“Every time I hear anyone speak of the Sacred Heart of Jesus or of the Blessed Sacrament I feel an indescribable joy. It is as if a wave of precious memories, sweet affections and joyful hopes swept over my poor person, making me tremble with happiness and filling my soul with tenderness. These are loving appeals from Jesus who wants me wholeheartedly there, at the source of all goodness, his Sacred Heart, throbbing mysteriously behind the Eucharistic veils… I love to repeat today ‘Sweet Heart of my Jesus, make me love You more and more.'” (Blessed Pope John XXIII, Journal of a Soul)
I ran across the above quote from the autobiography of Blessed Pope John XXIII, and I couldn’t help but ask myself a question…
“Do I feel the same way?”
While my first answer was a resounding “Yes!”, I started to think of all those occasions when I’ve daydreamed while at Mass, of the all the times I passed up stopping in at the adoration chapel to pay a visit to Jesus who gave up His life for my salvation, of those times when I sinned and caused disappointment and sadness to be felt in Our Lord’s Sacred Heart.
While I do love Jesus and try to visit and receive Him frequently, I still think that I?have some work to do.? I’m going to take the late Holy Father’s recommendation and make that last line my frequent prayer.?
Sweet Heart of my Jesus, make me love You more and more.
