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Sacred Heart of Jesus
Hand-painted resin · plain or glitter
SIS-0002
€260
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Quantity
Only 3 left
The measure
- Height
- 39″ · 100 cm
Hand-painted resin · 60–100 cm · plain or glitter finish
Made to order
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Dust with a dry, soft cloth, and a dry soft brush for the folds and the face. For a mark, a barely damp cloth and nothing else — solvents, scouring creams and household sprays lift hand-painted detail and it cannot be repainted to match. Keep it out of long direct sunlight, which fades the colours over the years. Made for indoors. If you want this figure for a garden or a grotto, ask us — pieces meant to stand outside are finished differently.
Delivery
Posted anywhere in Ireland for €15.
If it arrives damaged, we replace it — shipping & returns.
About this piece
Christ with his heart shown open, crowned with thorns and surmounted by a cross — the image at the centre of the devotion. Hand-painted resin at 60, 80 and 100 cm, and at 80 and 100 cm also in a glitter finish that catches the lamplight on the robe. It suits a family altar, a hall table, or a parish room where it needs to be seen from the back.
The devotion to the Sacred Heart spread from what was shown to St Margaret Mary Alacoque at Paray-le-Monial between 1673 and 1675: Christ revealing his heart and asking that it be honoured for the love it bears. In Ireland the enthroned image in the front room was for generations the plainest sign that a Catholic family lived there.
The devotion
In an Irish kitchen or front room the Sacred Heart was rarely just a picture. It was enthroned: the priest came, the family consecrated the house to the Heart of Christ, the names were written on the certificate beneath, and a small red lamp was kept burning before it. A statue continues that custom where a picture once hung.
There is a family resemblance between this devotion and the name over our door. The confessor who stood by St Margaret Mary at Paray-le-Monial was the Jesuit St Claude de la Colombière, and for well over a century the Irish Jesuits have published the Sacred Heart Messenger, which still comes into Irish homes every month. The feast of the Sacred Heart falls on the Friday after the second Sunday after Pentecost, and the First Friday of each month is kept in its honour.
Where it suits
This is the classic pose — one hand to the heart — and it is the one most families picture when they think of the Sacred Heart in the house. In hand-painted resin it suits a family altar, the hall table where everyone passes, or a parish room. The glitter finish catches lamplight, which is worth having if the figure stands near the red lamp rather than a window.
It is made for indoors: keep it out of long direct sun, and dust it with a soft brush.
Questions
- What is the difference between this and the Open Arms Sacred Heart?
- This figure points to his heart, the image at the centre of the devotion as St Margaret Mary was shown it. The Open Arms figure holds both arms wide in welcome. Same devotion, different gesture — choose the one you would rather pray before each day.
- Can I enthrone the Sacred Heart with a statue rather than a picture?
- Yes. Families have long used either. Our guide to the enthronement in Irish homes explains how it is done; your parish priest can lead it and bless the statue.
- Can it stand outside?
- No — it is made for indoors. If you want a Sacred Heart for a garden or a grotto, ask us: pieces meant to stand outside are finished differently.
- How is it delivered?
- Hand-painted resin is posted to any address in Ireland at one flat rate per order, however many pieces are in it, and you get a tracking link by email when it leaves us. You can also collect it free in Termonbarry, Co. Roscommon, arranged with Thomas on WhatsApp. If it arrives damaged, send us a photograph within 48 hours and we replace or refund it — see shipping & returns.
