The Sacred Heart of Jesus in our history

As early as the 11th century there was devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, but it was a private devotion. It was in 1670 that Fr. Jean Eudes encouraged the spread of the devotion but it really took off after St. Margaret Mary Alacoque had a "great apparition" where Jesus asked that the Feast of the Sacred Heart be celebrated on the Friday after the octave (eighth day) of the Feast of Corpus Christi in reparation for the ingratitude of humanity for the sacrifice that Christ made them.

The Sacred Heart of Jesus does not simply represent His physical heart, but His love for all of mankind. It is a day where we can ask if we are truly grateful for Christ's sacrifice.

Our first full time pastor, Fr. Henry Hoheisel (pastor from 1897 to 1939) had a strong devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and it was because of him that our school was originally named Sacred Heart Academy. So today is also a very good day to remember the roots of our school, which is also the namesake of our Sacred Heart Preschool.