Thought for the Day – 3 June – “Month of the Sacred Heart” – Meditations with Antonio Cardinal Bacci (1881-1971)
The Love of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Revealed in the Gospel
“The whole life of our Saviour was motivated by love for us, from the moment of birth to the moment of death.
Let us recall to mind, an incident of particular significance; Jesus was at the gate of Nain when a funeral procession came out from the City.
The only son of a poor widow had died.
He was all that she had in life.
The Heart of Jesus was moved with compassion.
He stopped the procession, recalled the young man to life and restored him to his mother.
Once, when Jesus was preaching in the desert, He was surrounded by a multitude who had followed Him there, without giving thought to material necessities.
His Heart was touched by th sight of this hungry crowd.
“I have compassion on the crowd,” (Mk 8:2) He said and performed the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves.
One day, Jesus saw a poor woman in tears who was surrounded by a group of men who were planning to stone her.
She was an adulteress and this was the penalty commanded by the law of Moses.
But Jesus looked into the soul of the unfortunate woman and saw, that she was repentant.
He looked into the hearts of the men who had condemned her and saw, that they were full of evil.
“Let him who is without sin among you,” He said, “be the first to cast a stone at her.”
At this, her accusers went away.
Jesus turned to the woman, “has no-one condemned thee,” He asked her.
“Neither will I condemn thee. Go thy way and from now on, sin no more” ((Jn 8:1-2).
Let us recall the touching parables of the prodigal son and the lost sheep.
Let us recall all these pages in which the human-divine love of Jesus is forcefully shown and we shall feel eager to return such great love, to weep for our sins and to live entirely for Jesus, as He lived entirely for us.
Antonio Cardinal Bacci
PART ONE HERE:
https://anastpaul.com/2020/06/03/thought-for-the-day-3-june-the-love-of-the-sacred-heart-of-jesus-revealed-in-the-gospel/
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