Today is the Memorial in honor of the Immaculate Heart of Mary on this 
Saturday following Corpus Christi. Devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary 
arose during the 17th Century in France, under the influence of Saint John 
Eudes. This devotion developed as a reflection of the Sacred Heart Devotion. 
This reflection is indicated by the date of this Mass, following that of the 
Sacred Heart. In 1942, on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the apparitions at 
Fatima, Pope Pius XII consecrated the entire world to the Immaculate Heart of 
Mary. In today's Mass we consider the interior, spiritual life of the Blessed 
Mother.
    Today's Gospel, after narrating the episode of the young Jesus in the 
Temple, states that Mary kept all these things in her heart. So in this Mass 
we think about Mary's memories - her sorrows and her joys.
    

Today's Prayer

Father, you prepared the heart of the Virgin Mary to be a fitting home for your Holy Spirit. By her prayers may we become a more worthy temple of your glory. Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Spiritual Communion Prayer

Please join us with this prayer in asking the Lord Jesus to be with you.

Act of Spiritual Communion My Jesus, I believe that You are in the Blessed Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I long for you in my soul. Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I know You have already come. I embrace You and unite myself entirely to You; never permit me to be separated from You.

Today's Petition & Prayer Requests
Today's Homily

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