On the feast of the Sacred Heart we honour Jesus in his self-giving love for mankind. In this meditation we consider that:

• The blood and water that flowed from Jesus’ open side on the cross symbolise his love for us “to the end”
• God loves us with both “eros” and “agape”
• Jesus explained to St Margaret Mary Alacoque why he wanted a new feast established in honour of his Sacred Heart
• In answer to Jesus’ question to Peter, “Do you love me”?, we can ask ourselves how much we love him.
• Because we have been given more, we should love God more
• A letter from St Margaret Mary affords us points to consider in our prayer