{"id":433,"date":"2020-09-25T14:39:14","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T12:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salve-corda.org\/?page_id=433"},"modified":"2022-03-23T12:00:46","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T11:00:46","slug":"a-quoi-sert-une-devotion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/salve-corda.org\/en\/a-quoi-sert-une-devotion\/","title":{"rendered":"What's the point of devotion?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What's the point of devotion? \n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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To understand the important spiritual role of devotions, we need to return to the fundamental question: why are we here on Earth? To praise, love and serve God with all our soul, strength and spirit. But this is no easy task (especially today!), as the infinite dimension of God<\/strong> makes him far from us, who are finite beings.<\/p>

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To facilitate this necessary link with God, there is a \"intermediate \"body<\/strong> between him and us: the Saints, the Angels, the Blessed Virgin and finally Christ himself, God made man. Thanks to their closeness to our state, they enable us to take a step closer to God.<\/p>

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Devotions are attachments of the heart<\/strong> to the people of this intermediate \"body\". Through their example, the attachment we feel guides us, facilitates our prayer and helps us to progress towards the love of God. That's why these devotions are so important.<\/p>

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The immense richness of this \"intermediary body\" means that there are a multitude of devotions... to suit everyone<\/strong> who are spiritually unique. But among all these personal and particular devotions, there is one that is general to all the faithful, superior to all others<\/strong>devotion to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Why devotion to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary is above all others<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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For the very object of devotion is Christ himself, the Son of God, and the Blessed Virgin his Mother, who has been elevated to the pinnacle of creation (including above the angels).<\/p>

Then, this devotion was brought to us by Christ and the Blessed Virgin in person and they indicated to us\u00a0its fundamental importance for modern times<\/b>\u00a0(without excluding others, of course). The Popes have widely taught this importance.<\/p>

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\"\u00a0La d\u00e9votion au Sacr\u00e9-C\u0153ur de J\u00e9sus-Christ (et celle au C\u0153ur Immacul\u00e9e de Marie) a pour auteur J\u00e9sus-Christ m\u00eame. C’est lui qui l’a r\u00e9v\u00e9l\u00e9e, qui en a command\u00e9 l’institution, qui en a expliqu\u00e9 la nature, qui en a enseign\u00e9 la pratique, qui en a prescrit la forme et la m\u00e9thode, enfin, qui a promis de r\u00e9pandre ses gr\u00e2ces sur ceux qui s’y d\u00e9voueraient. \u00bb\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/i><\/span>Father of\u00a0<\/i>Gallifet<\/i><\/p>

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The Popes have widely emphasized the importance and fundamental nature of the hearts of Jesus and Mary:<\/p>

\u00ab\u00a0Dans cette forme de la d\u00e9votion, n’y a\u2011t\u2011il pas la\u00a0synthesis of all religion\u00a0<\/span><\/u>et plus encore la norme d’une vie plus parfaite, capable d’acheminer les \u00e2mes \u00e0 conna\u00eetre plus profond\u00e9ment et plus rapidement le Christ Seigneur, \u00e0 l’aimer plus ardemment, \u00e0 l’imiter avec plus d’application et plus d’efficacit\u00e9 ? \u00bb.<\/span><\/em><\/p>

Pope Pius XI<\/p>

\u00ab Le Christ Notre\u2011Seigneur, en montrant son C\u0153ur tr\u00e8s sacr\u00e9, a voulu retenir d’une fa\u00e7on extraordinaire et singuli\u00e8re les esprits des hommes pour qu’ils contemplent et honorent le myst\u00e8re de l’amour mis\u00e9ricordieux de Dieu \u00e0 l’\u00e9gard du genre humain. \u00bb<\/span><\/em><\/p>

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