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 After devotion  to  the  Passion  and  the Blessed Sacrament  would  come  devotion  to the  Sacred  Heart. This devotion  always existed in  the  Church,  but,  in  its  earliest  ages, it was  confined  to  what  I  may  call  highly educated, refined  souls. It has  become  the great popular  devotion. At the  same  time, these three  devotions  are  so  intertwined,  so logically  connected,  as  to  be  inseparable. It would scarcely  be  possible  for  a  person  to have  devotion  to  the  Passion  and  Blessed Sacrament without  having  devotion  to  the Sacred Heart,  and  vice  versa. On the  one hand. Our Lord,  in  those  revelations  made to the  Blessed  Margaret  Mary,  always  speaks of Calvary  and  the  Blessed  Sacrament  as  the great outcomes  of  the  love  of  His  Sacred Heart for  man;  while,  on  the  other,  when  I seek  the  reason  for  devotion  to  the  Sacred Heart, I  at  once  find  it  in  that  great heart-love which  made  Him  die  for  and remain forever  with  me  in  the  Blessed  Sacrament.

Besides keeping  well  in  mind  that  the  end  of devotion  is  to  become  one  by  imitation  with the object  loved,  these  three  devotions  are the best  for  this  purpose,  because  they  bring us into  personal  contact  with  Our  Lord,  and