Spencer Sacred Heart Parish

Spencer Sacred Heart Parish We are a Catholic Church in Northwest Iowa serving a congregation of approximately 800 families.

Day 5 – Heart of Jesus, fountain of life and holinessThe love poured out from the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a constant so...
06/07/2026

Day 5 – Heart of Jesus, fountain of life and holiness

The love poured out from the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a constant source of renewal for the missionary spirit of the Church and our call to universal holiness. Servant of God Fr. Jules Chevalier, who founded the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in 1854, recited this daily prayer to remain close to the Sacred Heart.

Lord Jesus, Saviour of the world and source of holiness, look with kindness on all whom you have chosen to be Missionaries of your loving Heart. Ask your heavenly Father to keep us in your love, and sanctify us in the truth so that you may be glorified in us and we may reflect your goodness. Ask your Father to keep us from evil that we may always be united in bonds of love. As you are one with your Father, so may we be one with each other in your divine Heart, whose sentiments shall forever be ours and to which we consecrate ourselves in time and for eternity. Amen.

https://www.usccb.org/novena-sacred-heart-jesus --day-5-%E2%80%93-heart-of-jesus-fountain-of-life-and-holiness-

Today, as we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, the gospel reminds us that the Eucharist...
06/07/2026

Today, as we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, the gospel reminds us that the Eucharist is not just a symbol, but the true Body and Blood of Jessus, given so that we may have eternal life and remain united with Him. Receiving Christ in the Eucharist calls us to become more like Him.

Spend a few extra minutes in prayer before or after Mass this week, thanking Jesus for the gift of the Eucharist and asking Him to help you reflect His love to others.

As we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, join us in praying this traditional Prayer of Consecrat...
06/06/2026

As we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, join us in praying this traditional Prayer of Consecration to the Sacred Heart:

O Sacred Heart of Jesus, filled with infinite Love, broken by my ingratitude, pierced by my sins, yet loving me still; accept the consecration that I make to Thee of all that I am and all that I have. Take every faculty of my soul and body and draw me, day by day, nearer and nearer to Thy Sacred Heart, and there, as I can understand the lesson, teach me Thy blessed ways. Amen.

Day 4 - Heart of Jesus, patient and full of mercyPerhaps the most well-known reflection on the merciful heart of Jesus c...
06/06/2026

Day 4 - Heart of Jesus, patient and full of mercy

Perhaps the most well-known reflection on the merciful heart of Jesus can be found in the Divine Mercy devotion. Saint Faustina Kowalska, a 20th century Polish sister, revealed that Jesus appeared to her with rays emanating from his heart and instructed her to paint his image with the signature “Jesus, I trust in you,” and that all who venerate the image of Divine Mercy will not perish. Trusting in the endless mercy of Jesus, let us pray with Saint Faustina from the Chaplet of Divine Mercy.

Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion inexhaustible, look kindly upon us and increase your mercy in us, that in difficult moments we might not despair nor become despondent, but with great confidence submit ourselves to your holy will, which is Love and Mercy itself. Amen (Diary: Divine Mercy in My Soul, 950).

https://www.usccb.org/novena-sacred-heart-jesus --day-4-heart-of-jesus-patient-and-full-of-mercy

Today we celebrate the feast of St. Boniface (675-754), Bishop and Martyr. Born in England, Boniface was a Benedictine m...
06/05/2026

Today we celebrate the feast of St. Boniface (675-754), Bishop and Martyr. Born in England, Boniface was a Benedictine monk known as the Apostle to the Germans for his missionary work. One popular story recounts how Boniface cut down a tree dedicated to Thor, the Thunder Oak of Geismar. The tree fell to the ground in the shape of a cross. Nearby there was an evergreen tree. Boniface encouraged the people to worship the Christ-Child around the sign of endless life that points up to Heaven “with loving gifts and rites of kindness,” the origin of the Christmas tree! Boniface and 52 companions were martyred in 754.

In honor of his feast day, we pray for the courage to share the gospel with kindness and love.

St. Boniface, Pray for Us!

Day 3 - Heart of Jesus, worthy of all praiseSaint John Henry Newman took the episcopal motto Cor ad cor loquitur (“Heart...
06/05/2026

Day 3 - Heart of Jesus, worthy of all praise

Saint John Henry Newman took the episcopal motto Cor ad cor loquitur (“Heart speaks unto heart”), understanding that the Lord saves us by speaking to our hearts from his Sacred Heart. It was in the Holy Eucharist, the greatest form of praise to God, that Saint John Henry Newman cultivated his deepest encounter with the living heart of Jesus. Let us pray with Saint John Henry Newman so that we might hear the Sacred Heart speak to us when we praise and adore Jesus in the Eucharist.

O most Sacred, most loving Heart of Jesus, Thou art concealed in the Holy Eucharist, and Thou beatest for us still… I worship Thee then with all my best love and awe, with my fervent affection, with my most subdued, most resolved will. O my God, when Thou dost condescend to suffer me to receive Thee, to eat and drink Thee, and Thou for a while takest up Thy abode within me, O make my heart beat with Thy Heart” (Meditations and Devotions, London, 1912, Part III [XVI], par. 3, pp. 573-574).

https://www.usccb.org/novena-sacred-heart-jesus --day-3-heart-of-jesus-worthy-of-all-praise

May love and strength surround the family of Jane Domino during this challenging season! 💕Eternal rest grant unto her, O...
06/05/2026

May love and strength surround the family of Jane Domino during this challenging season! 💕

Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her. May her soul and all the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

You can find her obituary at www.warnerfuneralhome.com/obituaries/jane-domino

This weekend, we celebrate the Feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, also known as Corpus Christi.May this be...
06/05/2026

This weekend, we celebrate the Feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, also known as Corpus Christi.

May this beautiful feast draw us deeper into our love for Christ, who is truly present in the Eucharist.

See you at Mass!

Illuminating Catholics shines a light on pastoral letterBishop John Keehner was our guest and talked about his pastoral ...
06/04/2026

Illuminating Catholics shines a light on pastoral letter

Bishop John Keehner was our guest and talked about his pastoral letter, God so Loved the World (Sic Deus Delixit Mundum), when he encountered the image that is associated with the letter and what he hopes the faithful can take from reading the letter.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts, on the Diocese of Sioux City YouTube channel or at https://www.lumenmedia.org/illuminating-catholics-podcast.

Day 2 - Heart of Jesus, source of justice and loveWhen contemplating the Sacred Heart as the source of justice and love,...
06/04/2026

Day 2 - Heart of Jesus, source of justice and love

When contemplating the Sacred Heart as the source of justice and love, we connect Christ’s love for us with our love for others. As Pope Francis said in Dilexit Nos, “Our best response to the love of Christ’s heart is to love our brothers and sisters. There is no greater way for us to return love for love” (no. 167). As we meditate on the love Christ has for us, let us pray this Prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus for Love and Mercy.

Lord Jesus, You gave your life for us. Your Sacred Heart is ablaze with love. Your hand extends towards me, and towards all, offering love, mercy, and healing. Sacred Heart of Jesus may your love transform me. Burn away my hesitation that I may become your love and radiate your mercy. Amen.

https://www.usccb.org/novena-sacred-heart-jesus --day-2-heart-of-jesus-source-of-justice-and-love

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