Appearing in print during the first year after the Saint s death the book was an instant success and was translated into all the European languages except English For 13 years it was the primary vehicle for making universally known the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus But then through a technicality it was placed on the Index of Forbidden Books to go into obscurity until modern times when the Bishop of Sarajevo Yugoslavia discovered this treasure and asked the Sacred Congregation of the index to reexamine it They did and approved it without change thus fulfilling St Margaret Mary s prophecy that it would become forgotten for a time but then would come to light again This present translation is the first in English of the unabridged book and contains Fr Croiset s full sketch of the Saint s life as well as all her prayers in honor of the Sacred Heart and a complete list of the Promises of the Sacred Heart which number many more than the famous 1