DEVOTION
Devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
A devotion of the Catholic faithful
Veneration of the immaculate Heart of Mary as the seat of her purity, her love for God, and her maternal love for the Church.
background
Promoted by St. John Eudes in the 17th century. Pope Pius XII consecrated the world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary in 1942 in response to Our Lady of Fatima's requests.
practice Instructions
The Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of Mary falls on the day after the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart. First Saturdays are dedicated to acts of reparation to the Immaculate Heart, including Mass, Communion, confession (within 8 days), the Rosary, and 15 minutes of meditation.