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• The red color used in the Sacred Heart image recalls the blood Jesus poured out for us. Red also signifies the impassioned love of Jesus which is why he laid down his life for us.
• The heart typically is encircled with the crown of thorns that Jesus’s executioners placed on his head. The piercings represent the cuts caused by our sins and reminds us of how Jesus suffered on our account.
• A proper Sacred Heart image will show a gash on the lower portion of the heart. This gash is a remembrance of when the soldier thrust his lance into Jesus’ side to prove He was dead.
• Some images depict blood droplets flowing from the wound, reminding us that he underwent a painful, horrific death. The droplets also recall that Jesus said, “This is my blood of the covenant which will be shed on behalf of many for the forgiveness of sins.”
• The Sacred Heart of Jesus will have flames emitting above the upper, center of the heart. These flames symbolize the intense warmth of Jesus’ love.
• There is also a cross displayed in the midst of these flames. It is on the cross where Jesus most definitively proved the love in His heart for us.
• Finally, many depictions of the Sacred Heart will have rays of light beams radiating from the heart. The rays remind us that Jesus is the light of the world and His love enlightens the world.
  

1. I will give them all the graces necessary for their state of life.
2. I will give peace in their families.
3. I will console them in all their troubles.
4. I will be their refuge in life and especially in death.
5. I will abundantly bless all their undertakings.
6. Sinners shall find in my heart the source and infinite ocean of mercy.
7. Tepid souls shall become fervent.
8. Fervent souls shall rise speedily to great perfection.
9. I will bless those places wherein the image of my Sacred Heart shall be exposed and venerated.
10. I will give to priests the power to touch the most hardened hearts.
11. Persons who propagate this devotion shall have their names eternally written in my heart.
12. In the excess of the mercy of my heart, I promise you that my all-powerful love will grant to all those who will receive Communion on the first Fridays, for nine consecutive months, the grace of final repentance: They will not die in my displeasure, nor without receiving the sacraments; and my heart will be their secure refuge in that last hour.

Ladder of Divine Ascent excerpt: Step 7- "On Joy-Making Mourning"