Hillside in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque

1647 † † † 1690

— Feast Day October 17 —

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Photographed by Sean Flynn, August 12, 2024

1. Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque Marker

Inscription. [Plaque at base of statue:]
Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, a visitation nun of exceptional humility and obedience, was chosen by our Lord himself to rekindle the dying flames of divine love in seventeenth century France and to promote devotion to his sacred heart, the symbol of his love for mankind. In an apparition to Saint Margaret Mary at the Convent of Paray-le-Monial in France in 1675, our Lord revealed his heart and spoke this message to her.

"Behold this heart which has loved mankind so much and which receives only ingratitude and coldness in return for its love. My desire is that you should make reparation to my heart for this ingratitude and induce others also to make reparation."

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behind statue:] The promises of our Lord to Saint Margaret Mary for souls devoted to his sacred heart I. I will give them all the graces necessary in their state of life. II. I will establish peace in their families. III. I will comfort them in all their afflictions. IV. I will be their secure refuge during life and above all in death. V. I will bestow abundant blessings upon all their undertakings. VI. Sinners shall find in my heart the source and the boundless ocean of mercy. VII. Tepid souls shall grow fervent. VIII. Fervent souls shall quickly mount to high perfection. IX. I will bless every place where a picture of my heart shall be exposed and honored. X. I will give to priests the gift of

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2. Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque rear tablet

touching the most hardened hearts. XI. Those who shall promote this devotion shall have their names written in my heart never to be blotted out. XII. I promise thee in the excessive mercy of my heart that my all-powerful love will grant to all those who communicate on the first Friday of the nine consecutive months the grace of final repentance. They shall not die in my disgrace nor without receiving the last sacraments my divine heart shall be their safe refuge in this last moment.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Charity & Public Work • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1675.

Location. 41° 51.318′ N, 87° 54.678′ W.

Photographed by Sean Flynn, August 12, 2024

3. Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque Marker

Marker is in Hillside, Illinois, in Cook County. It can be reached from Wolf Road near Roosevelt Road (Illinois Route 38), on the right when traveling south. The marker is in section 40 of Queen of Heaven Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1400 South Wolf Road, Hillside IL 60162, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Chicago.

It is also in the American Midwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean Flynn, August 12, 2024

4. Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque statue

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Saint Gertrude the Great (within shouting distance of this marker); Saint John Eudes (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini (about 700 feet away); St. Catherine of Siena (about 800 feet away); Pope Saint Pius X (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Clerics of St. Viator (approx. 0.2 miles away); Our Lady of the Angels School Fire Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hillside.

Regarding Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque. Margaret Mary Alacoque is credited with popularizing

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the Catholic devotion of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, which she said she learned from an apparition of Jesus she received in France in 1675. A statue to an earlier devotee to the Sacred Heart, Saint Gertrude, can be found here at Queen of Heaven Cemetery a short walk away from this statue of Saint Margaret Mary.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 194 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 15, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 16, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.