HC Inventory: B43JX-0029
Vintage Holy Prayer Card
The Sacred Heart of Jesus
St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
For sale is a Vintage Holy Card of St. Margaret Alacoque with the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Card is blank on back short of 400-176 and the printed in Italy marking.
I was unfamiliar with this Saint - so from Wikipedia under the "Visions" section for her:
"In this monastery Alacoque received several private revelations of the Sacred Heart, the first on 27 December 1673, and the final one 18 months later. The visions revealed to her the form of the devotion, the chief features being reception of Holy Communion on the first Friday of each month, Eucharistic adoration during a "Holy hour" on Thursdays, and the celebration of the Feast of the Sacred Heart.[8] She stated that in her vision she was instructed to spend an hour every Thursday night to meditate on Jesus' Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane. The Holy Hour practice later became widespread among Catholics.[9][10]
On 27 December 1673, the feast of St. John, Margaret Mary reported that Jesus permitted her to rest her head upon his heart, and then disclosed to her the wonders of his love, telling her that he desired to make them known to all mankind and to diffuse the treasures of his goodness, and that he had chosen her for this work.
Initially discouraged in her efforts to follow the instruction she had received in her visions, Alacoque was eventually able to convince her superior, Mother de Saumaise, of the authenticity of her visions. She was unable, however, to convince a group of theologians of the validity of her apparitions, nor was she any more successful with many of the members of her own community, and suffered greatly at their hands. She eventually received the support of St. Claude de la Colombière, S.J., the community's confessor for a time, who declared that the visions were genuine. In 1683, opposition in the community ended when Mother Melin was elected Superior and named Margaret Mary her assistant. She later became Novice Mistress,[7] and saw the monastery observe the Feast of the Sacred Heart privately, beginning in 1686. Two years later, a chapel was built at the Paray-le-Monial to honor the Sacred Heart.
Alacoque died on 17 October 1690."
Card measures approximately 4 inches top to bottom by 2 1/8 inches across.
An Original pre-owned item in VERY NICE condition. The colors are beautiful, rich and vibrant. Light blemish on back. Near perfect. This is a very beautiful card.
A lovely addition to your Holy Card Collection.
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