Virgo Potens

My sweet Jesus, I give Thee my heart. Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus ✧✿✿✧❁❁✧✿✿✧ The Love of the Sacred Heart for Man 1. The world has never witnessed such love as the love of the Sacred Heart for fallen man. The tenderest, fondest earthly love fades away and becomes as nothing in comparison with the love of Jesus. It combines in itself the love of the most devoted friend, of the most affectionate brother, of the lover for his beloved, of the mother for her darling son. Every form of love is united in the yearning love of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. (continued)

✧✿───✧✧✿✧✧───✿✧ Heart of Jesus, burning with love of me, inflame me with Thy Divine Love. ✧✿───✧✧✿✧✧───✿✧

✧✿───✧✧✿✧✧───✿✧ Heart of Jesus, only Victim worthy of God, unite me to Thy Divine Sacrifice. ✧✿───✧✧✿✧✧───✿✧

2 of 2 Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus ~ June 3rd It is for this reason that Holy Writ, after having said that God is honoured by the humble, exhorts us emphatically to humble our intellect: “He is honoured by the humble. Seek not the things that are too high for thee, and search not into things which are above thy ability; but the things that God hath commanded thee, think on them always, and in many of his works be not curious.” [Ecclus iii, 22] When it is a question of faith, the Apostle teaches us that we must not seek to know the why and wherefore, but to humble any height of our understanding in lowly reverence to Jesus Christ, “bringing into captivity every understanding unto the obedience of God.” [2 Cor. x, 5] This is most necessary. And especially when we have temptations against faith, it is necessary that we should humble ourselves immediately, without entering into argument or dispute with the devil. But are you prudent in taking these measures at once, and do you say with King David, I will not pause to consider these speculations in “great matters nor in things too wonderful for me”? [Ps. cxxx, 2] ~ Fr. Cajetan Mary da Bergamo (1660-1753), Humility of Heart. Tr. Herbert Cardinal Vaughan (1903).

Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus ~ June 3rd 111. How do you humble your intellect in regard to the mysteries of the Catholic Faith? Are you curious in seeking and wishing to know the reasons for those things which the Church proposes for your belief, inclining to surrender yourself more to human reasoning than to Divine authority? In matters of faith it is most necessary to practice humility, and the more humble our belief, the more honour it gives to God. (continued)

2 of 2 ~ 21.— The Eve of Corpus Christi 2. To the Holy Spirit is appropriated the love of God. He is nothing else than the mutual Love of the Father and the Son. From them the Holy Spirit proceeds, not only in virtue of the love of the Eternal Father for the Word, and of the Word for the Eternal Father, but as identical with that love. Thus it is that God is love, and he who dwells in supernatural charity for others truly dwells in God the Holy Spirit. 3. The Holy Spirit is the author of all the gifts of God to His Church. When Our Lord ascended, the Holy Spirit came to take His place to lead men into all truth, to dwell in their hearts, to fill them with the fire of His love. All the supernatural gifts in the Church, all the miracles, all the graces, come to us from the Holy Spirit of God. In the Church He is ever present, and with it He will always remain. He is present in each of the faithful united to God by supernatural charity. Come, then, O Holy Spirit, and pour into my heart Thy gifts of love! ~ Rev. Richard F. Clarke, S.J., The Devout Year (1893)

VENI SANCTE SPIRITUS June 3rd, 2026 ✧❁❁✧✿✿✧❁❁✧ ~ 21.— The Eve of Corpus Christi God the Holy Ghost 1. The Third Person of the Blessed Trinity, proceeding from the Father and the Son, is the end to which all things tend. He is the Spirit of holiness, and holiness is but another name for likeness to God. And as the end of man is to be conformed to the image of God, in the Holy Ghost all things find their end and their perfection. "In Him are all things," says St. Paul. Am I advancing steadily in this likeness toGod which is the gift of the Holy Spirit? (continued)

✧✿───✧✧✿✧✧───✿✧ Heart of Jesus, perfect Adorer of God, teach me to adore the Father with Thee and by Thee. ✧✿───✧✧✿✧✧───✿✧

2 of 2 The Claims of the Sacred Heart of Jesus 2. The Sacred Heart of Jesus, though a true human heart, is nevertheless, at the same time, the Heart of God. As such it calls for that supreme homage that is due to God alone. This is true of every part of Our Lord's Body, and of His Heart, if it were possible, even more than of the rest, inasmuch as it is the organ of that love which is the central attribute of God. To the Sacred Heart of Jesus I will cry: "My God and my Lord! Behold how He loved me!" 3. It has been sometimes said that Our Lord died of a broken heart, and in one sense it is true. It was the yearning love of His Heart over sinners, and the anguish at the thought of how many would reject that love which caused Him to shed His Heart's Blood for those whom He thus loved. St. Francis used to say: "My love was crucified!" and in imitation of Him we will say: "My Love had His Heart pierced with love of me." ~ Rev. Richard F. Clarke, S.J., The Devout Year (1893)

Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus ✧✿✿✧❁❁✧✿✿✧ The Claims of the Sacred Heart of Jesus 1. The Sacred Heart of Jesus calls for our devotion more than all other symbols of His love. It is not only the symbol of His love, it is the very source of that love. It is itself an unfathomable ocean of love which can never be exhausted. When the spear had drawn forth from it the mingled blood and water, there still remained the love with which it loved us and will love us to the end. (continued)

2 of 2 Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus ~ June 2nd The centurion was sanctified when he received Jesus Christ in his own house, because he prepared himself to receive Him with deep humility and said, more from his heart than with his lips, “Lord, I am not worthy that Thou shouldst enter under my roof.” [Matt. viii, 8] This mystery more than others calls for humility, and when the Son of God took flesh in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary, it was specially by virtue of her humility, “because He hath regarded the humility of His handmaid.” [Luke i, 48] Oh, if you were to reflect that it is a God you are going to receive; but do you think of this as God Himself exhorts you to do? “Be still and see that I am God.” [Ps. xlv, 11] ~ Fr. Cajetan Mary da Bergamo (1660-1753), Humility of Heart. Tr. Herbert Cardinal Vaughan (1903).

Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus ~ June 2nd 110. How necessary humility is, in order that you should approach Holy Communion worthily, your own faith can teach you. But in your preparation for that Divine Sacrament and in your thanksgiving, do you make due acts of humility? It is true that you kneel down in all exterior humility and beat your breast at the “Domine non sum dignus,” but have you really that true humility of heart which is becoming to such a holy function?” (continued)

2 of 2 ~ 20.— Tuesday after Trinity Sunday 2. To the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity is appropriated the wisdom of God. He is continually spoken of in Holy Scripture under the name of Wisdom, or the Word of God. It was thus the wisdom of God that caused Him to become man. For us He was made foolishness. For us He emptied Himself, not only of His glory, but in the eyes of men He lacked that wisdom which is His special prerogative. 3. It was by the Divine Word that all things were created. "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. All things were made by Him, and without Him was made nothing that was made." Hence, all created things are framed by the Wisdom of God and are made after His likeness. We ought to respect all things in proportion as they reflect the divine perfections, even the flowers and the beasts of the field, and above all man, who bears the image of the Son of God. ~ Rev. Richard F. Clarke, S.J., The Devout Year (1893)

2 of 2 ~ 20.— Tuesday after Trinity Sunday 2. To the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity is appropriated the wisdom of God. He is continually spoken of in Holy Scripture under the name of Wisdom, or the Word of God. It was thus the wisdom of God that caused Him to become man. For us He was made foolishness. For us He emptied Himself, not only of His glory, but in the eyes of men He lacked that wisdom which is His special prerogative. 3. It was by the Divine Word that all things were created. "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. All things were made by Him, and without Him was made nothing that was made." Hence, all created things are framed by the Wisdom of God and are made after His likeness. We ought to respect all things in proportion as they reflect the divine perfections, even the flowers and the beasts of the field, and above all man, who bears the image of the Son of God. ~ Rev. Richard F. Clarke, S.J., The Devout Year (1893)

VENI SANCTE SPIRITUS June 2nd, 2026 ✧❁❁✧✿✿✧❁❁✧ ~ 20.— Tuesday after Trinity Sunday God the Son 1. The Second Person of the Blessed Trinity proceeds from the Father by an eternal generation. As the coequal and coeternal Son, He is, as it were, the model or pattern whose divine and infinite perfections are reflected in the works of God. By Him, as Creator of the world, the whole of this physical universe was made. "By Him are all things," says St. Paul. By Him, in the unity of the Father, is the HolyGhost Himself. Adore this mystery, which surpasses our limited understanding, and pray for a firm faith. (continued)

2 of 2 Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus ~ June 1st The Council of Trent says “must be,” which is a formula not of exhortation but of necessity; and it does not prescribe such penances as scourgings, hair shirts, or fasts, but speaks generally; and we cannot interpret the sense of these words with more discretion than by saying: “If you cannot perform certain exterior penances, you must nevertheless never neglect those interior penances which consist in the contrition and humiliation of the heart, saying with David: ‘Have mercy upon me, O God. . . . against Thee only have I sinned. . . . A contrite and a humble heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise.’ ” [Ps. l] Do you practice this penitential humility? O my God! Your sins are so numerous, and yet you live in absolute forgetfulness of them, as if you were innocent! Do you remember the obligation you are under to think often: “What have I done? What great evil have I done to offend God?” Pray to God that He may give you light to know the gravity of your sin, and you will have that continual sorrow which King David had, if you can say with him: ”I acknowledge my iniquities.” ~ Fr. Cajetan Mary da Bergamo (1660-1753), Humility of Heart. Tr. Herbert Cardinal Vaughan (1903).

St. Angela Merici Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus ~ June 1st 109. And also, after confession, you must remember the sins you have committed, in order to excite your heart to feelings of shame and sorrow, humbling yourself before God. But do you remember to exercise yourself in this humility? This is a humility of precept. “The whole life of the Christian must be one long penance.” [Sess. I, cap. ii] Thus speaks the holy Council of Trent, where the whole Church of Christ was assembled, and its dogmas are infallible not less in matters of morality than in those of faith. (continued)

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2 of 2 ~ 19.— Monday after Trinity Sunday 2. To the First Person of the Holy Trinity is especially appropriated the power of God. It was by an exercise of His power that He created theworld. His almighty power alone sustains it in being. All the angels are completely subject to His power, and even those who hate Him are utterly helpless in any attempt to resist Him. It is no want of power that causes God to permit the devils to fight against Him; it is in the interest and for the benefit of His saints and servants. 3. The thought of this power of God is very comforting when all seems to go wrong, and the Church is persecuted, and all kinds of accusations are brought against her, and her Supreme Head is robbed of his children by the enemy. In times of weakness we should ever remember the omnipotence of God. The day will come when all His enemies will be made His footstool. Do I rely as I ought on the power of God, and leave myself in His hands, to do with me as He sees fit? ~ Rev. Richard F. Clarke, S.J., The Devout Year (1893)

VENI SANCTE SPIRITUS June 1st, 2026 ✧❁❁✧✿✿✧❁❁✧ ~ 19.— Monday after Trinity Sunday God the Father 1. The first Person of the Blessed Trinity is the primeval fount whence all else proceeds. “Of Him are all things," says St. Paul (Rom. xi. 36). From Him proceed the Divine Word and the Holy Ghost. God the Father is first of the Three Persons, not in the order of existence, since all exist from all eternity, nor in order of dignity, since all are equal, but in order of origin. I, too, am from Him. The Eternal Father has deigned to fashion me. I owe my existence to Him. I depend upon Him in my every movement. In His presence, how can I venture to be independent? (continued)