“Yet even now,” says the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; and rend your hearts and not your garments.” Return to the LORD, your God, for He is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and relents from sending calamity.” Joel 2:12-13 […]
Sacred Heart
Miles Christi 2021 – “Call to Battle” – 3rd Annual Croatian Men’s Conference
Miles Christi 2021 Over the weekend of the 5-7th of March, 2021, the third annual Croatian Catholic Men’s conference – Miles Christi 2021, was held at St Benedict’s retreat Centre, Gross Vale. The conference saw 70 men, some with their sons, come together in Bratovstina, prayer, worship and hearing talks centred around the theme for […]
REPRINT EDITION OF THE MEMORIAL BOOK PUBLISHED ON THE CONSECRATION OF CROATIAN YOUTH TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS 1900
A reprint of the Memorial book on the Consecration of Croatian Youth to the Sacred Heart of Jesus from 1900 was published in Zagreb, Croatia, Christmas 2020. This reprint edition of the Memorial was published on the occasion of the 120th anniversary, of this unique event in the history of the Catholic Church in Croatia. […]
Pod Barjakom Presvetog Srca Isusova – Part 2 (Consecration of Croatian Youth to the Sacred Heart of Jesus)
In the year 2000, it was the one-hundred-year anniversary of the monumental event when over 160,000 young Croatian’s in 1900, consecrated themselves to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The memory of this consecration has remained in the Croatian people to this day: one of the most popular 20th century Croatian religious hymns “Do nebesa nek […]
Pod Barjakom Presvetog Srca Isusova – Part 3 (1910 – Year of renewal of the Consecration)
1910 – Year of renewal of the Consecration For the 10th anniversary of 1910, a renewal of the consecration was organised. A booklet – “Celebration of Croatian Youth 1910”, about Petar Perica on pg64, printed 40,000 copies – spiritually prepared the renewal of consecration and was led by the central committee under the auspices of […]
Pod Barjakom Presvetog Srca Isusova – Part 4 (The 100th anniversary of the consecration)
The 100th anniversary of the consecration – a challenge in 2000 The first article announcing the renewal of the 1900 consecration, on the tenth anniversary was in Glasnik Srca Isusova written with these words: ” If this first tenth anniversary is celebrated solemnly, then every further one, especially the fifth, which some young people will […]
Crusade of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
The Knights of the Precious Blood are honoured to take up the Crusade for the Sacred Heart of Jesus started by our forefathers at the dawn of the 20th century. We aim to foster and develop in our current generation a deeper understanding and appreciation of the true meaning of, and treasure within, the devotion […]
Pod Barjakom Presvetog Srca Isusova – Part 1 (120th Anniversary)
I am convinced that God has a special plan for us Croatians. A few days ago, Divine Providence led me to learn that 120 years ago, in the Jubilee year that marked the turn of the 20th century, a truly astonishing, phenomenal event occurred in the history of our people. In that year, on the […]
Enthronement of the Sacred Heart according to Father Mateo Crawley-Bœvey
Enthronement of the Sacred Heart according to Father Mateo Crawley-Bœvey (see Note:1) Imprimi Potest: William J. CONDON, SS.CC, Provincial Nihil Obstat: Vincent DAVIS, SS.CC, Censor Deputatus Imprimatur: + Patrick A. O’BOYLE, Archbishop of Washington November 30, 1955 Promises of Our Lord to families who honour His Sacred Heart 1. I will give them all the […]
Sacred Heart of Jesus – Part 4 (History of The Enthronement)
Consecration to the Sacred Heart is defined as the “formal dedication of oneself, of one’s family, community, society, or even of the whole human race to the sacred Heart of Jesus. Consecration implies a total surrender to the Saviour in gratitude for his blessings in the past and as a pledge of fidelity in the […]