Guanella News - Number 106 - 21 June 2017 -
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‘ The Heart of Jesus, model for our love ’
When visiting the Shrine of the Sacred cred Heart venerated at this altar. Jesus points to his heart as the answer to the pro- Heart in Como, we spend some time in blems of those who pray to Him. Jesus is front of the altar dedicated to the Sacred also standing on the globe to show his soli- Heart, the altar just in front of the one dedi- darity with our worries. cated to our Founder and Sr. Clare Bosatta. The Heart of Jesus is a ‘human heart’, a It is the altar where the Blessed Sacrament heart of ‘flesh’ like ours. It is in his human of our Savior is reposed. heart that the fullness of his divine love is The presence of Fr. Guanella and Sr. Clare manifested. Our special devotion to the so close to Jesus’ heart is assuring us that, like Heart of Jesus has to involve all our human the two lamps constantly lighted and carried senses, thoughts, words, actions, hardships by two Angels, they intercede the Lord for and joys. grace and blessing. While we celebrate the Solemnity of the ‘ Fr. Guanella itself told us that we were born The Heart of Jesus, Sacred Heart of Jesus, we celebrate the from the Sacred Heart of Jesus, from his model for our love’ mystery of the wounded Heart. depth of God’s He told us that love, a love that this Heart has to is shown throu- be the model of gh very simple our own love to signs, accessible the Father and our to everyone, as neighbor. It is not the simple signs a love exclusively of Jesus which built on sentiment, touched the on feelings, as the heart of people. devotion to the Even our smal- Sacred Heart is at lest human signs time painted. It of love and at- has to be, on the tention shown contrary, a devo- in our daily ser- tion built on the vice, when they solid faith on Jesus From the General are done in imi- as the supreme Council tation of Jesus, they have the great capacity manifestation of the love through which the to enter into the heart of the people we Father loves us as his beloved children. It is serve, and possess the same value of the the Father who instills in us the grace of li- human love of Jesus. stening to the cry of help from the poor and We should read again and again our Basic to go towards them with a merciful heart. Document For the Guanellian Mission, the Here we find the essence of our charism! PEG Only by participating to the love of Christ, we can truly be Servants of Charity. It is very meaningful the painting of the Sa-