The enthronement is bound essentially to the Holy Eucharist, for it aims to link the altar and tabernacle of the parish church with the altar and tabernacle of devotion in the home. The whole meaning of the devotion is to extend the grace of the Eucharist into the Christian home and from the Christian home to all the world.

The practice of the Enthronement of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the Home was begun by Father Mateo Crawley-Boevey of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. When Pope St. Pius X heard of the Enthronement, he told Father Mateo directly: "To save the family is to save society. The work you are undertaking is a work of social salvation. Consecrate your life to it."

Our Lord himself has provided us with a wonderful and effective way to welcome him into our homes. From 1673 to 1675, he appeared to Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, a nun of the Visitation Convent at Paray-le-Monial in France. He revealed to Saint Margaret Mary the great mystery of his infinite love for us, represented by his Sacred Heart. He asked that homes be consecrated to his Sacred Heart as a sign of his living presence with us in the Church, especially through the Holy Eucharist.

excerpts from an address by
Bishop Raymond L. Burke
The Diocese of La Crosse (Wisconsin)
Published in the Times Review newspaper, Oct. 12, 2000

1. I will give them all the graces necessary in their state of life.
2. I will give peace in their families and will unite families that are divided.
3. I will console them in all their troubles.
4. I will be their refuge during  life and above all in death.
5. I will bestow the blessings of Heaven on all their enterprises.
6. Sinners shall find in my Heart the source and infinite ocean of mercy.
7. Tepid souls shall become fervent.
8. Fervent souls shall rise quickly to great perfection.
9. I will bless those places wherein the image of My Heart shall be exposed and honored and will imprint My love on the hearts of those who would wear this image on their person. I will also destroy in them all disordered movements.
10. I will give to priests who are animated by a tender devotion to my Divine Heart the gift of touching the most hardened hearts.
11. Those who promote this devotion shall have their names written in my Heart, never to be effaced.
12. I promise you in the excessive mercy of my Heart that my all-powerful love will grant to all those who communicate on the First Friday in nine consecutive months, the grace of final penitence: they will not die in my disgrace, nor without receiving their Sacraments. My Divine Heart shall be their safe refuge in this last moment.

Enthronement Ceremony

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Links to Web Sites covering Devotion to the Sacred Heart and Enthronement:

Margaret Mary Alacoque page from Patron Saints Index
A wonderful resource for information on saints.

Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque Apostle of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Primarily a commercial site, there is some biographical material on St. Margaret Mary Alacoque