What happens when we come APOSTOLATE , . before the enthroned Image of , INC the Sacred Heart of ? “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give When family members spend a you rest. Take my yoke upon you, night hour of reparation praying and learn from me, for I am meek before the Image (at least once a month) they experience a new and humble of heart; and you will depth of love, self giving, and find rest for your souls. For my awareness of God’s Indwelling yoke is easy, and my burden light” Presence in their souls. (Mt 11: 28-30).

The hour of prayer before the Image of the King of Love (made EUCHARISTIC ADORATION between 9 pm and 6 am) becomes an act of reparation for the sins of AND THE ENTHRONEMENT the world which are so frequently committed during the night hours.

As we view His Image we think of "God no longer simply stands His living beating Heart present before us as the One who is in the and we adore totally Other. He is within us, Him in Spirit in all the tabernacles throughout the world. and we are in him. His dynamic enters into us and then seeks to spread outwards to others until it These hours of reparation begin to change our hearts; as we become fills the world, so that his love can more loving— others are drawn truly become the dominant towards Jesus, vocations to the measure of the world." priesthood and consecrated life are fostered, and the Social Reign of Benedict XVI 8-21-05 the Sacred Heart begins to spread outward from our family.

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How does the Sacred Heart of WORSHIP IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH Jesus reveal God’s Love for us? “Holy is in itself the Church's greatest Jesus lived and died for us and His Sacred act of adoration” (Benedict XVI; 6-10-07). Heart was pierced on the Cross to open for us the fountain of Baptism and the Holy Eucharist. “Adoration outside Holy Mass prolongs and intensifies what has taken place in the liturgical celebration” (Benedict XVI; 6-10-07).

“Indeed, in the Eucharist, worship become union: union with the living Lord and then with his Mystical Body” (Benedict XVI; 3-13-09). At Holy Mass we enter into the Heart of Jesus offered as the perfect sacrifice to How can we continue to adore the Merciful Heart of Jesus Perpetual the Father through the Holy Spirit. Sacred Heart in our everyday lives? Adoration Chapel RochesterRochester,, NH When we are in love with someone we We are created by Love to enjoy the want to live with and be united with of Love between the that person. Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit forever. Jesus is in love with us and desires to be invited into our families through the Although sin separates us from this Love, Enthronement of an Image of the Father sends His Son into the We receive the Heart of Jesus into His Sacred Heart. world enthroning Him as King and our own bodies at Holy Communion, anointing Him with His Spirit, “Thy and in His Heart all the other members throne, O God, is forever and ever. . . of His Mystical Body joined to Him When we enthrone Jesus as King we are God, thy God, has anointed thee with through Baptism. entering into an action of the Father the oil of gladness...” (Heb 1:8, 9) and we receive a deeper anointing of the Holy Spi rit. The Holy Spirit overshadows Mary and the Sacred Heart of Jesus is conceived and enters the Holy Family.

With Jesus as their center Joseph and Mary enter ever more deeply into the Jesus remains physically present in all the self giving Love in Whose Image they consecrated hosts throughout the world are created, and they guide us on our and He invites us to spend time adoring own journey out of sin and back into His Eucharistic Presence and deepening the Heart of God. our friendship with Him.