The Visitandines of the United States wish each of you many blessings on this beautiful Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus!
The Heart of Christ can be seen both as a refuge, as well as a source of comfort and strength for the devout. St. Francis de Sales shared this conviction.
“See how he makes himself be seen through the wounds of his body and the opening in his side, as through windows, as through ‘a lattice through which he himself looks out’ at us.”
Yes, truly, God’s love is seated within the Saviour’s heart as on a royal throne. He beholds through the cleft of his pierced side all the hearts of the children of men. His heart is king of hearts, and he keeps his eyes fixed on our hearts. Just as those who peer through a lattice see clearly while they themselves are only half seen, so too the divine love within that heart, or rather that heart of divine love, always clearly sees our hearts and looks on them with his eyes of love, while we do not see him, but only half see him.”
May each of us peer more deeply into His Heart and learn to see Him, accepting the gift He offers us, pure love.