WHAT IS MEANT BY THE PROMISES MADE TO ST. MARGARET MARY?

New Zealand Tablet, 19 January 1922, Page 45

WHAT IS MEANT BY THE PROMISES MADE TO ST. MARGARET MARY?

They are principally twelve spiritual favors or rewards revealed by Our Lord to the saintly nun Margaret, the undying lover and chosen advocate of Devotion to the Sacred Heart, and through her He promised these to all , who would show a particular love and tender affection for His Adorable Heart. They are as follows: I'* I shall give them all the graces necessary for their station in life. 2. I' will give peace to their families. & . 3. I will console them in all their sufferings.

4. I will be their sure refuge in life and especially at their death. 5. I will pour abundant blessings over all their undertakings. 6. Sinners will find in My Heart the source and the infinite sea of mercy. 7. Careless souls will become zealous. 8. Zealous souls will rapidly attain great perfection. 9. I will bless the homes in which the picture of My Sacred Heart is erected and venerated. 10. To priests I will give the grace to move even the hardest hearts. 11. The names of those who try to spread the devotion shall be inscribed in My Heart and never be erased therefrom. 12. In the overflowing Mercy of My Heart I s promise thee that My all-powerful love will grant the grace of penitence at the end of life to all those who, on the first Fridays of nine consecutive months, receive Holy Communion. They will not die without grace, nor without the sacraments, for in this last moment My Sacred Heart will be their sure refuge, •