Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

The Sacred Heart of Jesus by Salvador Dali: click on image for a larger version.

Today, May 30, is the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

I have posted Salvador Dali's painting of the Sacred Heart before and here again for the same reason: the beauty, the strength, the intensity and the raw humanity of the divine heart-for-us is so clear in this image.

This is not the passive Christ of so much religious art but rather the strong Christ of self-emptying love whose heart was crucified for us.

Here is a Christ I can imagine fishermen leaving their boats and nets to follow.

Here is a Christ strong enough to carry any burdens we might lay at his feet.

Here is a Christ with a heart robust enough to pump its Spirit through the universe; a heart tender enough to welcome any who seek refuge within it; a heart unafraid to expose itself that all might know its love and mercy; a heart ready for giving itself away from unfathomable depths; a heart big enough to be the very heart of God, made flesh, that our hearts might know God's love for us.

Cor ad cor loquitur!

To help us pray on this feast, here are the scriptures for today's Mass.

-ConcordPastor