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=St. Marguerite Marie Alacoque or St. Margaret Mary Alacoque =

St. Marguerite Marie Alacogue was born on July 22 1647 in L'Hautecour, Burgundy, France. As a child she suffered from rheumatic fever and was bedridden for five years until she was fifteen, but was healed by a vision of the Virgin Mary. Which made her want to devote her life to God. I am amazed at how she had such strong faith in God and his plan for her even though she suffered so much. It is easy to blame God and lose your faith when you suffer.

She became a nun at the Visitation convent of Paray-le-Monial in 1671. In 1673 to 1675 she had many visions of Jesus speaking to her and showing her his heart. On December 27 1673 she began to have revelations in which Jesus informed her she was his instrument to spread the devotion of his sacred heart. He instructed her in a devotion that became known as nine fridays and the holy hour and asked that the feast of the Sacred Heart be established.



 No one in her convent beleived that she had visions, but Blessed Claude La Colombiere the confessor believed her and said the visions were real. In 1683 Mother Melin was elected superior and elected St. Marguerite Alacogue as her assistant and all disbelief of her visions in her convent ended. The convent celebrated the feast of the Sacred Heart in 1686 privately. In 1688 a chapel was built the Paray-le-Monial to honor the Sacred Heart. I wonder how she kept persevering to spread the word about the sacred heart when everyone said she was lying about her visions



She died at the Paray-le-Monial on October 17 1688. She was canonized in 1920. The devotion of the Sacred Heart was approved by Pope Clement XIII in 1765. Her feast day is October 17.



Sources romafelix.com catholic.org newadvent.org

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