of Jesus as having "manifested Himself" to Alacoque and having "promised her that all those who rendered this honour to His Heart would be endowed with an abundance of heavenly graces". Alacoque's short devotional writing, La Devotion au Sacré-Coeur de Jesus (Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus), was published posthumously by J. Croiset in 1698, and has been popular among Catholics. On the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia there are two flower festivals supported by their Societies. Each society has a patron saint on whose feast day the grande fete is celebrated. For the Roses it is the feast of St. Rose of Lima on 30 August; and for the Marguerites it is that of St. Margaret Mary Alacocque, 17 October. Quote Popular culture In James Joyce's short story "Eveline", in his book Dubliners, a "coloured print of the promises made to Blessed Margaret Mary Alacoque" is mentioned as part of the decorations of an Irish home at the turn of the 20th century, testifying to Joyce's fine eye for the details of Irish Catholic piety. In J. K. Huysmans's controversial novel La-Bas (The Damned), Saint Mary Alacoque is said to have mortified herself through means involving two of her sick patients. See also Act of Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus First Fridays Devotion The amulet used by Spanish soldiers is said to derive from Alacoque's emblems. Notes References Gaddis, William. The Recognitions. Penguin Classics, New York, New York. 1993, pp. 66–67. External links Sanctuary of Paray-le-Monial | Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque The Life of Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque in her own words La Vie de Saint Marguerite-Marie Alacoque – Biography in French (1923) Sacred Heart Altar in St Peter's Basilica 1647 births 1690 deaths 17th-century French nuns Visitandine nuns People from Paray-le-Monial French Roman Catholic saints 17th-century Christian saints Roman Catholic mystics Sacred Heart devotions Incorrupt saints Visions of Jesus and Mary Christian female saints of the Early Modern era French Christian mystics Visitandine mystics 17th-century Christian mystics Canonizations by Pope Benedict XV Women mystics