I'm one of those Catholics that sola scriptura Christians complain about: I developed my devotion to the Sacred Heart not from reading the Bible, but from meditating on the lives of the saints.
I was at first confounded to learn that Padre Pio said the novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus every day for all his spiritual children and for everyone who asked for his prayers. It would have been a very long list of people to commend to the Sacred Heart of Our Lord – and praying one novena for the many intentions of so many seemed to me to be spreading the grace thin. But then I was immature in my trust in Our Lord and underestimating the magnificent power of prayer that appeals directly to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, full of love for us. Following Padre Pio's example, I decided to come before Our Lord's heart with large intentions and Our Lord has not been found lacking in generosity.
