The Immaculate Heart of Mary (also known as
The Sacred Heart of Mary) is a devotional name
used to refer to the interior life of the
Blessed Virgin Mary, her joys and sorrows, her
virtues and hidden perfections, and, above all,
her virginal love for God the Father, her
maternal love for her son Jesus, and her
compassionate love for all persons. The
consideration of Mary's interior life and
the beauties of her soul, without any
thought of her physical heart, does
not constitute the traditional devotion;
still less does it consist in the consideration
of the heart of Mary merely as a part of
her virginal body