines the spirituality of consoling the Sacred Heart as it appears in the lives of an array of members of the Communion of Saints.
Part 10: In this 10th entry of a new weekly series on the Sacred Heart, Dr. Robert Stackpole examines the contributions of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque and lays out God's plan for answering the spiritual darkness and sin of modern times.
"Let anyone who thirsts come to Me and drink. Whoever believes in Me, as scripture says: 'Rivers of living water will flow from within him.'" (Jn 7: 37-38).
Jesus makes it clear to St. Margaret Mary in this revelation that the Holy Eucharist is the principal means by which He applies His merciful love to her soul.