Heart to Heart with Jesus

This devotional work, written by Rev. Father Maresca, offers meditations and prayers centered on the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Rather than providing theological instruction, the book is meant as a spiritual conversation—a soul speaking directly and intimately with Christ. Through themes of solitude, friendship, consolation, and love, the text invites readers to rest upon Christ’s Heart, to entrust Him with their weaknesses, and to discover in His mercy a source of healing and peace. The structure unfolds as a series of reflections and acts of devotion, guiding the faithful into deeper union with Jesus through prayer, sacrifice, and confidence in His compassion

Spanning a wide range of spiritual needs—from preparation for Holy Communion and thanksgiving afterward, to reparation, consolation in trials, and readiness for death—the book provides practical ways to cultivate a daily life steeped in the Heart of Christ. It portrays the Sacred Heart as the fountain of all comfort, strength, and divine love, an inexhaustible source where sinners find pardon, the sorrowful find solace, and the faithful find rest. Ultimately, Heart to Heart with Jesus is a handbook of intimacy with God, teaching souls to live by the refrain repeated throughout: “Jesus alone, Jesus before all, Jesus above all, Jesus my God and my all”.

Imprimatur, 1888. 324 page book.