Sacred Heart of Jesus By Pompeo Batoni. Public domain
The Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary
The Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary
During the month of June, the Church honors the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. These two hearts remind us of God’s infinite love and of Mary’s loving response to that love.
The Sacred Heart of Jesus symbolizes Christ’s boundless mercy, compassion, and self-giving love for humanity. Through His Heart, pierced on the Cross, Jesus reveals His desire to draw all people to Himself and to offer forgiveness, healing, and peace.
The Immaculate Heart of Mary reflects a heart completely united to God’s will. Mary’s heart was filled with faith, humility, and maternal love as she accompanied her Son throughout His life, suffering, death, and resurrection. She continues to lead us closer to Jesus and encourages us to trust in Him.
Together, the Hearts of Jesus and Mary invite us to grow in love, prayer, and holiness. By contemplating their example, we learn to open our own hearts more fully to God and to serve others with charity and compassion.
Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us.
Faith, Art and Devotion
The Classic Parallel Portraits (Diptych) Jesus and Mary are most famously depicted in side-by-side or mirror-image portraits. In these sets, they share nearly identical color palettes (usually red and blue), both gesturing toward their exposed, glowing hearts. The Sacred Heart of Jesus is shown as an inflamed heart circled by a crown of thorns and topped with a cross, while the Immaculate Heart of Mary is wrapped in a wreath of roses and often pierced by a single sword, echoing Simeon’s prophecy.
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English: Painting of Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary by Vicente López Portaña (19 September 1772 – 22 July 1850) Spanish painter, considered one of the best portrait painters of his time.
The work of the Sacred Hearts is part of the donations made to the Real Monasterio de la Visitación de Santa María by its founder, the Infanta Doña María Francisca de Asís de Braganza y Borbón.
The theme represented is original by Vicente López. Various versions of the same theme are known by the artist, this painting being the most complete from an iconographic point of view.
Follow The Monthly Themes. One month at a time. July is upcoming!
- January: The Holy Name of Jesus
- February: The Holy Family and Preparation for Lent
- March: St. Joseph and the Season of Lent
- April: Easter and the Resurrection of the Lord
- May: Mary, Mother of God and Mother of the Church
- June: The Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary
- July: The Precious Blood of Jesus
- August: The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- September: Our Lady of Sorrows and the Holy Cross
- October: The Holy Rosary
- November: The Communion of Saints and the Holy Souls
- December: Advent, Christmas, and the Immaculate Conception
This image is commonly attributed to Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato (1609–1685), known as Sassoferrato. He was an Italian Baroque painter especially known for serene and devotional images of the Virgin Mary and Child, painted in a style inspired by Raphael. The calm expression, soft modeling of the faces, smooth finish, and deep blue and red Marian colors are all characteristic of his work.
July
Feast of the Visitation of Our Lady —–July 2
[Instituted in 1385 by Pope Urban IV.]
Our Lady of la Carolle —– 3 [Paris, France]
Our Lady of Miracles —– 4 [Avignon, France]
Dedication of Our Lady of Cambray —– 5 [Arras, France]
Our Lady of D’Iron —– 6 [Dunois, France]
Our Lady of Arras —– 7 [Netherlands]
Our Lady of Kazan —– 8 [Russia]
Our Lady of Coutances —– 9 [France]
Our Lady of Boulougne —– 10 [France]
Our Lady of Clery —– 11 [Orleans, France]
Our Lady of Lure —– 12 [Avignon, France]
Image of Our Lady of Chartres —– 13 [France]
Our Lady of the Bush —– 14 [Portugal]
Our Lady of Molanus —– 15 [Jerusalem]
Our Lady of Mount Carmel—–16
Our Lady of Campitelli —– 17 [Italy]
Our Lady of Victory —– 18 [Toledo, Spain]
Our Lady of Moyen Point —– 19 [Peronne, France]
Our Lady of Grace —– 20 [Paris, France]
Our Lady of Verdun —– 21 [Lorraine]
Our Lady of Safe Hiding or Safety —– 22 [Overloon, Holland]
Our Lady of Premontre —– 23 [Lancaster, England]
Our Lady of Cambron —– 24 [France]
Our Lady of Lac Bouchet —– 25 [Quebec]
Our Lady of Faith —– 26 [Cauchy]
Our Lady of Faith —– 27 [Gravelines]
Victory of the Turks Through Our Lady’s Intercession —– 28
Our Lady of Deliverance —– 29 [Madrid Spain]
Our Lady de Gray —– 30 [France]
Our Lady of the Slain —– 31 [Lorban, Portugal]
June
Our Lady of the Star —–June 1[Aquileia, Italy]
Our Lady of Edessa —– 2 [Asia Minor]
Our Lady of Sasopoli —– 3 [Italy]
Our Lady of the Hill —– 4 [Lombardy, italy]
Our Lady of Haut, Hainault, France —– 5
Institution of the Nuns of the Visitation of Our Lady
by St. Francis de Sales —– 6
Our Lady of Marienthal —– 7 [Germany]
The Immaculate Heart of Mary [Novus Ordo]
and Our Lady of Alexandria, Egypt —–June 8
Our Lady of Montorello, Italy
and Our Lady of Ligny, Lorraine, France —– 9
Our Lady of Cranganor —– 10
[India: the Church was built by one of the Three Magi.]
Our Lady of Esquernes —– 11 [Flanders]
Apparition of Our Lady to St. Herman —– 12 [France]
dedication of the Church of Our Lady of Sichem —– 13 [Belgium]
Our Lady of Arras —– 14 [France]
Our Lady of the Taper —– 15 [England and Wales]
Our Lady of Aix la Chapelle —–16 [Germany]
Our Lady of the Forest —– 17 [Brittany, France]
Appearance of Our Lady to St. Agnes Montepulciano —– 18 [Italy]
Our Lady of Monte Senario —– 19 [Florence, Italy]
Our Lady of Consolation —– 20 [Luxemburg]
Our Lady of Matarieh —– 21 [Cairo, Egypt]
Our Lady of Narni —– 22 [Italy]
Our Lady Justienne at Carthage —– 23
Our Lady of the Rosary [Our Lady of the Cape] —– 23 [Canada]
Our Lady of Clos Evrard —– 24 [Trier, Germany]
Divine Motherhood of Our Lady —– 25 [Declared at the Council of Ephesus, 431.]
Our Lady of Meliapore —– 26 [East Indies]
Our Lady of Perpetual Help—–June 27
Institution of the Angelus of Our Lady —– 28 [Europe]
Our Lady of Buglose —– 29 [France]
Our Lady of Calais —– 30 [France]
May
Our Lady, Queen of the May—–May 1
Our Lady of Oviedo —– 2 [Spain]
Our Lady of Jasna Gora —– 3 [Poland]
Our Lady of the Helper —– 4 [Normandy, France]
Our Lady, Queen of the Apostles —– 5
Our Lady of Miracles in the Church of Our Lady of Peace —– 6 [Rome]
Our Lady of Haut The Seven Joys of Our Lady —– 7
Our Lady of Pompeii —– 8
Our Lady of Loreto —– 9 [Ancona, Italy]
Dedication of Constantinople to Our Lady
and Our Lady of Saussaie —– 10 [Paris, France]
Our Lady of Aparecida, Patroness of Brazil
and Apparition of Our Lady to St. Philip Neri —– 11
Our Lady of Power —– 12 [Aubervillers, France]
Our Lady of Fatima—–May 13
and Dedication Our Lady of Martyrs, Rome
Our Lady of Bavaria —– 14
Our Lady of France —– 15
Apparition of Our Lady to St. Catherine of Alexandria —–16
Our Lady of Tears —– 17 [Spoleto, Italy]
Dedication of Our Lady of Bonport Abbey —– 18 [Diocese of Evreux]
Our Lady of Flines —– 19 [Douay]
Dedication of the Church of La Ferte in Honor of Our Lady —– 20 [Burgandy, France]
Our Lady of Vladimir, Russia and Our Lady of Sweat, Salerno, Italy —– 21
Our Lady of Monte Vergine —– 22 [Naples, Italy]
Our Lady of Miracles of Brescia —– 23 [Italy]
Our Lady Help of Christians—–May 24
Our Lady of the Way—–May 24
Our Lady the New —– 25 [Jerusalem]
Our Lady Queen of Caravaggio —–May 26
Our Lady of Naples —– 27 [Italy]
Feast of the Relics of Our Lady —– 28 [Venice, Italy: Portions of her veil, etc.]
Our Lady of Ardents —– 29 [Arras, France]
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Mexico —– 30
Queenship of Mary and Our Lady Mediatrix of All Graces—–May 31
April
Our Lady of Tears —– April 1 [Sicily]
Our Lady of the Highest Grace, Dominican Republic
and Our Lady the Great, Poitiers, France —– 2
Apparition of Our Lord to Our Lady and the Apostles In the Upper Room —– 3
Our Lady of Grace —– 4 [Normandy, France]
Our Lady of Divine Providence —– 5 [Cussanio, Italy]
Our Lady of the Conception —– 6 [Flanders]
Our Lady of Puig —– 7 [Valencia, Spain]
Our Lady of the Valley —– 8 [Sicily]
Our Lady of Myans —– 9 [Savoy, France]
Our Lady of Laval —– 10
Our Lady of Fourviere —– 11 [France]
Our Lady of Charity —– 12 [Cuba]
Our Lady of Mantua —– 13
Our Lady of Guam —– 14
Our Lady of Keiff —– 15 [Russia]
Our Lady of Victories —–16 [In the Church of St. Mark, Venice, Italy]
Our Lady of Arabida —– 17 [Portugal]
Our Lady of Lyons —– 19 [France]
Our Lady of Schier —– 20 [Bavaria]
Institution of the Confraternity of the Immaculate Conception —– 21 [Toledo, Spain]
Our Lady of Betharam —– 22 [France]
Our Lady of Mende —– 23 [Africa]
Our Lady of Bonaria, Patron of Sardinia —– 24
Dedication of the Lower Holy Chapel in Honor of Our Lady —– 25 [Paris, France]
Our Lady of Good Counsel—–April 26
Our Lady la Moreneta —– 27 [Spain]
Our Lady of the Oak, Anjou, France and Our Lady of Quito, Eucador —– 28
Our Lady of Faith —– 29 [Amiens, France]
Our Lady of Africa —– 30 [Algiers]
March
Our Lady Della Croce, Crema, Italy—–March 1
Our Lady of Apparitions, Madrid, Spain —– 2
Our Lady of Angels, Toulouse, France and
Our Lady of Longport, Valois, France —– 3
Our Lady of de la Guard, Marseille, France—– 4
Our Lady of Good Help, Montreal, Canada —– 5
Our Lady of Nazareth, Portugal —– 6
Our Lady of the Star, Portugal —– 7
Our Lady of Virtues, Lisbon, Portugal —– 8
Our Lady of Savigny, France —– 9
Our Lady of the Vine, Tuscany, Italy —– 10
Our Lady of the Forests—– 11[Portugal and Britain]
Our Lady of Miracles, St. Maur des Fosses, France —– 12
Our Lady of the Empress, Rome, Italy —– 13
Our Lady de la Breche —– 14 [Chartres, France]
Our Lady of Underground —– 15 [Chartres, France]
Our Lady of the Fountain —– 16 [Turkey]
Our Lady of Ireland —– 17
Our Lady of Mercy of Savona —– 18
Solemnity of St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary —–19
and The Beautiful Lady —– 19 [France]
Our Lady of Calevourt —– 20 [Brussels, Belgium]
Our Lady of Bruges —– 21 [Flanders, where a lock of Our Lady’s hair is preserved.]
Feast of the Seven Sorrows and Our Lady of Citeaux, France —– 22
The Seven Dolors of Our Lady—–Friday of Passion Week
The Compassion of Our Lady Friday—–After Passion Sunday
Our Lady of Victories—–March 23
Annunciation—–March 25
[Sometimes transferred to April depending on Lent.]
Our Lady of Soissons —– 26 [In the Frech Abbey, one of the shoes of Our Lady is kept.]
Apparition of Our Lord to Our Lady as He Was Risen —– 27
[In accord with the original date of Easter]
Our Lady of Castelbruedo —– 28 [Catalonia, Spain]
Apparition of Our Lady to St. Bonet —– 29
Re-establishment of the Chapel of Our Lady of Boulogne-sur-mer —– 30
Our Lady of the Holy Cross of Jersualem—–March 31
February
The Purification of Mary—–February 2 | Our Lady of Good Success (Nuestra Señora del Buen Suceso) Quito, Ecuador—-February 2 (Marian Apparition)
Our Lady of Saideneida, Damascus—–3
Our Lady of Fire, Forli, Italy—–4
Dedication of the First Church of Our Lady by St. Peter, Tortosa, Italy—–5
Our Lady of Louvain, Belgium—–6
Our Lady of the Bowed Head or Our Lady of Grace, Rome—–7
Abbey of Our Lady of the Lily, France—–8
Our Lady of the Bells, Cathedral of Saintes, France—–9
Our Lady of the Dove, Bologna, Italy—–10
Our Lady of Lourdes, France—–February 11 (Marian Apparition)
Our Lady of Argenteuil, Paris—–12
Our Lady of Pellevoisin, France—–13
Our Lady of Bournourg, Flanders—–14
Our Lady of Paris, France—–15
Our Lady of the Thorn, Chalons-sur-Marne, France—–16
Our Lady of Constantinople, Turkey—–17
Our Lady of Laon, Rheims, France—–18
Our Lady of Good Tidings, Lempdes, France—–19
Our Lady of Bolougne sur Mer, France—–20
Our Lady of Bon Port, France—–21
Our Lady of Succor, Rennes, France—–22
Our Lady of the Rocks, Salamanca, Spain—–23
Feast of the The Procession of Pope St. Gregory
with Painting of Our Lady by St. Luke, Rome—–24
Our Lady of Victory, Turkey
and Our Lady of Great Power, Quebec, Canada—–25
Our Lady of the Fields, Paris—–26
Our Lady of Light, Lisbon, Portugal and Palermo, Italy—–27
Institution of the Monastery of the Annunciation, France—–28
January
The Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God—–1
Our Lady of Sichem, Belgium—–3
Our Lady of Treves, Italy—–4
Our Lady of Abundance or Prosperity, Italy—–5
Our Lady of Cana—–6
Our Lady of Egypt—–7
Our Lady of Prompt Succor, New Orleans, Louisiana—–8
Our Lady Beyond the Tiber, Rome and
Our Lady of Mercy of Absam, Austria—–9
Our Lady of the Guides, Turkey—–10
Our Lady of Prompt Succor, Louisiana, USA—–15 | Our Lady of Banneux, Belgium,—– January 15 (Marian Apparition)
Our Lady of Montserrat and Our Lady, Refuge of Sinners—–16
Our Lady of Pontmain (Our Lady of Hope), France—January 17 (Marian Apparition)
Our Lady of Dijon, France—–18
Our Lady of Gimout, France—–19
Our Lady of Tables, France—–20
Our Lady of Consolation, Rome—–21
Betrothal of Our Lady and St. Joseph—–22
Espousals of Our Lady and St. Joseph—–January 23
Our Lady of Damascus—–24
Translation of the Winding Sheet and Tomb of Our Lady—–25
Our Lady of Long Fields, Spain—–26
Our Lady of Life—–27
Our Lady of Good Succor, France—–28
Our Lady of Châtillon sur Seine, France—–29
Our Lady of the Rose, Italy—–30
Apparition of Our Lady to Bl. Angela de Foligno—–31
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