Meeting the Heart of Jesus

An illustrated book for children, First Communicants, to bring them closer to the Heart of Jesus. A little book from the "First Communion’" collection, accompanied by simple words to help young readers encounter the Love of Christ. First Communicants, as well as their parents and grandparents, will find and rediscover the light and kindness of Jesus throughout their lives, so that they can live and grow close to Him.

This religious and spiritual album is part of the major event of the 2025 Jubilee at the Sacred Heart, the jubilee of 350 years since Jesus appeared at Paray-le-Monial.

This children's book will take First Communicants into the excitement of the deep affection of our Christ. His Heart is not limited to the heart itself; it is the whole person that must be considered. For example, when the communicant receives the white host, Jesus is present in his entirety; under the appearance of bread, his body, heart and soul are present. This book is not intended to be used only for First Communion, but can accompany children to every Sunday of Mass.

Bénédicte Delelis is a well-known author among families, particularly through her ‘Graines des Saints’ collection. She shares and recounts the Love of Christ. These books are designed to help children and families understand and share the hidden treasures of the Bible and the light of the Saints. The illustrations are soft, poetic watercolours that bring out the love on every page.

Make this book a fabulous gift for those making their communions. An encounter that can change the course of a lifetime.

"Here is the Heart that so loved human beings that it spared nothing to the point of exhausting itself and consuming itself in order to give them witness to its Love" - Jesus to Saint Margaret Mary, 13 June 1675.

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Book summary : 

Part 1: Bénédicte Delelis paints the main features of this sweet and humble Heart, living the ‘beatitudes’; she contemplates it through the eyes of Saint John at the Last Supper, those of the holy women at the Cross, and those of Saint Thomas at the Resurrection.

Part 2: she presents 8 saints from different eras who nurtured a devotion to the Sacred Heart: Saint Philippe Néri, Saint François de Sales, Saint Claude La Colombière, Saint Marguerite-Marie Alacoque, Saint Charles de Foucauld, Saint Faustina, Mother Teresa and Carlo Acutis.

Part 3: Prayers for addressing God

Learn more about the book : 

✔ Edition: Mame - "First Communion" collection.

✔ Author and illustrators: Bénédicte Delelis, Anne-charlotte Larroque

✔ Public : From 8 to 10 years old

✔ Dimensions : 12,1 × 17 × 0,5 cm

✔ 48 pages

✔ Presentation: Paperback

✔ Published: 14 February 2025

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