Introducing the Encyclical Letter ‘Dilexit nos – He loved us’

The Bishop of Shrewsbury, Bishop Mark Davies, has welcomed Pope Francis’ fourth encyclical letter Dilexit Nos on the Human and Divine Love of the Heart of Jesus Christ, as a “great gift” saying that, as the Church seeks to grow in communion, participation and mission, “an authentic path of renewal must pass through the Heart of Jesus.” Introducing the encyclical, Bishop Davies wrote, “the Holy Father offers

us a sustained meditation on the Heart of Jesus Christ in the pages of Scripture; in the teaching of the Magisterium; and through the history of devotion to the Sacred Heart, drawing out its profound personal and social implications. In this way, the Pope speaks in continuity with the Church’s faith and devotion.”

A fuller introduction and the full text are available at

https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-welcomes-encyclical-on-sacred-heart-of-jesus/