Wearing the Sacred Heart Badge
A small image of the Sacred Heart worn on the person — a quiet declaration of devotion.
Why this practice
The Sacred Heart Badge — sometimes a small cloth scapular, sometimes a medal — has been worn by Catholics for centuries as a sign of consecration to the Heart of Jesus. In the trenches of the First World War, soldiers wore it under their uniforms.
It is not a magic charm. It is a reminder. Every time you feel it against your chest, you remember to whom you belong. And every time others see it, you are quietly preaching.
How to begin
The Sacred Heart Badge is a silent sermon worn next to the body, preached without words to all who pass.
— Traditional
A prayer for this practice
Sacred Heart of Jesus, may this image upon me be a sign that I am Thine. Through it, let me remember Thy love at every hour, and let those I meet be drawn, however small the way, toward Thee.
Amen.