June 22, 2022 | Anna Wilgenbusch | The Catholic Spirit - St. Paul, MN |
It is an unassuming badge, not measuring more than an inch-and-a-half wide, featuring the exposed Heart of Jesus surrounded by the words, “Halt, the Heart of Jesus is with me. Thy kingdom come.” Every day, these small ovals pass from the hands of the members of Pro Ecclesia Sancta to those they encounter.
But these light, paper badges have a tremendous weight in prayer. The PES community — based in Peru but now reaching six different countries, including a convent in Bloomington — pray for anyone who carries one of these badges, beginning when they arise early each morning and continue throughout the day in a montage of prayers and various ministries.
Many have testified to the power of the sisters’ prayers, which they have witnessed working through the Sacred Heart badges...
