THE LEAGUE OF THE SACRED HEART

The League of the Sacred Heart has been organized in this parish since March of 1925. The parish was divided into small areas and promoters were appointed to collect subscriptions and to deliver leaflets and Messengers. Through the years the number of promoters dwindled leaving the workload to

a very few. In April of this year eleven new promoters were installed bringing the number to the original twelve.

Membership is open to all Catholics; men, women and children. There are only two simple requirements: enrollment and the Morning Offering. Other practices are also encouraged, namely Mass and Holy Communion especially the First Friday Observance, devotion to Mary by reciting daily at least one decade of the beads, the celebration of the Feasts of Christ the King and the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Through the Morning Offering by which we offer up our prayers, works, joys and sufferings of each day to the Lord Jesus, our whole day is offered in prayer. This Morning Offering can be made quickly and easily as one goes off to work or to school. It seems most appropriate for today’s world. And fortunately in Stella Maris Parish, this devotion is still very much alive and is enjoying a renewal at the present time.

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