family and reminds parents
of God’s love and care for
them and calls them to
assume their Christian
responsibility for one
another, their children and
the wider community. It
places strong emphasis on
Eucharistic spirituality and
forms families to participate
in liturgical prayer. Family
members are encouraged to
become a leaven in society,
bring the message of
Christ’s love to others and
work to bring about a just
and peaceful world.
What to do if you want
to have the
Enthronement in your
home?
If you wish to have the
Enthronement ceremony in
your home, you may contact
the National Center of the
Enthronement by phone or
email for help on how to
proceed or request
information on available
resources which step out the The Enthronement
process very simply. There may
also be lay promoters of this Of The
apostolate in your area who
Sacred Heart
would be willing to be of
assistance to you at your in the Home
request.
“God always knocks on the doors of our
hearts. He likes to do that. He goes out
from within. But do you know what he
likes best of all? To knock on the doors of
families. And to see families which are
united, families which love, families
which bring up their children, educating
them and helping them to grow, families
which build a society of goodness, truth
and beauty”. Pope Francis Philadelphia,
9/15/2015
National Enthronement Center
PO Box 111
What you need to
Fairhaven, MA 02719-0111
Tel (508) 999-2680
Email necenter@sscc.org
know.
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Why have the
Enthronement of the
Sacred Heart in your
home?
Do you believe in the love
and mercy of Jesus? In
these troubled times does he
sometimes feel distant and
unapproachable? Do you
wish to experience his
presence more intimately in
your own life and in the life
of your family? When Jesus
was with his disciples before
he ascended into heaven his
followers were grieving and
unsure what to do when he
departed; Jesus reassured
them promising that he
would be with them always
(Mt 28, 20). Jesus keeps
that promise and you can
experience the continued
presence of the Risen Lord
in your own life and in the
lives of your family through
the Enthronement of the
Sacred Heart in your family.
The Beginning reflect on God’s infinite love
for us as revealed in the
In seventeenth century France
Scriptures and made
a Visitation nun, now known
manifest in the heart of
as St. Margaret Mary, received
Christ: A call to stir up the
a request from Jesus to
gift of faith received in
proclaim to the world the
Baptism to become wit-
message of his compassionate
nesses of God’s infinite love
love and concern for all people
for us both in the home and
in spite of their indifference
in the market place.
and sinfulness. He promised
her that all persons who made Today
a sincere faith commitment of
The family’s response to
their lives to God and honored
God’s love is expressed in a
him by reverencing an image of
domestic ritual or Enthrone-
the Sacred Heart - a symbol of
ment Ceremony where the
his love for us – in their homes
families install an image of
would be blessed.
the Sacred Heart in a place
Fr. Mateo of honor in the home and
make a pledge or covenant
Years later Fr. Mateo Crawley
—an Act of Consecration —
Boevey, a priest of the
of their allegiance to Jesus
Congregation of the Sacred
as the Lord and King of the
Hearts of Jesus and Mary,
family.
reflecting on this message of
the Sacred Heart to St. A Blessing for the
Margaret Mary and influenced Family
by the spirituality of his
The Enthronement of the
religious family, felt called to
Sacred Heart is a source of
respond to this appeal of the
strength of blessing for the
Lord. He invited families to