Symbols of Mary's Love
Symbol of love that God bestowed on her at the moment of her immaculate
conception to be the bearer of God.
Symbol of maternal love which she have for her Son, Jesus Christ whom
she nurtured and brought up.
Symbol of her maternal love for mankind when she became the Mother
of all, entrusted to her by her Son on the cross.
Symbol of her perfect virtuous and sensible love, as a truly human
person.
Devotion
Historically, devotion to the Heart of Mary grew up in parallel, but
at a lesser pitch than that of devotion to the Heart of Jesus, only starting
to become more prominent during the time of St John Eudes. Even then it
was not until after the apparitions to St. Catherine Labouré in
1830 concerning the "Miraculous Medal" that this particular devotion became
really well known.
Since then devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, has gradually grown
more widespread in
the Church, particularly since the apparitions at Fatima.
The main difference between these two devotions is that the one concerned
with Jesus
emphasises his divine heart as being full of love for mankind, but
with this love for the most part being ignored or rejected, while devotion
to Mary's heart is essentially concerned with the love
that her heart has for Jesus, for God.
Scripture Verses referring directly to the Heart of Mary
Pictures of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus