An impact of Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque on the spirituality of the Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Cover Image

Wpływ św. Małgorzaty Marii Alacoque na duchowość Zgromadzenia Księży Najświętszego Serca Jezusowego
An impact of Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque on the spirituality of the Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Author(s): Stanisław Gruca
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History of Church(es), Theology and Religion, Systematic Theology, Pastoral Theology
Published by: Wyższe Seminarium Misyjne Księży Sercanów
Keywords: Leon John Dehon;Margaret Mary Alacoque;revelations;Heart of Jesus;love;reparation;sacrifice suffering;charism;

Summary/Abstract: The article presents an impact of the message of Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque on the spirituality of the Congregation founded by servant of God Father Leon John Dehon. Analysis of the addressed issue consists of three parts. The first part will touch the periphrasis of the spiritual parallels and concurrence of some of the stages of life of Fr. Dehon and saint Margaret Mary. In the next part the influence of the saint from Paray le Monial on the development of the spirituality of the institute during the time of Fr. Dehon will be underlined. The last part will show the spiritual connection of the Congregation with the legacy of the saint from Paray le Monial and its actualization in the contemporary world. The immediate ideas of founding Congregation that has the reparation as one of its feature Fr. Dehon drew not only from the revelations of Saint Margaret Mary. In his writing works one can find his personal experience of love of the Sacred Heart and introduction of all the elements of unction towards God in his newly establish religious community. The final stage of crystallization of the spirituality of the Congregation revealed full of dynamism view of Fr. Dehon on the cult of Jesus’ Heart, reinterpretation of the core of such cult and its location in the ever changing reality. The message from Paray le Monial still finds its clear mark in the normative documents of the Institute. The influence of Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque on the spirituality of the Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus has always been distinct and constituted a source of inspiration for consecutive generations of Dehonians. At present the message from Paray le Monial should be viewed in the context of „dynamic fidelity” to the charism of the Founder.

  • Issue Year: 38/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 29-50
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Polish