First Reading: (Romans 3:21–29)
Responsorial Psalm (Psalm 130)
Response: With the Lord there is mercy, and in Him is plentiful redemption.
Gospel: (Luke 11:47–54)
Reflection
Today the Church honors St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, the humble Visitation nun through whom our Lord Jesus Christ revealed the devotion to His Sacred Heart, a devotion that has since become a source of immense grace for the Church. Through her fidelity, love, and suffering, she showed that intimacy with Jesus begins in the heart- a heart purified by faith and inflamed with divine love.
In the readings, we see a beautiful harmony across all of them:
St. Paul teaches that righteousness comes not from works but from faith.
The Psalmist reminds us that God’s mercy is deeper than our sin.
Jesus exposes religious hypocrisy, urging us to live authentically from the heart.
These themes converge in the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the symbol of divine mercy, justice, and love. Like St. Margaret Mary, we are invited to bring our “scared and scarred hearts” to Him so that they may be remade and molded in His likeness, meek, humble, and burning with compassion.
In a world wounded by pride and indifference, devotion to the Sacred Heart remains a call to reparation and renewal. Through love, humility, and faith, we unite our own hearts to His, trusting that “with the Lord there is mercy and fullness of redemption.”
God bless you and have a wonderful day
Pal Ronnie
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