Redemptive suffering He made Himself human in Jesus in order to redeem mankind: It is believed that Jesus freed mankind from the bondage of sin: Thus one may consider that God paid for mankind's freedom from sin in His human incarnation: The belief is that the price that God, in Jesus, paid for the redemption of mankind, is the Passion, that is, his suffering and agony that led directly to his Crucifixion. Christians believe that, as members of the Church, they are members of the body of Jesus Christ: Hence, orthodox Catholic theology presents the belief that our suffering can be united
Alliance of the Hearts of Jesus and Mary to the entire Catholic Church in 1858. Pope Leo XIII approved the litany to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. In the encyclical "Annum sacrum" (which entered new theological territory by consecrating non-Christians), he consecrated the entire world to the Sacred Heart. The consecration was due to the messages from Jesus reported by a nun, Blessed Mary of the Divine Heart. Pope Leo XIII performed the requested consecration a few days after the death of Sister Mary and called it "the greatest act of my pontificate". Pope Pius XII instituted the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary for the universal