“The Guard of Honor has its origins at Calvary, its foundation in the Wounded Heart of Jesus, its model in the first ‘Guard of Honor:’ the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint John, and Saint Mary Magdalene. They were the ones who stood by the abandoned Cross when the Heart of Christ was pierced by the lance.”
-Guard of Honor Handbook
Talks by Fr. Sean O’Mannion, director of the Guard of Honor and Visitation Sisters about the Guard of Honor and the Sacred Heart!
- St. Claude de Columbiere on Approaching Holy Communion
- Sacred Heart Talks by the Visitation Sisters
- January Mini Retreat 2021
- December Mini Retreat 2020
- Mini-Retreat August 2020
We Invite You to Join Us
To become a member, you must: a) be properly registered at an official center, i.e., Visitation Monastery (which is also accomplished through this website); b) faithfully keep the Hour of Guard that one has chosen (nothing obliges under pain of sin). (Go to the page entitled Registration.)
Formed as an Association of the Faithful, the Guard of Honor of the Sacred Heart saw first light on March 13th, 1863, at the Monastery of the Visitation of Holy Mary at Bourg-en-Bresse, France. The result of much hard work on the part of Sister Marie of the Sacred Heart Bernaud, the Guard of Honor quickly spread throughout the whole world.