Sacred Heart
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Key facts
- Venerated in
- Catholic Church ( Eastern and Western ) Western Orthodoxy Anglican Communion Lutheranism
- Feast
- Third Friday after Pentecost
- Attributes
- Burning bloodied heart, surmounted with cross and thorns
- Influenced
- First Fridays Devotion
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Article
Sacred Heart of Jesus, Church of Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais, Paris, France
The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (Latin: Cor Jesu Sacratissimum) is one of the most widely practised and well-known Catholic devotions, wherein the heart of Jesus Christ is viewed as a symbol of "God's boundless and passionate love for mankind". This devotion to Christ is predominantly used in the Catholic Church, followed by high church Anglicans, and some Western Rite Orthodox. In the Latin Church, the liturgical Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus is celebrated on the third Friday after Pentecost. The 12 promises of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus are also popular.