Virgin · Remembered on October 16
St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
St. Margaret Mary Alacoque is remembered on October 16 in Bless’s calendar of saints. Below: a short life and 2 sourced quotations in their own words.
| Remembered on | October 16 |
|---|---|
| Title | Virgin |
| Died | 1690 |
| In their own words | 2 sourced quotations |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | None left in the published calendar (through December 31, 2028) |
Life
A Visitation nun of Paray-le-Monial to whom Christ showed his heart — ‘which has so loved men’ — in revelations between 1673 and 1675, asking for a feast, reparation, and the communion of First Fridays.
Dismissed as deluded by her community until the Jesuit Claude de la Colombière discerned her sanity and sanctity, she lived to see the devotion take root. The Sacred Heart feast now belongs to the whole Church.
In their own words
Each quotation names the work it comes from. Bless quotes these in the comments beside the verses listed under In Scripture.
Behold this Heart which has so loved men that It has spared nothing, even to exhausting and consuming Itself, in order to testify to them Its love.
Do not be afraid to abandon yourself totally to God; He will not let you down.
In Scripture
In Bless, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque’s words appear in the comments beside these verses. This page’s labels say how each is linked: “on this verse” means the saint wrote about that very verse; “on this theme” means the quotation shares its theme. Scripture is quoted from the Catholic Public Domain Version.
On this theme
They were divided by the wrath of his countenance, and his heart has drawn near. His words are smoother than oil, and they are arrows.
Psalm 54:22 · CPDV Beside their words: “Do not be afraid to abandon yourself totally to God; He will not let you down.”
On this theme
No one has a greater love than this: that he lay down his life for his friends.
John 15:13 · CPDV Beside their words: “Behold this Heart which has so loved men that It has spared nothing, even to exhausting…”
On this theme
Instead, one of the soldiers opened his side with a lance, and immediately there went out blood and water.
John 19:34 · CPDV Beside their words: “Behold this Heart which has so loved men that It has spared nothing, even to exhausting…”
On this theme
Cast all your cares upon him, for he takes care of you.
1 Peter 5:7 · CPDV Beside their words: “Do not be afraid to abandon yourself totally to God; He will not let you down.”
In the calendar
The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Margaret Mary Alacoque. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.
Readings
No dates are left in Bless’s published calendar, which runs through December 31, 2028. St. Margaret Mary Alacoque keeps October 16 in Bless’s calendar of saints: see the saints of October.
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