MOA Sanctuary has launched its Heart to Heart Exhibit, celebrating the 350th Anniversary of the Sacred Heart Apparition and the 100th Anniversary of the Canonization of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus.
The exhibit features beautiful images of the Sacred Heart and Saint Thérèse, along with relics of Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque and Saint Thérèse. This joint project brings together SM Mall of Asia, the Liturgical Commission of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila, the Miraculous Medal Apostolate, the National Shrine of the Sacred Heart, and the Jesuit Music Ministry.
Historical Significance
On June 16, 1675, Our Lord requested the Devotion of First Fridays be practiced, telling St. Margaret Mary Alacoque: “I promise you that My Heart shall expand Itself to shed in abundance the influence of Its Divine Love upon those who shall thus honor It, and cause It to be honored.”
Pope Francis, in his encyclical “Dilexit Nos,” reminds us that “devotion to Christ’s heart is essential for our Christian life to the extent that it expresses our openness in faith and adoration to the mystery of the Lord’s divine and human love. In this sense, we can once more affirm that the Sacred Heart is a synthesis of the Gospel.”
St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus, canonized May 17, 1925, had deep devotion to the Sacred Heart. She wrote: “I think that the Heart of my Spouse is mine alone, just as mine is His alone, and I speak to Him then in the solitude of this delightful heart to heart, while waiting to contemplate Him one day face to face.”
About MOA Sanctuary
Located in SM Mall of Asia’s MOA Sky area, the MOA Sanctuary offers a tranquil retreat for prayer and reflection. This glass-enclosed oval religious gallery, launched May 5, 2025, provides transparent, well-lit views of the Rosary Walk’s globes of light, secluded pocket gardens, and a serene grass lawn with a central enclosed pond.
The Heart to Heart exhibit runs through October 2025.
