SaintCast #124, The Sacred Brain of Jesus?
The sacred brain of Jesus? Never heard of that devotion? On today’s SaintCast we review the life of Margaret Marie Alacoque, the saint largely responsible for the devotion to Jesus’s Sacred Heart, and Paul ponders why there’s no devotion to Jesus’s mind. Also, learn about Saint Shemp.A new St. Jeopardy quiz, lots of voice feedback, saint news, and a new segment, “The Saints Speak.” This and more on SaintCast #124.
- Catholic New Media Awards Vote Early and Often
- Saint Shemp in iconography
- The Catholic Laboratory
- Pope JPII relic at postulazione.segreteria@vicariatusurbis.org
- Wandering Fool and the Sacred Brain of Jesus
- www.inbetweensundays.com
- www.magnatune.com
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Hi Dr. Paul,
In this latest podcast you had a call-in question asking who was the saint that had visions of Jesus and was told by her confessor to ask Jesus what his (the priest’s) sins were in his last confession. After having asked, Jesus told her he did not remember, because after confession, sins are forgiven and forgotten by our Lord, which made the priest believe her.
I wanted to write in to let you know that I recall this story being associated with, of all people, St. Margaret Marie Alacoque, the saint you were discussing in this very episode. Isn’t that ironic? I’m sure I read or heard somewhere (possibly on EWTN)that this story is related to the visions of the Sacred Heart by St. Margaret Marie. I’ll look it up online and see if I can find more definitive info and let you know. God bless.
Anthony
I found some information in regards to my post above. Here is a link to site that tells the story of St. Margaret Marie, http://www.christorchaos.com/ALoveUnmatched.htm.
At about the ninth paragraph down on that webpage it states, “Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque was asked by her spiritual director, Saint Claude de la Colombiere, to ask Our Lord during His next apparition to her what was the last sin she had confessed… ‘I forgot’ was Our Lord’s answer to Sister Margaret Mary Alacoque. Saint Claude de la Colombiere knew as Saint Margaret Mary related that answer to her that Our Lord was indeed appearing to her. For although Our Lord knows all things as God, He wills to forget our sins that are absolved in the Sacrament of Penance.”
Hope that helps.
Anthony
Anthony,
That is AMAZING!! It has to be Divine Providence. I have been sitting on that audio feedback for several weeks at least, because I tried to research who had said it. In fact, the story I mentioned from The Ragamuffin Gospel . . quotes the story wrong – a bishop and ‘certain Catholic woman’ ‘in the far west.’ I found another source, from a Catholic priest who is in communion with Rome http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1625268/posts
The article you quote is from another source, with a slightly different twist (her sin instead of his – the confessor). Nevertheless, it is clearly Margaret Marie Alacoque whom she is talking about. That is incredible – I truly had no idea she was associated with that story. Thanks so much for bringing it to my attention. Now I wish I could let the woman know who left the feedback – anonymously!