Speciality of the Heart

❤️Gospel Thoughts❤️

*Ordinary Season : 10th Week -  Friday*

*❤️Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus❤️*

*GOSPEL - Jn 19:31-37*

*First Reading - Hos 11:1, 3-4, 8c-9*

*SECOND READING - Eph 3:8-12, 14-19*

*❤️Speciality of the Heart❤️*

*1) Among the Human body part only heart❤️ is celebrated*

Human body has many parts. But except Heart we don't celebrate the feast of any other part of the Body 

We have only the feast of the  *sacred heart* ❤️of Jesus. In other words we don't celebrate the feast of the sacred eyes, ears, hands, legs, or any other part of the body 

So this tells us that heart has a  some special relevance to our life

*2) Heart ❤️ works from the beginning till the end*

Heart is one among the parts of body which works continuously without any rest 

From the moment we are born, till we die heart is the one which sustains our life 

The moment our heart stops working we no more exist. So heart is life itself 

*3) ❤️Hearts work is to purify*

One of the great works of the heart. 

It receives the contaminated blood and purrifies it and then sends it back to the entire system. 

The function purifying the blood by the heart is very important because without that we can't survive. 

It also tells us that how purification of various things (mind, thoughts, deeds) are important in our life.

*4) Hearts colour is red❤️*

Heart symbolises the red color because it contains the blood 

Once again blood is the symbol of life. Blood has life. 

So once again how heart is important in our life is highlighted*

*5) Heart is the symbol of Love❤️*

The moment we see this ❤️ symbol, we identify with heart and love 

One can't separate ❤️ this symbol from heart and love 

So ultimately heart is the symbol of Love. Whoever has heart has love and whereever there is love there is heart 

*6) It is the heart ❤️that gets affected and cries many times*

It is said that "my heart cries," "my heart was pained," "I could not bear this pain in my heart", - all these expressions will tell us that there is special feelings in the heart and thr heart responds to these feelings 

When the hearts gets disturbed or when heart gets troubled, person can't be at peace and he/she can't work 

So heart is closely connected with our emotional life 

*7) ❤️Heart is used to evaluate ones personality*

Many times we ca persons either having a  gentle heart or a cruel person 

When we say this person is cruel, one who does not have blood in the eyes, very rough and tough, no sympathy or mercy  - it directly speaks about their heart 

A person with gentle heart always becomes a loving, forgiving, humble, adjustable, person to everyone 

So heart speaks about the nature of the personality 

*8) Jesus' Heart❤️*

Jesus' Heart had All the above mentioned qualities 

It was a heart with speciality - full of love, mecry, forgiveness, sacrifice, sharing, sympathy, etc. 

The Heart of Jesus Speaks about His mission for the entire world  

The Heart of Jesus is the life and salvation of the entire human kind

*9) What about my Heart❤️?*

Which are the qualities I  have?

What can I do to have a heart like Jesus? 

*❤️Jesus meek and humble of Heart make my Heart like yours❤️*

*God bless you and your family. Praying for you and your dear ones*

*Fr Maxim Dsouza*

*Jeppu Seminary*

*Mangalore*