Rogers Park in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Promises of the Sacred Heart to Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, March 12, 2025
1. Promises of the Sacred Heart to Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque Marker
II. I will establish peace in their families.
III. I will bless every house in which the picture of my heart shall be exposed and honored.
IV. I will console them in all their difficulties.
V. I will be their refuge during life and especially at the hour of death.
VI. I will shed abundant blessings upon all their undertakings.
VII. Sinners shall find in my heart a fountain and boundless ocean of mercy.
VIII. Tepid souls shall become fervent.
IX. Fervent souls shall rise speedily to great perfection.
X. I will give to priests the power of touching the hardest hearts.
XI. Those who propagate 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 of all who communicate on the first Friday of the month for nine consecutive months the grace of final penitence they shall not die in my displeasure nor without their sacrament, my divine heart shall be their safe refuge in this last moment.
Erected 1950 by Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1675.
Location.
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Regionally, this marker is 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mundelein College Skyscraper Building (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Adolf Schmidt House (about 400 feet away); Mundelein College (about 500 feet away); Madonna della Strada Chapel (about 600 feet away); The Martyrs of El Salvador (about 600 feet away); Gauler Twin Houses (approx. 0.7 miles away); WWI Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); George S. Bangs (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chicago.
More about this marker. The Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (BVM), a Dubuque, Iowa-based religious order, dedicated this shrine on September 17, 1950, next to Mundelein College, the all-women's school that they founded in 1930.
Regarding Promises of the Sacred Heart to Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque. St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, a nun from Burgandy,
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, March 12, 2025
2. Sacred Heart Shrine and plaque
The shore of Lake Michigan is steps away from the shrine.
Also see . . . Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Margaret Mary Alacoque. (Submitted on March 19, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, March 12, 2025
3. Sacred Heart Shrine at Loyola University
Inscribed at the bottom is:
Sacred Heart of Jesus
Thy Kingdom Come
Dedicated September 17, 1950
Thy Kingdom Come
Dedicated September 17, 1950
Credits. This page was last revised on March 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 19, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 174 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 19, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
