Many are familiar with St. Margaret Mary Alacoque and her later visions of Jesus and her promotion of the Sacred Heart devotion. Few know that St. Margaret Mary was a “party animal” in her youth, frequently attending balls and parties, overindulging in activities that she would later regret. She was severely tempted by these parties, not being able to resist their allurement. Parties and balls are typically not in of themselves evil, but when we pursue them before all things and neglect our relationship with God, we often drift away from him, as St. Margaret Mary did. Emile Bougaud frames the situation as such in the Life of Blessed Margaret Mary Alacoque: She delighted in pleasure parties, she shortened her prayers, she remained from confession and her soul gradually sank from the height to which it had been elevated in early childhood. “I began to see the world and to dress to please it and Read More…

The day St. Margaret Mary stopped going to parties