
A celebration of love
Monday, June 30, 2014
*Sister Grace Marie Heinrich

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Father Joseph Rogers from the Archdiocese of Washington, and Deacon Javier Barreto from the Archdiocese of Miami kneel in front of the Blessed Sacrament, initiating the first hour of adoration after the celebration of the opening Mass.

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Miami Archbishop Emeritus John C. Favalora blesses the habits of three aspirants of the Servants of the Pierced Hearts who would later profess their vows during the Mass that opened the all-night vigil on the feast of the sacred hearts of Jesus and Mary.

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Father Joshua Johnston from the diocese of Baton Rouge, ordained only three weeks ago, kneels in front of the Blessed Sacrament while praying the rosary.
All of us, regardless of our vocation, are called to live this high dignity of love. However, it is a particular call of the consecrated soul to live this love in a more radical way. A husband and wife are called to bear sufferings for the sake of the other, and with the other to grow in union with each other, and as a family with their children. As religious, this dynamism of love takes on a universal dimension, since we unite any sufferings that come with the suffering of Christ, our bridegroom.

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Newly ordained transitional Deacon Javier Barreto, from the Archdiocese of Miami, sits in front of the altar praying the rosary during the all night vigil on the solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
This is the gift and the joy of consecrated life, to participate more deeply in the mysteries of the heart of Christ in order to bear his life to the world, just as Our Lady did and continues to do.

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Young people from Illinois State University were among those who took part in the all-night vigil, which drew people from churches throughout the Archdiocese of Miami as well as other dioceses.