[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1370 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 1370
Recognizing June 12, 2026, as the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of
Jesus and honoring the Sacred Heart as the living sign of Christ's
divine love, mercy, humility, and reparation for sin.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 15, 2026
Mr. Moore of West Virginia (for himself and Mr. Messmer) submitted the
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight
and Government Reform
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RESOLUTION
Recognizing June 12, 2026, as the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of
Jesus and honoring the Sacred Heart as the living sign of Christ's
divine love, mercy, humility, and reparation for sin.
Whereas, on June 11, 2026, as we celebrate America's 250th year of independence,
the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops consecrated our country to the
Sacred Heart of Jesus;
Whereas, throughout the month of June, Catholics throughout the United States
celebrate the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus;
Whereas the Sacred Heart of Jesus is the actual Heart of Christ and the visible
sign of the eternal love of God, who ``is Love'';
Whereas the Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches that the prayer of the
Church ``venerates and honors the Heart of Jesus'' and adores the
incarnate Word and His Heart, which, out of love for mankind, He allowed
to be pierced by our sins;
Whereas the Sacred Heart reveals the mystery of Christ crucified, whose side was
opened on the Cross and from whose pierced Heart flowed blood and water,
the signs of mercy, redemption, and sacramental life;
Whereas Saint John Paul II taught that ``the Sacred Heart has given us
everything: redemption, salvation, sanctification'';
Whereas, on October 20, 1672, Saint John Eudes celebrated the Feast of the
Sacred Heart for the first time;
Whereas Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, a Visitation nun in Paray-le-Monial,
received revelations of Christ's Sacred Heart, in which Our Lord
manifested the flames of His ardent charity and called the faithful to
Holy Communion, Eucharistic adoration, reparation, and devotion to His
Heart;
Whereas, in 1818, Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne founded the first American
convent of the Society of the Sacred Heart in St. Charles, Missouri,
established a school, and later became known to the Potawatomi Indians
as ``the woman who prays always'';
Whereas, on July 4, 1988, Pope Saint John Paul II addressed those gathered to
celebrate the canonization of this great American saint, calling her ``a
valiant pioneer of the Gospel'';
Whereas devotion to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus has taken deep root in
American Catholic life, enshrined in countless schools, hospitals, and
parishes across the nation, including the Basilica of the Co-Cathedral
of the Sacred Heart in Charleston, West Virginia;
Whereas the Gospel proclaimed on this solemnity records the words of Our Lord:
``Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of
heart'';
Whereas the humility of the Sacred Heart stands as the divine antidote to pride,
self-exaltation, and disordered love of self;
Whereas Christ, ``though he was in the form of God'', did not grasp at equality
with God, but ``emptied himself'', taking the form of a servant and
humbling Himself unto death, even death on a Cross;
Whereas the month of June should be marked by renewed devotion to the Sacred
Heart of Jesus, acts of reparation for sin, prayer for priests, and
public witness to the kingship of Christ over persons, families,
communities, and nations;
Whereas the Christian family is called to enthrone the Sacred Heart in the home,
recognizing the rule of Christ over domestic life and consecrating all
joys, sufferings, labors, and duties to His love;
Whereas, in an age that often exalts pride as a virtue, Catholics are called to
proclaim the truth that humility is not weakness, but conformity to
Christ, who is meek and humble of heart; and
Whereas the Sacred Heart of Jesus remains the furnace of divine charity, the
refuge of sinners, the source of mercy, and the sure remedy for the
wounds of a world disfigured by sin: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
(1) recognizes the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of
Jesus;
(2) honors the Sacred Heart of Jesus as the sign and symbol
of Christ's infinite love, mercy, humility, and redemptive
sacrifice;
(3) commends the Bishops of the United States who
consecrated our country to the Sacred Heart of Jesus;
(4) recognizes the historic significance of devotion to the
Sacred Heart in the life of the Catholic Church in the United
States;
(5) affirms the importance of prayer, repentance,
reparation, Eucharistic devotion, and the sanctification of
priests;
(6) rejects the exaltation of pride, self-idolatry, and
rebellion against God as contrary to the Gospel and destructive
to the human person;
(7) encourages families, churches, and communities to renew
devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus; and
(8) calls upon all people of good will to seek the mercy of
Christ, to practice humility, and to conform their hearts to
the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.
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