In the third revelation, during the feast of Corpus Christi in 1674, Christ asked her for concrete practices of reparation: frequent communion, devotion on First Fridays and the Holy Hour on the night of Thursday to Friday, uniting herself to his agony in Gethsemane. Thus devotion to the Sacred Heart was clearly established as a way of love, reparation and total trust in Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Detente and the Marseilles plague<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The use of the detente became extraordinarily widespread during the Marseilles plague of 1720. In that context, this emblem was known as \u201cSafeguard\u201d. It consisted of a piece of white cloth with the Sacred Heart embroidered on it and the legend: \u00abO Heart of Jesus, abyss of love and mercy, in you I trust\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The form closest to the present-day pendant was promoted by the Venerable Anne Madeleine R\u00e9muzat, who, forewarned of the disaster that the plague would cause, promoted with her sisters the making and distribution of thousands of these emblems throughout the city and its surroundings. Soon after, according to the chronicles, the epidemic ceased, strengthening the popular devotion to the Sacred Heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Blessed Bernardo de Hoyos and the \u201cI will reign in Spain\u201d.\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
In Spain, the great apostle of the Sacred Heart was Blessed Bernardo de Hoyos (1711-1735). At the age of 21, while copying excerpts from the book \u00abDe cultu Sacratissimi Cordis Iesu\u00bb, he came to know this devotion that transformed his life. He himself reported having felt a deep love and a certainty of being loved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Like St. Margaret, while praying before the Blessed Sacrament, she received words from Jesus Himself, who entrusted her with the mission of extending this devotion in Spain. In the face of difficulties, Christ consoled her with a promise that would mark the spiritual history of the country: \u00abI will reign in Spain, and with more veneration than in many other parts\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cStop bullet\u201d: faith in wartime<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
From France, the custom of sewing the detente on the clothing of sons, husbands or brothers going to war spread rapidly. They trusted in the protection of the Sacred Heart on the battlefield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the 19th century, the Carlist troops in Spain wore scapulars with the inscription: \u00abStop bullet, the Heart of Jesus is with me\u00bb, and in many cases they added \u00abI will reign in Spain\u00bb or even a part of the Our Father: \u00abThy Kingdom come\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n During the civil wars of the 19th century and later in the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), the detente became popular among requet\u00e9s, legionaries and some Falangists. The devotion also crossed the Atlantic: the Mexican Cristeros wore it during their uprising against the government of Plutarco Elias Calles, with the inscription: \u00abStop, evil enemy, the Heart of Jesus is with me\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At the time of the French Revolution, these emblems were considered symbols of fanaticism and hostility to the regime. Even during the trial of Marie Antoinette, the possession of an image of the Sacred Heart with the inscription: \u00abSacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us\u00bb was used as evidence against her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Far from disappearing, the detente was strengthened as a sign of spiritual resistance and Christian fidelity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In 1872, Pope Pius IX granted an indulgence of 100 days, once a day, to all the faithful who wore the scapular and prayed an Our Father, a Hail Mary and a Glory Be. In a subsequent brief, he clarified that, since it was not a scapular in the strict sense, it did not require a blessing or specific inscription: it was enough to wear it around the neck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Pope himself composed a beautiful prayer to the Sacred Heart, inviting us to unite our hearts to Christ's in adoration, reparation and love:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00abOpen to me your Sacred Heart, O Lord Jesus! Show me its charms, unite me to Him forever. May all the movements and beats of my heart, even during sleep, be a testimony to you of my love and tell you unceasingly: Yes, Lord Jesus, I adore you; accept the little good that I practice; do me the mercy of making reparation for the evil committed; so that I may praise you in time and bless you throughout eternity. Amen.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Today, the detente remains a simple but powerful sign. For many young people it is a concrete way of bringing Christ to the center of daily life, a reminder that the Heart of Jesus is near, loves, protects and accompanies them in the face of the temptation of the evil one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thus, the Detente has become a sign of fidelity to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ: an insignia that ennobles, a defense in our battles and a shield that reminds us that this Heart, which loved mankind so much, continues to reign.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Entre los signos de devoci\u00f3n cristiana, el \u00abdetente\u00bb ocupa un lugar especial. Hoy muchos j\u00f3venes lo utilizan como un s\u00edmbolo sencillo pero lleno de confianza y amor al Sagrado Coraz\u00f3n de Jes\u00fas. Sin embargo, detr\u00e1s de este peque\u00f1o emblema hay una historia rica, marcada por apariciones, santos, epidemias y guerras. \u00bfQu\u00e9 es el detente? El […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3091,"featured_media":57708,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[549,548],"tags":[1971],"class_list":["post-57554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-evangelizacion","category-foco","tag-devociones-populares"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.omnesmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img-20190911-wa0007.webp\")
<\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nPersecution and fidelity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Indulgence granted by Pius IX<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
A living sign today<\/h2>\n\n\n\n