London: Flying the flag of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Jun 10th, 2025

This Saturday, 14 June, a group of Christians will process from St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Church, Wandsworth East Hill, London, SW18 2QU, to and around Wandsworth Town Hall, a short walk from the Church.

The Procession will begin after the 10.30am Mass at St Mary Magdalen's. Canon Martin Edwards, the parish priest, will bless the Flag during the Mass and, during the Procession, will consecrate Wandsworth Borough to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

A large banner of the Sacred Heart of Jesus will be carried to and around the Town Hall, along with similar but smaller flags and balloons. The Procession will also include readings from Scripture, singing of hymns and prayers. We will conclude the Procession with the prayer below.

The Group is encouraging devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The Christian tradition of marking the month of June as the month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and flying the Sacred Heart flag goes back over 400 years.

Jesus appeared to St Margaret Mary Alacoque, a French Visitation nun and mystic who lived 1647-1690. Jesus appeared to her and showed her His heart and instructed her to promote devotional practices. The symbol of the burning Sacred Heart of Jesus depicted on the Sacred Heart flag represents the burning love Jesus has for every person.

St Thérèse of Lisieux prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

O my God! I offer Thee all my actions of this day for the intentions and for the glory of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. I desire to sanctify every beat of my heart, my every thought, my simplest works, by uniting them to its infinite merits; and I wish to make reparation for my sins by casting them into the furnace of its Merciful Love.

O my God! I ask of Thee for myself and for those whom I hold dear, the grace to fulfil perfectly Thy Holy Will, to accept for love of Thee the joys and sorrows of this passing life, so that we may one day be united together in heaven for all Eternity.

Amen

LINKS

St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Church, Wandsworth: www.stmarymagdalens.co.uk/

Sacred Heart: https://sacredheart24.uk/

St Margaret Mary Alacoque: www.indcatholicnews.com/saint/298

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