Thought of the Day June 15, 2020 Heart of Jesus
This coming Friday we will celebrate
the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. This week I will share with you
reflections on this mystery.
Love has always been associated with
the heart, so it was only natural that the love of God became represented by a
heart, the heart of his Son Jesus. In him, God the Father revealed his infinite
love for us.
The Church was born from the pierced
heart of Jesus on the cross. In the first creation, Eve was born from the side
of Adam. In the new creation, the Church was born from the side of Jesus. The
Bride from the Heart of the Bridegroom! When the soldier thrust his lance into
Jesus’ side, immediately blood and water flowed out.
Saint John Chrysostom had this to say
about this passage: “Beloved, do not pass over this mystery without thought;
it has yet another hidden meaning, which I will explain to you. I said that
water and blood symbolized baptism and the holy Eucharist. From these two
sacraments the Church is born: from baptism, the cleansing water that gives
rebirth and renewal through the Holy Spirit, and from the holy Eucharist. Since
the symbols of baptism and the Eucharist flowed from his side, it was from his
side that Christ fashioned the Church, as he had fashioned Eve from the side of
Adam … As God took a rib from Adam’s side to fashion a woman, so Christ has
given us blood and water from his side to fashion the Church. God took the rib
when Adam was in a deep sleep, and in the same way Christ gave us the blood and
the water after his own death.”
Reflect on this mystery of God's love.
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