In 1675, Jesus appeared to St. Margaret Mary Alocoque in Paray le Monial, France in a convent.  He said, "Behold this heart which has so loved men.  Establish in the world a devotion to My Sacred Heart."  To those who receive Holy Communion on 9 consecutive first Fridays, Jesus promises the following:

THE PROMISES

• I will give them all the graces necessary for their state in life.
• I will establish peace in their families.
• I will console them in all their pains and trials.
• I will be their assured refuge in life and especially in death.
• I will shed abundant blessings on all their undertakings.
• Lukewarm souls will become fervent.
• Fervent souls shall rise to greater perfection.
• I will bless those homes where an image of My Heart shall be exposed and honored.
• I will give to priests the gift of moving the hardest of hearts.
• Persons, who propagate this devotion, shall have their names inscribed on My Heart, never to be effaced from it.

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