Heart of Jesus Trail®
"Discovery"
Introduction to the pathway "Discovery"
On the occasion of 350th Anniversary, the sanctuary of Paray le Monial organised a large consecration campaign to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
For this, a 12-step journey is proposed in written, audio, and soon video format. This itinerary can be followed personally or communally and adapted according to local conditions.
Visit 100 minutes, In this section, we explain what consecration to the Heart of Jesus is, what it means and what is at stake, how to consecrate yourself and the practical ways in which you can live out this consecration in your everyday Christian life.
A 12-stage journey
Duration: 100 minutes
Introduction
1mother Step Presentation of the 350th anniversary jubilee and the preparation journey for consecration
From 27 December 2023 to 27 June 2025, the Jubilee of the 350th anniversary of the apparitions of the Heart of Jesus to Saint Margaret Mary at Paray-le-Monial will take place. It was an exceptional event, with the opening of the Jubilee Door on 27 December 2023 by the Apostolic Nuncio to France, Archbishop Migliore. On that day, the shrine officially joined the Pope's worldwide prayer network. More on this later...
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2nd Step Ten good reasons to dedicate yourself to the Heart of Jesus
The aim of this second stage is therefore to highlight the stakes of personal, but also family, parish, etc., consecration, so that all the faithful, laity and priests, get mobilised. Why consecrate my family, my parish, my diocese?
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I. The message of Paray
3nd Step God loved the world so much
The events of Paray-le-Monial took place at the end of the 1nd century. Three great apparitions of Jesus to Saint Margaret Mary focus the message that was delivered there, for the attention of all men. They took place between the end of December 1673 and June 1675.
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4nd Step To give love for love
We delve deeper into the message of Paray. After discovering how Margaret Mary experiences the love of Jesus' Heart for her, in the third stage, let us now hear the complaint He addresses to her, in this fourth stage.
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II. What is consecration?
5nd Step Through baptism, Jesus makes us enter into his consecration
In the first part of our journey, we explained the message of the apparitions of the Sacred Heart to Saint Margaret Mary. In this fifth stage, we enter a new section explaining what consecration is…
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6nd Step To renew one's baptism by consecrating oneself to the Heart of Jesus
The previous step reminded us that Jesus is the consecrated one and that he brings us into his consecration through baptism. This sixth step shows that consecration to the Heart of Jesus is a renewal of this baptismal consecration.
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III. How to consecrate oneself?
7nd Step A simple consecration ceremony
Source of devotion to the Sacred Heart, in the first part; after having explained what consecration to the Heart of Jesus is, in the second part; let's now see, in this seventh stage, how to live the process of consecration by proposing a simple outline.
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8nd Step Commentary on the Jubilee Prayer
The final step offered a simple plan for experiencing consecration to the Sacred Heart. In this eighth step, here is a commentary on the prayer for the 350th Jubilee.
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9nd Step Family and community dimensions of consecration
In so far as consecration is a renewal of baptismal consecration, as we have seen in the second part of our journey, it is a personal commitment offered to all, lay people, single, married, or religious, as well as to priests. We have proposed a simple way to live it, in the seventh step.
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IV. How to live out your consecration
10nd Step The enthronement of the image of the Sacred Heart in homes
Several initiatives have emerged following the apparitions at Paray to live a life consecrated to the Heart of Jesus. In this tenth stage, we will talk about enthronement. In the next, about the Guard of Honour and the Pope's Prayer Network…
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11nd Step The Pope's Prayer Network
Over the centuries, a great many initiatives have been set up to give practical expression to devotion to the Heart of Jesus. At this stage, I would like to introduce the Guard of Honour, founded by the Visitation, and the Pope's World Prayer Network, led by the Jesuits.
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