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

Saint John Eudes

1601 † 1680

— Feast Day August 19 —

Saint John Eudes Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean Flynn, August 12, 2024

1. Saint John Eudes Marker

Inscription.

Saint John Eudes. 1601 † 1680. [Text at base of statue:] Founder of the Congregations of Jesus and Mary (Eudists) and Our Lady of Charity of the Refuge Author of the liturgical worship of the Sacred Hearts. [Text at base of statue:] [Text on right:] After the heart of Jesus, there never was nor will be, in heaven or on earth, any heart where the adorable will of God reigns so perfectly and gloriously as in the admirable heart of the blessed Virgin Mary. What an obligation we have to honor to love and to praise those two most lovable hearts of Jesus and Mary: to employ our whole life in serving and glorifying them and to endeavor to imprint on our hearts a perfect image of their most eminent virtues. [Text on rear:] Our wish, our object, our chief preoccupation must be to form Jesus in ourselves to make his spirit, his devotion, his affections, his desires and his disposition live and reign there. It is the work which God has given us to do unceasingly the adorable heart of Jesus is a burning furnace of divine love, radiating its fire and flame in all directions in heaven in the church triumphant on earth, in the church militant, and in purgatory in the church suffering. [Text on left:] Mary always held and will hold forever the first place in the sacred heart of her divine son. She always was and will never cease to be the first object of his love after the eternal father and so he wishes that. Next to God, she should be the principal object of our devotion. The love of Mary’s most blessed heart makes it an inexhaustible source of gifts. Favors and blessings for all those who truly love their mother most amiable, and honor her most lovable heart. [Text on tablet to the rear of the statue:] The life of Saint John Eudes spanned the golden age of Catholicism in France. Endowed with exceptional gifts as an orator, he was eminently successful as a home missionary apostle of both the clergy and the people. He founded the Congregation of Jesus and Mary (Eudist Fathers) for the training of candidates for the diocesan priesthood and the preaching of parish missions to the faithful. He also instituted the Order of Our Lady of Charity of Refuge and of the Good Shepherd for the rehabilitation of girls led astray by a wicked world. For persons aspiring to perfection in the world he established the Society of the Admirable Heart of Mary. Greatest among the achievements of his ardent zeal was the preaching and spreading of the Devotion of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary. He introduced into the liturgy of the church the first public feasts, for which he composed both mass and office. He also obtained the approbation of the Holy See for the first confraternities the Sacred Hearts. The prominent part played by Saint John Eudes in spreading the devotion to the Sacred Heart has been recognized by the church in several official documents of Pope Leo XIII, St. Pius X, and Pope Pius XI.

[Text at base of statue:]
Founder of the Congregations of Jesus and Mary (Eudists) and Our Lady of Charity of the Refuge
Author of the liturgical worship of the Sacred Hearts
[Text at base of statue:]
[Text on right:]
After the heart of Jesus, there never was nor will be, in heaven or on earth, any heart where the adorable will of God reigns so perfectly and gloriously as in the admirable heart of the blessed Virgin Mary.

What an obligation we have to honor to love and to praise those two most lovable hearts of Jesus and Mary: to employ our whole life in serving and glorifying them and to endeavor to imprint on our hearts a perfect image of their most eminent virtues.

[Text on rear:] Our wish, our object, our chief preoccupation must be to form Jesus in ourselves to make his spirit, his devotion, his affections, his desires and his disposition live and reign there. It is the work which God has given us to do unceasingly the adorable heart of Jesus is a burning furnace of divine love, radiating its fire and flame in all directions in heaven in the church triumphant on earth, in the church militant, and in purgatory in the church suffering.

[Text on left:] Mary always held and will hold forever the first place in the sacred heart of her divine son. She

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always was and will never cease to be the first object of his love after the eternal father and so he wishes that. Next to God, she should be the principal object of our devotion.

The love of Mary’s most blessed heart makes it an inexhaustible source of gifts. Favors and blessings for all those who truly love their mother most amiable, and honor her most lovable heart.

[Text on tablet to the rear of the statue:]
The life of Saint John Eudes spanned the golden age of Catholicism in France. Endowed with exceptional gifts as an orator, he was eminently successful as a home missionary apostle of both the clergy and the people. He founded the Congregation of Jesus and Mary (Eudist Fathers) for the training of candidates for the diocesan priesthood and the preaching of parish missions to the faithful. He also instituted the Order of Our Lady of Charity of Refuge and of the Good Shepherd for the rehabilitation of girls led astray by a wicked world. For persons aspiring to perfection in the world he established the Society of the Admirable Heart of Mary.

Greatest among the achievements of his ardent zeal was the preaching and spreading of the Devotion of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary. He introduced into the liturgy of the church the first public feasts, for which he composed both mass and office. He also obtained the approbation of the Holy See

Saint John Eudes memorial, tablet to the rear of the statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean Flynn, August 12, 2024

2. Saint John Eudes memorial, tablet to the rear of the statue

for the first confraternities the Sacred Hearts. The prominent part played by Saint John Eudes in spreading the devotion to the Sacred Heart has been recognized by the church in several official documents of Pope Leo XIII, St. Pius X, and Pope Pius XI.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Charity & Public Work • Religion & Religious Structures.

Location. 41° 51.271′ N, 87° 54.765′ W. Marker is in Hillside, Illinois, in Cook County. It can be reached from Wolf Road one mile south of 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 in this post office area: Hillside IL 60162, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Chicago.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: St. Catherine of Siena (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini (about 300 feet away); Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque (about 500 feet away); Saint Gertrude the Great (about 500 feet away); Pope Saint Pius X (approx. ¼ mile away); The Clerics of St. Viator (approx. 0.3 miles away); Our Lady of the Angels School Fire Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hillside.

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Photographed by Sean Flynn, August 12, 2024

3. Saint John Eudes Marker

this marker. The text engraved around the base of the statue come from the writings of John Eudes. The marker is in a section of Queen of Heaven dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, including additional memorials to Saint Gertrude, one of the earliest devotees to the Sacred Heart, and Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, who is credited with popularizing it.

Also see . . . The Eudists official U.S. website. (Submitted on August 16, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Credits. This page was last revised on August 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 151 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 16, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.