For this Sacred Heart Friday, I’m writing a short piece on the Sacred Heart and the Mystical Body of Christ.

St. Paul wrote that all Christians as members of Christ, so that with Him, they form one Mystical Body. (1 Corinthians 12:12-31) When one suffers, all suffer. When one rejoices, all rejoice. The Sacred Heart burns with love for all the members of the Mystical Body. Our acts of reparation for the sins of others help heal it.

I read somewhere that all sin is public; you may think your sin is a private matter but in reality, it causes harm to the Mystical Body. This is why we have to go to Confession. Even though we confess in private to the priest, it is considered public. And this is why when we make reparation for the sins of others, as is the key part of devotion to the Sacred Heart, then the Mystical Body can be healed.

Lift one another in prayer. “Iron sharpens iron,” (Proverbs 27:17.) We strengthen each other. Return the love of the Sacred Heart through acts of reparation. 

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