
Fr. Peter J. Arnoudt, SJ
Fr. Peter J. Arnoudt, SJ (1811-1865) was a Jesuit spiritual writer. He was born at Moere Belgium and died in Cincinnati. He entered the Society of Jesus at Florissant, Missouri, in 1831. After the usual course of Jesuit training, he was appointed to teach in the colleges in the Missouri province of the Society.

What is the Most Ancient of Christian Devotions?
The most ancient special devotion of Christians is doubtless that of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the Son of God. The holy Sacraments and the other objects of devotion did not yet exist, when the Blessed Virgin Mary found her delight in worshiping the most Sweet Heart of her Jesus; already did Holy Joseph clasp…