In fact, August once saw the celebration of the feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. In 1944 Venerable Pope Pius XII set this feast to be celebrated on Aug. 22 as the Octave of the Assumption.

The union of Jesus’ Sacred Heart and Mary’s Immaculate Heart is more than poetic — it’s a spiritual key to understanding ...

He died on August 19, 1680 and was canonized by Pope Pius XI on May 31, 1925. ... A person is consecrated to Mary's Immaculate Heart as a way of being completely devoted to God.

With great joy, two novices, Sister Christina Marie Roberts and Sister Kathryn Teresa Clemmer, professed first vows as members of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Immaculata ...

In the past, several popes have consecrated the Church and world to Mary. Pope Pius XII consecrated the entire world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on Oct. 31, 1942.