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Sacred Heart of Jesus
Also called: Feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Sagrado Corazón (Spanish)
Friday of the week after Corpus Christi (19 days after Pentecost)
Anglican
The feast honoring the physical heart of Jesus as the symbol of his divine love for humanity. Deeply connected with the visions of St.
Margaret Mary Alacoque (17th century) in Paray-le-Monial, France, and the revelations given to her by Christ. It usually falls on or around Friday of the week after Corpus Christi (19 days after Pentecost).
It is especially important in Anglican traditions. Explore pilgrimage holidays — browse options on Eden.
At a glance
- Type
- solemnity
- Date type
- Moveable (changes with Easter)
- Regions
- Global
- Themes
- Passion & Death, Covenant, Mission
- Liturgical colour
- White
Common questions
Sacred Heart of Jesus is observed on Friday of the week after Corpus Christi (19 days after Pentecost). Moveable feasts shift each year; fixed feasts stay on the same calendar date.
The feast honoring the physical heart of Jesus as the symbol of his divine love for humanity. Deeply connected with the visions of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque (17th century) in Paray-le-Monial, France, and the revelations given to her by Christ. The devotion to the Sacred Heart became one of the defining popular devotions of 19th–20th century Catholicism, promoted by the Jesuits and closely linked
It is associated with Anglican. It falls in the Ordinary Time season of the liturgical year.