Ad Iesum per Mariam — “To Jesus through Mary”
One Heart was pierced by a lance; the other by a sword foretold. They are not rivals but one love — the Son who redeems, and the Mother whose whole heart is turned toward him. To honour her Immaculate Heart is to be led straight to his Sacred Heart.
Cor Iesu Sacratissimum
“They will look on the one whom they have pierced.” — John 19:37 · NRSV-CE
Crowned with thorns, wrapped in flame, surmounted by the Cross: the Heart of the Redeemer, opened so that mercy might flow out upon the world.
The Sacred Heart of Jesus · devotional artwork provided by the site owner
Cor Mariae Immaculatum
“and a sword will pierce your own soul too” — Luke 2:35 · NRSV-CE · excerpt
Pierced by the sword, encircled by roses: Mary treasures and ponders what she has witnessed (Luke 2:19). Her heart is wholly given to her Son, leading us to him.
Immaculate Heart of Mary · Diana Ringo · CC BY-SA 4.0
One love — the saints and the popes
An act of consecration to the United Hearts · original prayer for this treasury
O Sacred Heart of Jesus, living and life-giving fountain of eternal life, I consecrate myself to thee. O Immaculate Heart of Mary, refuge of sinners and way to thy Son, I entrust myself to thee. United Hearts of Jesus and Mary, keep us in your love, and through the Mother lead us always to the Son. Amen.
The Sacred Heart (Friday after Corpus Christi) and the Immaculate Heart (the Saturday following) are joined in the Church's calendar.
Matching prayer cards
Two matching cards — the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary — with an act of consecration and a short aspiration. Print each as a pocket holy card (two per page, with a back to cut and carry) or as a full page for the home.
Cor Iesu Sacratissimum
Cor Mariae Immaculatum
Holy cards print two per page with a matching back — print double-sided and cut along the dashed line. Allow pop-ups if nothing appears.
Sources
“Jesus, our Saviour, true God and true man must be the ultimate end of all our other devotions; otherwise they would be false and misleading.”
Consecration through Mary is ordered entirely to Jesus Christ. Mary is not another destination or a rival mediator: her maternal help deepens our baptismal belonging to her Son.
“Every deed of Christ is a cause of glorying to the Catholic Church, but her greatest of all glorying is in the Cross”
The Cross is not an embarrassment to hide behind the Resurrection. It is the saving self-gift of the same Lord who rises and gives life to the world.
