About the book: "The Heart of My Mother has the right to the title of Sorrowful, and I wish it placed before that of Immaculate, because she herself has acquired it." (The Words of Our Lord to Berthe Petit, 8 September 1911)
In India, Devotion to the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary began in 1952 through the instrumentality of Father Louis M Shouriah, SJ. He was miraculously cured from grave heart trouble by Our Lady in circumstances that are not without interest. When he asked the Blessed Virgin Mary how he could best show his gratitude for this unsolicited favour, the response was, "Spread the Devotion to my Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart in your country."
The Reverend Louis M Shouriah adapted the writings of Reverend I Duffner MSC and added his own research and thoughts in this unique book on the Messages from the Sacred Heart of Jesus on the Devotion to the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, which also includes a short biography of His messenger, Berthe Petit (1870-1943), a Franciscan Tertiary.
Jesus tells Berthe Petit, "Universal recourse to my Mother under the title I wish for her universally, is the last aid God gives to the world before the end of time." (2 July 1940)
This little book is presented to the public in the fervent hope that it will inspire the faithful to a deeper devotion and urge them to make known to others the message contained therein. Its pages, so appropriate to our times, will be read with profit; they will make Our Lady better known and loved; they will bring into prominence the ardent desire of Our Lord to save the world through the most Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of His beloved Mother. Our hearts will be moved to gratitude and urged to prayer and penance, so that by the fulfilment of the conditions so mercifully offered by the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the salvation and peace of the world may fully be realized.
The Art of Divine Love or Berthe Petit (1955, 2003 (republished), 2005 (revised)) is adapted from the French by Reverend Louis M Shouriah. The front cover is a photograph of Berthe Petit at the age of 39.
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