The Life of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque 1647-1690

Years ago a priest recommended to us Bishop Bougaud's Life of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque as the best biography of this famous saint. We read it and agree. While it includes many sidelights pertaining to the Church in 17th-century France (which, though they are very interesting, the reader may skip over), the treatment of the actual events of her life is undoubtedly still the best there is. In these pages St. Margaret Mary is shown to have been not just a quiet little woman in Religion, but also a redoubtable soul ready to give all for Jesus. It was to her that Our Lord revealed and entrusted the mystery and teaching about the love of his Sacred Heart for men. No private revelation in modern times has achieved the status and success of that of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and likely none will ever exceed it. It is largely due to St. Margaret Mary that we know what we do about the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and it is largely to Bishop Bougaud that we should turn to gain an accurate idea of the life of St. Margaret Mary. This is considered to be the best biography of The Saint of the Sacred Heart Devotion. The whole story of the revelations, plus the definitive story of her life. Portrays St. Margaret Mary as a redoubtable soul, ready to give all for Jesus. And what an example she is! It is largely due to St. Margaret Mary that we know what we do about the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Impr. 388 pgs, The life of the Roman Catholic nun who promoted devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus