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Catholic question about the Sacred Heart?

I want to get a sacred heart tattoo as a memorial to my catholic grandparents. im pretty sure the actual 'sacred heart' is pierced and bleeding with thorns around it, the top of the heart is open and flaming with a cross in the center of the flames. i've been coming across images of the heart without the cross, or thorns, and this heart is pierced by 7 daggers. what is the difference in these hearts meanings? what do the daggers represent?
i was asking about the 7 daggers, not the heart and single dagger. i looked up on google about marys stabbed heart and it said something about 7 sorrows, not wounds, the sorrows are particular events in marys life. which is correct?

EDIT:

MOTHER'S MARY'S 7 SORROWS:

[edit] The Seven Sorrows
The Seven Sorrows (or Dolors) are events in the life of the Blessed Virgin Mary which are a popular devotion and are frequently depicted in art.[2]

It is a common devotion for Catholics to say daily a Hail Mary for each.

The Prophecy of Simeon over the Infant Jesus. (Gospel of Luke 2:34)
The Flight into Egypt of the Holy Family. (Gospel of Matthew 2:13)
The Loss of the Child Jesus for Three Days. (Luke 2:43)
The Meeting of Jesus and Mary along the Way of the Cross. (Luke 23:26)
The Crucifixion, where Mary stands at the foot of the cross. (Gospel of John 19:25)
The Descent from the Cross, where Mary receives the dead body of Jesus in her arms. (Matthew 27:57)
The Burial of Jesus. (John 19:40)

the sacred heart is pierced and bleeding with thorns around it and yes the top has flames and a cross.....

the dagger into the sacred heart, is Mother Mary's heart......the dagger represents the weapon of choice of an assassins since it can be concealed/hidden and quiet. as such, it inflicted much more than a stab wound, it represents betrayal since if someone gets close enough to you to stab you in the heart with a knife, they are probably a friend who is betraying you (judas)

so it is the heart of great pain, betrayal, mortally wounded, heart broken over love etc........

when choosing a tatoo i would only get the one with the dagger if you feel you have been betrayed/physically hurt/mentally hurt and you have bounced back from it but still remember the pain

it's a beautiful tattoo and it speaks VOLUMES.......

good luck

here's the link i got it from

http://www.tattoosymbol.com/articles/heart-dagger.html

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