At the half-way mark of the year (already!!!) June is fittingly dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. We have just completed the Easter Season and now during Ordinary Time, we travel with Jesus during his public life, listen to his teachings, and take time just to BE with him. The image of the Sacred Heart underscores the great love Jesus has for each of us and tries to share with us. The flame eminating from his exposed heart is as direct as one can get in trying to express a deep love. Surrounding the heart is a crown of thorns reminding us of how Jesus' love endured excruciating pain to fully express itself and bring about our salvation through his death and resurrection. A noted speaker, Fr. Martin Lucia, also notes that it is a sign of the pain that Jesus continues to endure as a result of our indifference to his proffers of love: his presence in the Eucharist at Mass and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. We are always too busy to spend some time with this Friend, this Friend of Friends...yet he continues to long and thirst for a few moments of our attention. Most likely we cannot be popping into a Blessed Sacrament Chapel or even a church (almost always locked), but we can "adore" by recalling his love, offering ours, and just by saying a thank you frequently during the day. His love knows no bounds, but it is ours that needs to expand. The exuberance of popular Rogers and Hammerstein song, "June Is Bustin' Out All Over" might lead us to a slight modification: "Love Is Bustin" Out All Over"...Jesus love for us and ours for him.
Bro. Rene
I will be on a mini-retreat with some faculty members tonight and tomorrow and will not be able to provide a slice of bread until Sunday.
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