Recognizing June 12, 2026, as the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus and honoring the Sacred Heart as the living sign of Christ's divine love, mercy, humility, and reparation for sin.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1370 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1370

Recognizing June 12, 2026, as the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of
  Jesus and honoring the Sacred Heart as the living sign of Christ's
         divine love, mercy, humility, and reparation for sin.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 15, 2026

Mr. Moore of West Virginia (for himself and Mr. Messmer) submitted the
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight
                         and Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION

Recognizing June 12, 2026, as the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of
  Jesus and honoring the Sacred Heart as the living sign of Christ's
         divine love, mercy, humility, and reparation for sin.

Whereas, on June 11, 2026, as we celebrate America's 250th year of independence,
        the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops consecrated our country to the
        Sacred Heart of Jesus;
Whereas, throughout the month of June, Catholics throughout the United States
        celebrate the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus;
Whereas the Sacred Heart of Jesus is the actual Heart of Christ and the visible
        sign of the eternal love of God, who ``is Love'';
Whereas the Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches that the prayer of the
        Church ``venerates and honors the Heart of Jesus'' and adores the
        incarnate Word and His Heart, which, out of love for mankind, He allowed
        to be pierced by our sins;
Whereas the Sacred Heart reveals the mystery of Christ crucified, whose side was
        opened on the Cross and from whose pierced Heart flowed blood and water,
        the signs of mercy, redemption, and sacramental life;
Whereas Saint John Paul II taught that ``the Sacred Heart has given us
        everything: redemption, salvation, sanctification'';
Whereas, on October 20, 1672, Saint John Eudes celebrated the Feast of the
        Sacred Heart for the first time;
Whereas Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, a Visitation nun in Paray-le-Monial,
        received revelations of Christ's Sacred Heart, in which Our Lord
        manifested the flames of His ardent charity and called the faithful to
        Holy Communion, Eucharistic adoration, reparation, and devotion to His
        Heart;
Whereas, in 1818, Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne founded the first American
        convent of the Society of the Sacred Heart in St. Charles, Missouri,
        established a school, and later became known to the Potawatomi Indians
        as ``the woman who prays always'';
Whereas, on July 4, 1988, Pope Saint John Paul II addressed those gathered to
        celebrate the canonization of this great American saint, calling her ``a
        valiant pioneer of the Gospel'';
Whereas devotion to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus has taken deep root in
        American Catholic life, enshrined in countless schools, hospitals, and
        parishes across the nation, including the Basilica of the Co-Cathedral
        of the Sacred Heart in Charleston, West Virginia;
Whereas the Gospel proclaimed on this solemnity records the words of Our Lord:
        ``Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of
        heart'';
Whereas the humility of the Sacred Heart stands as the divine antidote to pride,
        self-exaltation, and disordered love of self;
Whereas Christ, ``though he was in the form of God'', did not grasp at equality
        with God, but ``emptied himself'', taking the form of a servant and
        humbling Himself unto death, even death on a Cross;
Whereas the month of June should be marked by renewed devotion to the Sacred
        Heart of Jesus, acts of reparation for sin, prayer for priests, and
        public witness to the kingship of Christ over persons, families,
        communities, and nations;
Whereas the Christian family is called to enthrone the Sacred Heart in the home,
        recognizing the rule of Christ over domestic life and consecrating all
        joys, sufferings, labors, and duties to His love;
Whereas, in an age that often exalts pride as a virtue, Catholics are called to
        proclaim the truth that humility is not weakness, but conformity to
        Christ, who is meek and humble of heart; and
Whereas the Sacred Heart of Jesus remains the furnace of divine charity, the
        refuge of sinners, the source of mercy, and the sure remedy for the
        wounds of a world disfigured by sin: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of
        Jesus;
            (2) honors the Sacred Heart of Jesus as the sign and symbol
        of Christ's infinite love, mercy, humility, and redemptive
        sacrifice;
            (3) commends the Bishops of the United States who
        consecrated our country to the Sacred Heart of Jesus;
            (4) recognizes the historic significance of devotion to the
        Sacred Heart in the life of the Catholic Church in the United
        States;
            (5) affirms the importance of prayer, repentance,
        reparation, Eucharistic devotion, and the sanctification of
        priests;
            (6) rejects the exaltation of pride, self-idolatry, and
        rebellion against God as contrary to the Gospel and destructive
        to the human person;
            (7) encourages families, churches, and communities to renew
        devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus; and
            (8) calls upon all people of good will to seek the mercy of
        Christ, to practice humility, and to conform their hearts to
        the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.
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