Sacred Heart of Jesus Bracelet with Sacred Hearts EXCLUSIVE The Sacred Heart is a religious devotion to Jesus physical heart as the representation of the divine love for humanity This devotion is predominantly used in the Roman Catholic Church and also in strains of the Anglican Church and some Lutheran Churches It stresses the central Christian concept of loving and adoring Jesus The origin of this devotion in its modern form is derived from a French Roman Catholic nun Marguerite Marie Alacoque who said she learned the devotion from Jesus in visions Predecessors to the modern devotion existed to some extent in the Middle Ages in various mystical sects In the Roman Catholic tradition the Sacred Heart has been closely associated with Acts of Reparation to Jesus Christ In his encyclical Miserentissimus Redemptor Pope Pius XI stated the spirit of expiation or reparation has always had the first and foremost place in the worship given to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Devotion to the Sacred Heart is sometimes seen in the Eastern Catholic Churches where it remains a point of controversy and is seen as an example of liturgical latinisation The Feast of the Sacred Heart has been a Solemnity in the Roman Catholic liturgical calendar since 1856 and is celebrated 19 days after Pentecost As Pentecost is always celebrated on Sunday the Feast of the Sacred Heart always falls on a Friday In 2009 it will be celebrated on June 19 Comes with a Lobster Claw Clasp This bracelet is Unisex and can be for a man or woman 7 Inches is standard for women 8 Inches is standard for men 1 2 Inches Tall x 1 3 4 Inches Wide Mens 1 3 Inches Tall x 1 1 2 Inches Wide Womens 14k Yellow Gold Specific sizes are available just let us know in the special instructions box provided