Immaculate Heart of Mary -- Catholic Devotional HD Wallpaper
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The Immaculate Heart of Mary -- one of the most beloved devotional images in Catholic Christianity -- is depicted here in rich and radiant HD: the Virgin Mary with her hand gently placed on her chest, her heart visible and aflame, surrounded by twelve roses and pierced by a single sword. Golden rays of divine grace emanate outward; her blue mantle and crown of twelve stars (from Revelation 12:1) complete the image of the Woman clothed with the sun. The devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary has deep roots in Catholic spirituality. St. John Eudes (1601-1680) developed the theological foundation; the visions of St. Catherine Labouré (1830, Paris) introduced the Miraculous Medal with the Heart of Mary surrounded by twelve stars; and the apparitions at Fatima (1917) gave the devotion its modern urgency -- Our Lady of Fatima specifically asked for the Consecration of Russia to her Immaculate Heart and the practice of the Five First Saturdays as reparation for sins against her heart. The sword piercing Mary's heart comes from the prophecy of Simeon in Luke 2:35 -- "and a sword will pierce through your own soul also" -- fulfilled at Calvary when Mary watched her Son die on the cross. The devotion to the Immaculate Heart is not about sentimentality but about compassion in the deepest sense of the word: com-passio, "suffering with." Mary's heart suffers with humanity because it loves with divine intensity. Consecrated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, her Immaculate Heart stands beside His as the model of complete love and surrender to God's will. This Catholic HD wallpaper is perfect for devotional display and sharing. Free download.
