August Newsletter 25

News: “Come Holy Spirit and fill the hearts of the faithful! Enkindle in them the fire of thy Love.” The month of August will be as busy as July as we shift our attention from the Precious Blood of Jesus to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.  In the Catholic Church, the month of August is traditionally dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. This devotion highlights Mary’s love, virtues, and spiritual life, particularly her role as the mother of Jesus. It encourages Catholics to reflect on her virtues and seek her intercession.

Key aspects of the August devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary: 

• Immaculate Heart:

  The Immaculate Heart of Mary is a symbol of her purity, love, and sorrowful passion for her Son, Jesus.

• Connection to Jesus:

  The devotion emphasizes the close connection between Mary’s heart and her Son’s work of salvation, including the Incarnation, His death, and resurrection.

• Fatima:

  The apparitions of Mary at Fatima in 1917, where she emphasized the importance of prayer, sacrifice, and devotion to her Immaculate Heart, further strengthened this devotion.

• Feast of the Assumption:

  August 15th is the Feast of the Assumption, a holy day of obligation, commemorating Mary’s bodily assumption into heaven.

• Honoring Mary:

  Catholics honor Mary’s Immaculate Heart through prayers, consecration, acts of reparation, and by imitating her virtues.