A MARBLE STATUE OF CHRIST WITH SACRED HEART
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The Sacred Heart of Jesus
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Sacred Heart of Jesus by the Italian artist Pompeo Batoni
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| Feast | Third Friday after Pentecost |
| Attributes | Burning bloodied heart, surmounted with cross and thorns |
| Influenced | First Fridays Devotion |
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”.[1] This devotion to Christ is predominantly used in the Catholic Church, followed by high-church Anglicans, and some Western Rite Orthodox. In the Latin Church, the liturgical Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus is celebrated the third Friday after Pentecost.[2] The 12 promises of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus are also popular.
