This year marks the centenary of the canonisation of St John Eudes, a tireless apostle of the devotion to the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. In a special way he emphasised their perfect unity. Let us listen to his words:

«I shall only tell you that you must never separate what God has so perfectly united. So closely are Jesus and Mary bound up with each other that whoever beholds Jesus sees Mary; whoever loves Jesus, loves Mary; whoever has devotion to Jesus, has devotion to Mary. Jesus and Mary are the two first foundations of the Christian religion, the two living springs of all our blessings, the two centres of all our devotion, and the two objectives you should keep in view in all your acts and works. (…) He loved her most perfectly and accorded her the very highest honor in choosing her to be his mother, giving himself to her as her son, taking from her a new being and life, becoming subject to her, following her guidance in outward things during his childhood and hidden life, afterwards crowning her Queen of heaven and earth, glorifying her and causing her to be glorified by the whole world. To continue on earth this piety and devotion of Jesus to his most holy mother, we must have a very special devotion to her and honour her with a very special cult».

(Excerpt from: John Eudes - The life and the kingdom of Jesus in christian souls)