Saint Margaret Mary
Saint Margaret Mary
Saint Margaret Mary
More
than
300
years
ago,
Jesus
revealed
his
great
love
for
all
people
to
Margaret
Mary
Alacoque.
Her
parents
Claude
Alacoque
and
Philiberte
Lamyn,
were
distinguished
less
for
worldly
possessions
than
for
their
virtue,
which
gave
them
an
honorable
position.
From
early
childhood
Margaret
showed
intense
love
for
the
Blessed
Sacrament,
and
preferred
silence
and
prayer
to
childish
amusements.
Margaret
Mary
was
born
into
a
refined
well-‐known
French
family,
but
she
had
an
unhappy
childhood.
Her
father
died
when
she
was
eight
years
old.
After
his
death
her
mother
tried
to
collect
money
that
people
owed
her
husband,
but
was
unsuccessful.
Without
any
income
mother
and
daughter
were
forced
to
share
their
farm
with
greedy
relatives
who
treated
them
miserably.
Margaret
Mary
once
said
that
her
greatest
pain
at
this
time
was
to
see
her
mother
suffer
and
not
be
able
to
help.
More
than
ever
Margaret
Mary
found
consolation
in
the
Blessed
Sacrament,
and
Christ
made
her
aware
of
his
presence
and
protection.
When
she
was
24,
Margaret
Mary
entered
the
Visitation
convent
of
Paray-‐le-‐Monial.
There
she
was
assigned
to
help
take
care
of
the
sick
nuns,
she
was
criticized
for
being
slow,
clumsy,
and
impractical.
But
she
was
also
known
to
be
humble,
honest,
patient,
and
kind.
Two
years
from
then
is
when
Jesus
revealed
his
love
to
her
as
the
Sacred
Heart,
referenced
in
the
first
paragraph.
Jesus
used
the
image
of
the
heart
as
a
symbol
of
his
love.
His
message
was,
“See
this
Heart
which
has
loved
so
much
and
received
so
little
love
in
return.
Tell
everyone
that
I
really
love
them,
and
I
want
to
be
loved
in
return.
If
you
love
me,
pray
and
sacrifice
for
those
who
do
not
believe
in
my
love
or
do
not
care
about
my
love.”
Jesus
asked
Margaret
Mary
to
tell
everyone
about
the
Sacred
Heart
of
Jesus.
This
was
a
difficult
job
because
the
false
teaching
of
Jansenism
was
very
popular
at
that
time.
According
to
this
heresy,
Jesus
did
not
die
for
all
human
beings,
but
only
for
those
predestined
to
be
saved.
When
Margaret
Mary
tried
to
explain
that
Jesus
died
for
everyone
out
of
love,
she
met
with
opposition
from
all
sides—
theologians
of
the
Church,
parents
of
students
whom
she
taught,
even
the
sisters
of
her
convent,
became
hostile
and
made
life
difficult
for
her.
People
did
not
believe
that
God
would
reveal
his
love
so
powerfully
to
someone
like
Margaret
Mary.
Father
Claude
de
la
Colombiere
was
one
of
the
few
people
who
believed
Margaret
Mary.
He
gave
her
encouragement
and
spiritual
guidance.
Gradually
Margaret
Mary,
who
returned
kindness
for
criticism
and
patience
for
rejection,
won
the
confidence
of
those
around
her.
Devotion
to
the
Sacred
Heart
was
approved
by
the
pope
in
1765
(75
years
after
her
death),
for
liturgical
observance.
The
discussion
of
the
mission
and
virtues
of
Margaret
Mary
continued
for
years.
All
her
actions,
her
revelations,
her
spiritual
maxims,
her
teachings
regarding
the
devotion
to
the
Sacred
Heart,
of
which
she
was
the
chief
exponent
as
well
as
the
apostle,
were
subjected
to
the
most
severe
and
minute
examination,
and
finally
the
Sacred
Congregation
of
rites
passed
a
favorable
vote
on
the
heroic
virtues
of
this
servant
of
God.
In
March
1824,
Leo
XII
pronounced
her
Venerable,
and
on
18
September
1864,
Pius
IX
declared
her
Blessed.
She
was
canonized
by
Benedict
XV
in
1920.
Jesus
Christ
in
his
appearances
to
Saint
Margaret
Mary
promised
these
blessings
to
those
who
practice
devotion
to
his
Sacred
Heart.
1. I
will
give
them
all
the
graces
necessary
for
their
state
of
life.
2. I
will
give
peace
in
their
families.
3. I
will
console
them
in
all
their
troubles.
4. I
will
be
their
refuge
in
life
and
especially
in
death.
5. I
will
abundantly
bless
all
their
undertakings.
6. Sinners
shall
find
in
my
Heart
the
source
and
infinite
ocean
of
mercy.
7. Tepid
souls
shall
become
fervent.
8. Fervent
souls
shall
rise
speedily
to
great
perfection.
9. I
will
bless
those
places
wherein
the
image
of
My
Sacred
Heart
shall
be
exposed
and
venerated.
10. I
will
give
to
priests
the
power
to
touch
the
most
hardened
hearts.
11. Persons
who
propagate
this
devotion
shall
have
their
names
eternally
written
in
my
Heart.
12. In
this
excess
of
the
mercy
of
my
Heart,
I
promise
you
that
my
all
powerful
love
will
grant
to
all
those
who
will
receive
Communion
on
the
First
Fridays,
for
nine
consecutive
months,
the
grace
of
final
repentance:
they
will
not
die
in
my
displeasure,
nor
without
receiving
the
sacraments;
and
my
Heart
will
be
their
secure
refuge
in
that
last
hour.
St
Margaret
Mary
and
St
Patrick
October
2013
Saint
Margaret
Mary
Alacoque
Week
1
–
Learn
1. As
a
family,
find
a
place
to
gather
in
your
home.
2. Read
the
history
of
Saint
Margaret
Mary
Alacoque
included
in
the
packet.
3. Talk
about
Saint
Margaret
Mary
and
what
made
her
special.
4. What
actions
can
you
take
personally
to
follow
her
example.
5. Take
one
of
the
hearts
in
the
packet
and
decorate
it
for
her
reflecting
the
ways
you
love
Jesus.
Plan
to
attend
Mass
one
day
this
month
at
St.
Margaret
Mary’s,
find
her
statue
in
the
church
and
place
it
on
the
table
under
the
statue.
Week
2
–
Take
action
1. As
a
family,
find
a
place
to
gather
in
your
home.
2. Jesus
revealed
his
great
love
for
all
people
to
Margaret
Mary
and
he
used
the
image
of
the
heart
as
a
symbol
of
His
love.
3. Cut
out
the
other
heart
in
the
packet.
Look
up
in
the
bible
Matthew
11:29
and
write
that
scripture
on
the
heart.
Then
find
your
own
scripture
passages
with
the
word
“heart”
in
them
or
other
scriptures
that
demonstrates
Jesus’
love
for
us.
Week
3
–
Take
action
1. Bring
a
dish
to
the
St.
Margaret
Mary
Feast
Dinner
in
the
Legacy
Room
after
the
11am
Mass.
2. As
a
family
gather
in
your
home.
3. Jesus
told
Margaret
Mary
to
tell
everyone
that
Jesus
loves
them
and
wants
to
be
loved
in
return.
Jesus
also
said,
that
if
you
love
me,
pray
for
and
sacrifice
for
those
who
do
not
believe
in
my
love.
Out
of
this
message
to
Saint
Margaret
Mary
the
Holy
Hour
of
Reparation
evolved.
People
agreed
to
meet
and
pray
for
an
hour
to
make
up
to
Jesus
for
all
the
people
who
didn’t
care
about
God’s
love
and
ignored
it.
Spend
this
week
praying
for
those
who
do
not
believe
and
pray
for
ways
that
you
can
show
your
love
for
Jesus
to
others.
If
possible
spend
an
hour
in
the
adoration
chapel
at
St,
Patrick
across
from
the
rectory.
Week
4
–
Have
your
parents
or
grandparents
take
action.
1. As
a
family
gather
in
your
home.
2. Ask
your
parents
or
grandparents
if
they
can
attend
Mass
on
the
first
Friday
for
as
many
months
as
possible
(see
the
12th
promise
above…)
and
mark
it
down
on
the
First
Friday
form
included
in
the
packet
by
the
month
that
they
attended.
If
school
is
on
break
and
you
can
also
attend
try
to
do
that.