On the solemn inauguration of the Jubilee Year of Mercy, symbolically initiated with the opening of the Door of Mercy on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015, it was fitting that we did so at the mother church of the diocese under the patronage of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The heart of Christ is far more than a symbol; it is the reality of Jesus’ love, which knows no bounds and is overflowing with mercy. In the church’s beautiful treasury of prayers, we have the Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in which we unite our hearts to the heart of Christ and plead for His mercy. Among those beautiful invocations, we pray:

Heart of Jesus, burning furnace of charity, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, full of goodness and love, have mercy on us. Click here to read the full article.