Love Him Ever More

A 9-Day Personal Retreat with the Sacred Heart of Jesus

by Fr. Joe Laramie, SJ

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Pub Date Sep 09 2022 | Archive Date Oct 05 2022

Ave Maria Press

Christian | Religion & Spirituality

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Fr. Joe Laramie, North American director of the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network, offers a nine-day retreat that draws on the wisdom of Ignatian spirituality and the Sacred Heart devotion to help you know God’s love and desires for you.

Love Him Ever More is a powerful encounter with the Sacred Heart of Jesus that will help you meet Christ in the world today and deepen your personal relationship with him.

Laramie leads you to reflect on your own heart, your wounds, and God’s healing mercy. He takes you on a journey of reflection on the Incarnation, the ministry of Jesus, and God’s call for each of us today. This personal retreat allows you to engage in Ignatian contemplation by using your imagination and five senses to encounter Jesus in the gospels and reflecting on your heart, the heart of Christ, and all hearts.

Each day begins with a quotation from the Spiritual Exercises and a grace to pray for, a personal story from Laramie, and contemplation on a gospel scene, and ends with reflection questions and a prayer.

A Note From the Publisher

Fr. Joe Laramie, SJ, is national director of the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network (Apostleship of Prayer) and the author of Abide in the Heart of Christ. He previously served as a campus minister at St. Louis University, where he earned his undergraduate and master’s degrees in communications. He studied at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary prior to joining the Jesuit novitiate. Laramie earned master of divinity and licentiate degrees at Boston College. He was ordained a priest in 2011.

Laramie’s ministry has included working with the homeless in Minnesota and Oregon and with hospital patients in Illinois. He taught at Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora, Colorado, and Rockhurst High School in Kansas City, Missouri, and also worked as a missionary to Mayan villages in Belize. Laramie served as a preacher and spiritual director at White House Jesuit Retreat house in St. Louis, Missouri. Laramie’s work has appeared on jesuits.org, and in America magazine, The Jesuit Post, the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network, the White House Jesuit Retreat blog, and SLU.edu. He has been a guest on Busted Halo, EWTN radio and TV, the Jesuitical podcast, and Leah Darrow’s Lux U.

Advance Praise

“I found Love Him Ever More to be engaging, spiritually impactful, and heartwarming. I highly recommend this self-guided retreat by Fr. Joe Laramie.”
Emily Jaminet
Author of Secrets of the Sacred Heart

“Fr. Joe Laramie helps the busy, modern reader learn to love and serve Jesus more with Love Him Ever More. Jesus has a beating heart, just like ours. Fr. Laramie invites us to take time to pray about how much that heart loves us—and the world—so that we can join our lives to his mission.”
Zac Davis
Cohost of the Jesuitical podcast

“Every year a book comes along that revitalizes what it means to be in relationship with the Lord. Love Him Ever More brilliantly achieves this by accompanying us on a journey towards the Lord with humor and gentleness. Fr. Joe Laramie has an amazing way of familiarizing you with the Sacred Heart through personal anecdotes and inviting reflection questions. He is a gift to the church and Love Him Ever More is a gift to God’s people!”
Chenele Shaw
Host of the Ave Spotlight podcast

“Fr. Joe Laramie has provided us with a spiritual guide that is both practical and sublime.”
Mark E. Thibodeaux, SJ
Author of Ascending with Ignatius

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Maria G, Reviewer

Some books grab hold of your heart and don't seem to want to let go.

I found that to be the case with Love Him Ever More: A 9-Day Personal Retreat with the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Author Fr. Joe Laramie, SJ, has a winsome way of weaving together personal stories with the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. He also challenges the reader to engage in imaginative prayer experiences with a specific emphasis on the Sacred Heart.

As I prayed my way through the book, I found myself drawing closer to the Sacred Heart--a devotion which is actually close to my own heart.

I believe this book lives up to the author's prayer: "that the Sacred Heart of Jesus may set our hearts on fire."

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Reviewer 1007016

Great book. I’ve always wanted to do an Ignatian Spiritual retreat but have been rather intimidated. This book is written in a way it can be meaningful and an opportunity for growth each time you read it (and I plan on reading it many more). As an novena it is accessible for a busy lifestyle and I enjoy the way it incorporates history, theology and personal experience.