SALESIAN LITERATURE

BEHOLD THIS HEART

St.Francis de Sales and Devotion to the Sacred Heart

by Fr Thomas Dailey O.S.F.S.

January 21, 2021


True devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus moves us to ponder the unrelenting love of Jesus, fully human and fully divine, as He poured Himself out for the world.

In these pages, Fr. Thomas Dailey transports you beyond the prayers and liturgies and helps you to contemplate the Sacred Heart, which Pope Benedict XVI said has irreplaceable importance. Fr. Dailey shows you how to experience the way of prayer that formed St. Margaret Mary, the visionary to whom the devotion was revealed, in the religious order founded by St. Francis de Sales and St. Jane de Chantal.

Fr. Dailey’s brilliant combination of Salesian spirituality and meditative devotion will enable you to respond to Christ’s divine affection and experience God’s love as never before. Through a series of nine reflections on the Sacred Heart, Fr. Dailey will show you:

  • How you can live the devout life despite your many worldly responsibilities

  • Proven ways you can release supernatural confidence and overcome fear

  • The keys to developing the practice of mental prayer and entering contemplation

  • How to listen for and discern God’s will for your life

  • Ways you can discover your personal spiritual vocation

  • Why Pope St. Paul VI called the Sacred Heart devotion the most effective means of promoting the reform of life and the defeat of atheism

With Fr. Dailey as your guide, these engaging meditations will transform you as you step through the pages of the greatest love story ever told.

An examination of Soul's condition

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction


PART 1: The Salesian Back story

The Living Tradition of a World of Hearts

PART 2: Salesian Prayer

Cultivating an Inspired Vision

PART 3: A Salesian Novena

Meditations on the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Meditation 1: The Pulsing Heart of Jesus: On the Joy of the Incarnation

Meditation 2: The Beloved Heart of Jesus: On the Primacy of Loving Relationship

Meditation 3: The Compassionate Heart of Jesus: On the Divine Response to Human Need

Meditation 4- The Encouraging Heart of Jesus: On the Remedy for Fear

Meditation 5: The Broken Heart of Jesus: On the Wound of Love

Meditation 6: The Abiding Heart of Jesus: On the Endurance of Love

Meditation 7: The Troubled Heart of Jesus: On the Passion between Love and Death

Meditation S: The Pierced Heart of Jesus: On the Price Paid for Our Redemption

Meditation 9: The Living Heart of Jesus: On Faith in the Resurrection

CONCLUSION

The Sacred Heart of Jesus as the “School of Love”

Appendix 1: The Apostolic Pilgrimage of Pope John Paul II in France

Appendix 2: Devotional Prayers

Promises of the Sacred Heart Given to Margaret Mary Alacoque

Bibliography

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