Devotion to The Sacred Heart of Jesus. LifesIdentiy. The Sacred Heart of Jesus Solemnity Letter of his Holiness Benedict XVI on occasion of the 50th anniversary of the encyclical "Haurietis Aquas" …More
Devotion to The Sacred Heart of Jesus.
LifesIdentiy. The Sacred Heart of Jesus Solemnity
Letter of his Holiness Benedict XVI on occasion of the 50th anniversary of the encyclical "Haurietis Aquas"
Today, 50 years later, the Prophet Isaiah's words, which Pius XII placed at the beginning of the Encyclical with which he commemorated the first centenary of the extension of the Feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus to the entire Church, have lost none of their meaning: "With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation" (Is 12: 3).
By encouraging devotion to the Heart of Jesus, the Encyclical Haurietis Aquas exhorted believers to open themselves to the mystery of God and of his love and to allow themselves to be transformed by it. After 50 years, it is still a fitting task for Christians to continue to deepen their relationship with the Heart of Jesus, in such a way as to revive their faith in the saving love of God and to welcome him ever better into their lives.
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LifesIdentiy. The Sacred Heart of Jesus Solemnity
Letter of his Holiness Benedict XVI on occasion of the 50th anniversary of the encyclical "Haurietis Aquas"
Today, 50 years later, the Prophet Isaiah's words, which Pius XII placed at the beginning of the Encyclical with which he commemorated the first centenary of the extension of the Feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus to the entire Church, have lost none of their meaning: "With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation" (Is 12: 3).
By encouraging devotion to the Heart of Jesus, the Encyclical Haurietis Aquas exhorted believers to open themselves to the mystery of God and of his love and to allow themselves to be transformed by it. After 50 years, it is still a fitting task for Christians to continue to deepen their relationship with the Heart of Jesus, in such a way as to revive their faith in the saving love of God and to welcome him ever better into their lives.
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