Celebrate the Beautiful Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. The main origins of the feast are with the visions received by St. Margaret Mary Alocoque, a 17th-century Visitation nun in a town called Paray-le-Monial, France. Her visions of Jesus presenting himself with his heart, were initially disbelieved by her fellow sisters. Then Jesus promised her in prayer that he would send her his “faithful servant and perfect friend.” Shortly afterwards, a Jesuit named Claude la Colombiere showed up at the convent to serve as a spiritual director for the sisters. He saw that Sister Margaret Mary’s visions were authentic, and devotion to the Sacred Heart spread from there.