The Resting Place: Finding Daily Peace in the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Treasury of Catholic Devotions)
Language: English
Published by Pgm Publishing, 2026
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- Title
- The Resting Place: Finding Daily Peace in the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Treasury of Catholic Devotions)
- Author
- Martin, Edward P
- Publisher
- Pgm Publishing
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 13
- 9798951095039
The Resting Place: Finding Daily Peace in the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a practical Catholic guide to Sacred Heart devotion, prayer, reparation, the First Friday devotion, the Twelve Promises, and deeper communion with Jesus Christ. Catholic author and theologian Edward P. Martin draws on Scripture, Catholic tradition, and the spirituality of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque to show how devotion to the Sacred Heart can become a path toward trust, prayer, interior peace, and greater love for Christ in everyday life.
We live in a world that demands constant motion.
But you were created for more than relentless activity. You were created for communion with God.
For centuries, Catholics have turned to the Sacred Heart of Jesus as a powerful sign of Christ's divine and human love-a Heart that loves, suffers, forgives, and continually invites us to return.
The Resting Place explores the history and spiritual meaning of this beloved Catholic devotion while showing how its central message can speak to Christians surrounded by noise, distraction, anxiety, and constant demands.
Inside this Catholic guide, readers will discover how to:
• Understand the Sacred Heart of Jesus - Explore the biblical and theological meaning of the Heart of Christ and the development of Sacred Heart devotion in Catholic spirituality.
• Encounter St. Margaret Mary Alacoque - Discover the Visitation nun whose visions and spiritual mission played a central role in spreading devotion to the Sacred Heart.
• Understand the Twelve Promises - Examine the traditional promises associated with devotion to the Sacred Heart without treating them as magical formulas or automatic guarantees.
• Explore the First Friday Devotion - Understand the Catholic practice associated with receiving Holy Communion on nine consecutive First Fridays and its connection with devotion to the Sacred Heart.
• Practice Reparation - Discover the meaning of reparation and how prayer, sacrifice, patience, Eucharistic devotion, and ordinary acts of love can be offered to Christ.
• Make the Sacred Heart Part of Daily Life - Incorporate prayer and devotion into an ordinary schedule without allowing spiritual practices to become another source of pressure.
• Find Rest in Christ - Learn to bring burdens, failures, worries, and daily responsibilities before Jesus with greater confidence in His mercy and love.
• Learn from the Saints - Encounter Catholics who discovered in the Heart of Christ a school of trust, mercy, surrender, and love.
The Sacred Heart is ultimately about Jesus.
It is not merely an image, a collection of prayers, or a list of promises. Every authentic expression of Sacred Heart devotion points beyond itself toward the person of Jesus Christ and the mystery of His love.
That is why this centuries-old devotion can speak so powerfully to modern life.
The world tells us to move faster, accomplish more, remain constantly available, and fill every quiet moment. The Sacred Heart offers another invitation: remain with Christ, trust His love, and allow prayer to become a place of encounter rather than another task to complete.
For Catholics seeking to understand the Sacred Heart of Jesus, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, the First Friday devotion, the Twelve Promises, reparation, Eucharistic devotion, Catholic prayer, and traditional Catholic spirituality, The Resting Place offers an accessible path toward making devotion to the Heart of Christ part of everyday life.
You do not need a perfect prayer life to begin.
Step away from the noise. Turn toward Christ. And discover the invitation to rest in His Sacred Heart.
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