--- title: "Review: Come to Me by Sister Anne Flanagan, FSP" description: "Maria Morera Johnson reviews Come to Me: Living the Nine First Fridays by Sister Anne Flanagan, FSP." image: https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/sacred%20heart%20hero.png --- [![catholic-mom-logo-v2](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/images/catholic-mom-logo-v2.svg "catholic-mom-logo-v2")](https://www.catholicmom.com/) [![facebook](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-facebook.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) [![twitter](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-twitter.svg)](http://twitter.com/CatholicMomCom) [![instagram](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-instagram.svg)](http://instagram.com/catholicmomcommunity) [![youtube](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber) [![search-icon](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/search-icon.svg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/review-come-to-me-by-sister-anne-flanagan-fsp#) [BOOKS](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/tag/books) # Review: Come to Me by Sister Anne Flanagan, FSP Nov 30, 2023 7:00:00 AM  |  by [Maria Morera Johnson](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/maria-morera-johnson) ![featured image](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/sacred%20heart%20hero.png) *Maria Morera Johnson reviews *Come to Me: Living the Nine First Fridays* by Sister Anne Flanagan, FSP.* --- Sr. Anne Flanagan’s new book, [Come to Me: Living the Nine First Fridays](https://paulinestore.com/come-to-me-living-the-nine-first-fridays.html), published by Pauline Books & Media, is a boon to my faith life. Sr. Anne invites us to enter into the extraordinary devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus through the First Friday Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and she does so through a foundational education that prepares the reader for heeding Christ’s call to a closer relationship with Him.   #### ![Come to Me-PBM-1](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Come%20to%20Me-PBM-1.png?width=1488&height=2271&name=Come%20to%20Me-PBM-1.png) #### Preparing Our Hearts I was not unfamiliar with this devotion when I first picked up this book. In fact, I have often attempted this discipline of attending Mass and receiving Communion on and off for probably two decades with no success at completing the devotion. I often struggled with my spirit being willing but my flesh being weak (Matthew 26:41) and succumbing to whatever distraction kept me from finishing the devotion. In *[Come to Me](https://paulinestore.com/come-to-me-living-the-nine-first-fridays.html),* Sr. Anne prepares our hearts to listen to Jesus and enter into an intimate sharing with Him. She details the meaning of the devotion, its history, and its practice, and includes a scriptural understanding of how this devotion shapes us and molds our hearts for Jesus. At the end of the book, she provides a beautifully curated selection of prayers for us to continue in our spiritual practice. > “Devotion to the Sacred Heart is a solid foundation for our life of prayer.” (4)   As my knowledge of this devotion increased, so did my desire to try again. Each chapter that accompanies a month of the devotion matches a theme with a Saint and an accompanying Adoration guide. I am confident that experiencing this devotion with the guided prayer for each month will yield great spiritual fruit for me, and I hope, for you as well. Ask for *Come to Me* at your local Catholic bookseller, or order online from [Pauline Books and Media](https://paulinestore.com/come-to-me-living-the-nine-first-fridays.html).   ![20231130 MJohnson IG](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/20231130%20MJohnson%20IG.png?width=1080&height=1080&name=20231130%20MJohnson%20IG.png)   --- Copyright 2023 Maria Morera Johnson Images: Canva   ### Share this article [![Share on Facebook](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/facebook-24x24.png)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2Freview-come-to-me-by-sister-anne-flanagan-fsp%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook) [![Share on Twitter](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/twitter-24x24.png)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2Freview-come-to-me-by-sister-anne-flanagan-fsp%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2Freview-come-to-me-by-sister-anne-flanagan-fsp%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&source=tweetbutton&text=Review%3A%20Come%20to%20Me%20by%20Sister%20Anne%20Flanagan%2C%20FSP) [![Share on Email](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/email-24x24.png)](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2Freview-come-to-me-by-sister-anne-flanagan-fsp%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail%20&body=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2Freview-come-to-me-by-sister-anne-flanagan-fsp%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail) ** #### About the Author ![Maria Morera Johnson](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/Maria%20Johnson%202022.jpg) ### [Maria Morera Johnson](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/maria-morera-johnson) Maria Morera Johnson, author of *My Badass Book of Saints*, *Super Girls and Halo*, and *Our Lady of Charity: How a Cuban Devotion to Mary Helped Me Grow in Faith and Love* writes about all the things that she loves. 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