About this episode

This episode discusses the challenges of loving God in light of the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the historical context of Jansenism.

The devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a devotion to Our Lord's immeasurable love. Although the Sacred Heart devotion had been around since the Middle Ages, its prominence came at a crucial point in ecclesiastical history, namely during the spread of Jansenism in France during the 17th century. Contrary to the belief in God's mercy, Jansenism taught that we can never be pleasing to God. As fallen and fallible humans who are often consumed by our own desires, we find it difficult to return love to Our Lord despite His great love for us. However, His love, and the unfathomable patience that comes with that love, never abates. 📺 View / Listen to this Sermon on YouTube > 🔊 Subscribe to the SSPX Sermons podcast to get every episode > 🎤 Browse our Sermons Archive on SSPXpodcast.com > 📳 Subscribe to the SSPX on YouTube > ❤️ Like this sermon? Support this apostolate > What is the SSPX Podcast? The SSPX Podcast is produced by Angelus Press , which has as its mission the fortification of traditional Catholics so that they can defend the Faith, and reaching out to those who have not yet found Tradition. What is the SSPX? The main goal of the Society of Saint Pius X…

Topics covered

• devotion
• love of God
• Jansenism
• Catholic Faith
• spirituality

Keywords

• Sacred Heart
• Jansenism
• love of God
• Catholicism
• spiritual life

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SSPX, Angelus Press

Books & works: Sacred Heart of Jesus

Places: France

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