Description
The Immaculate Heart of Mary is a traditional Christian devotion contemplating the interior life of the Virgin Mary—her love for God, her maternal love for Christ, and the joys and sorrows she experienced throughout his life.
The Gospel of Luke repeatedly draws attention to Mary’s interior contemplation, describing her as keeping and pondering events in her heart. Devotion to Mary’s heart developed over centuries and became particularly widespread beginning in the seventeenth century; in modern Catholic devotion it also became closely associated with Fatima. Vatican
Here Mary is portrayed with her heart visible upon her breast and surrounded by flowers, while one hand rests over her heart. The imagery invites contemplation of Mary’s purity, tenderness, obedience, and enduring love for her Son.
Devotional themes: maternal love, purity, contemplation, obedience to God, consolation and prayer.
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