The devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus was believed to have started in the 11th century, but the devotion didnt spread until Margaret Mary Alacoque, a French nun, began to receive multiple apparitions from Jesus starting in 1673. On December 27, 1673, Jesus appeared to Margaret Mary as she knelt before the Blessed Sacrament. Jesus told her of His great love for mankind and expressed His desire for her to make known His great love to all. Margaret Mary wrote that Jesus revealed to her, the marvels of His love and the inexplicable secrets of His Sacred Heart. Jesus continued to appear to Margaret Mary and made revelations to her until 1675. It wasnt until 1856, that Pope Pius IX decreed that the feast should be regularly celebrated throughout the world. During Jesus second apparition in 1674, He revealed His Divine Heart to Margaret Mary, and as Margaret Mary described, presented it to me in a throne of flames, more resplendent than a sun, transparent as crystal, with this adorable wound. And it was surrounded with a crown of thorns, signifying the punctures made in it by our sins, and a cross above signifying that from the first instant of His Incarnationthe cross was implanted into it and from the first moment it was filled with all the sorrow to be inflicted on it by the humiliations, poverty, pain, and scorn His sacred humanity was to endure throughout His life and during His sacred passion. During the third apparition, Margaret Mary saw a vision of Jesus with his five wounds shining like suns, as He then showed her His heart on fire with love for mankind. He revealed His dismay and sadness that His unyielding love is often ignored and even treated with indifference. He asked Margaret Mary to make up for this thanklessness of so many by receiving Holy Communion often, and particularly on the first Friday of each month. Jesus expressed to Margaret Mary, Behold this heart which has so loved men that it has spared nothing, even to the point of spending itself and being consumed to prove its love to them. And in return, I receive from most men only ingratitude because of their irreverence and sacrileges and the coldness and scorn they have for me in this Sacrament of love I will grant to all those who shall receive Communion on the first Friday of nine consecutive months the grace of final repentance; my Divine Heart becoming their assured refuge in that hour. During the fourth apparition, which became known as the great apparition, Jesus instructed Margaret Mary that the Feast of the Sacred Heart be celebrated each year on the Friday following Corpus Christi, in reparation for the coldness many have towards Jesus infinite love and compassion. Print: Circa 1930’s- This print shows the Sacred Heart of Jesus. A very pretty, serene piece. Litho/ print framed and behind glass. Condition: Good vintage condition. Frame has rubs/ frame paint & gesso loss/marks. Intact backing, with tape. It is very structurally sound. Please see the high resolution, super-sized pictures for exact condition and details. Frame Size: The frame measures approx. 21.45″ tall x 17.5″ wide measurements are approx. A desirable size for decorating! The item “Vtg Antique 30s Sacred Heart of Jesus Framed Litho Lithograph Print Gesso Art” is in sale since Monday, July 9, 2018. This item is in the category “Art\Art Prints”. The seller is “outmoders” and is located in Oregon, Illinois. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Dominican republic, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, El salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Montserrat, Turks and caicos islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion.
- Height (Inches): 21.45
- Color: Multi-Color
- Subject: Religious
- Style: Art Nouveau
- Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
- Originality: Original
- Artist: Unknown
- Print Surface: Paper
- Medium: Lithograph
- Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
- Width (Inches): 17.5
- Features: Framed
- Quantity Type: Single-Piece Work
- Date of Creation: 1900-1949