Every time I hear anyone speak of the Sacred Heart of Jesus or of the Blessed Sacrament I feel an indescribable joy. It is as if a wave of precious memories, sweet affections and joyful hopes swept over my poor person, making me tremble with happiness and filling my soul with tenderness.
Interpretation
The quote expresses deep joy and emotional warmth associated with the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Blessed Sacrament.
Pope John XXIII reflects on the profound emotional impact that the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Blessed Sacrament have on him. He describes a wave of joyful memories and tender emotions that envelop him whenever these sacred subjects are mentioned, highlighting the powerful connection between faith and personal happiness.
In practice
In a sermon about faith, you might quote this to inspire happiness in your congregation.
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Let us love God my brothers, let us love God. But let it be with the strength of our arms and the sweat of our brow.
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Oh, Brethren, it is sickening work to think of your cushioned seats, your chants, your anthems, your choirs, your organs, your gowns, and your bands, and I know not what besides, all made to be instruments of religious luxury, if not of pious dissipation, while ye need far more to be stirred up and incited to holy ardor for the propagation of the truth as it is in Jesus.
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