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 me, to do all he can to establish this devotion.”

It is evident from the context of this revelation, 1. That Jesus Christ wishes to establish a particular devotion to his sacred heart. This it what his words express, this is what he asks of this holy soul. He declares that nothing can be more agreeable to him. He therefore commands her to address herself to his servant, and desire him to do all that he can to establish this devotion. He will have it to be a particular festival, and appoints a day for its celebration. 2. It is equally evident that all this is to be understood of the heart of Jesus, in its proper and natural sense, and not in a metaphorical sense. It is evident from his opening and showing his heart; Behold the heart, &c., he speaks of the heart which he shows. It is this heart he wishes to be honoured by a particular festival. We can give no other sense to the repetition of the word heart, in this revelation, without offering violence to the words and to the actions of Jesus Christ. Again, it is evident, that wherever this