Resources and news on the Synod on Synodality
The latest links for information on the synod, its participants, and Maria Cimperman, RSCJ, who is in attendance at the synod.
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In prayer we come to Him with everything that touches our life,
with the sufferings and hopes of humanity.
(Constitutions, 20)
As apostolic contemplatives, Religious of the Sacred Heart root our lives in prayer. With a mission to discover and reveal the love of God, our spirituality and our mission are based in love. Our contemplative outlook is part of who we are, whether in prayer, in ministry or in our daily lives.
"The contemplative outlook on the world has been a call to be authentic apostles of Christ's love, to help bring to birth a more welcoming world, to make known a God who is great, bountiful and tender. It is a call to educate in such a way that God's plan, God's glory, may become a reality, so that all may grow as brothers and sisters in the inward freedom of the children of God, and have fullness of life." (Superior General Concepcion Camacho, RSCJ)
The pierced Heart of Jesus opens our being to the depths of God and to the anguish of humankind.
(Constitutions, 8)
On these pages, we will share prayers, poems, reflections and artwork that reflect the spirituality of the Society of the Sacred Heart. We hope you will return here periodically for resources appropriate to the liturgical season and our Sacred Heart traditions.
Fourth Sunday of Advent reflection 2019
Veillée.
We open our hearts, our lives and our ways of being together so we can invite the Spirit to translate what has been into what will be. Many Religious of the Sacred Heart cherish and wish to share in a generative spirit, our experience of Christmas Eve in our communities with a common practice we refer to with the French word: Veillée.
Third Sunday of Advent reflection 2019
This week, we are excited to announce the release of our new podcast For The Sake Of and invite you to listen and reflect on three thoughtful conversations on topics ranging from self-identity and responsibility to relationships, prayer and connection.
Join host Sister Kim King, a Religious of the Sacred Heart, as she engages in these conversations, exploring personal stories about the integration of faith and life.
Second Sunday of Advent reflection 2019
This week, we invite you to view and ponder this reflection by Irma Dillard, RSCJ.
First Sunday of Advent reflection 2019
A small green wreath of hope,
four candles symbolizing the weeks of willingness to remain a bit longer in the darkness,
before we awaken and walk in the light of Christ.
In this time, we prepare to make way through the clutter to our own "Bethlehem,"
holding space in the circle to believe that something new is possible ...
Feast of Mater Admirabilis 2019
May Mater lure us
to step off the treadmill, put down the cell phone,
disconnect from our own interior chatter and
shift our gaze inwardly.
By her example,
let us linger with the One who resides at the core of our being.
In doing so, may we discover anew our source of
serenity, confidence, and joy.
Image: Mater statue from the Province of Mexico
First Friday reflection for October 2019
Compassion changes everything. Compassion heals; Compassion mends the broken and restores what has been lost. Compassion draws together those who have been estranged or never even dreamed they were connected. Compassion pulls us out of ourselves and into the heart of another, placing us on holy ground where we instinctively take off our shoes and walk in reverence. Compassion springs out of vulnerability and triumphs in unity.
- Judy Cannato, Field of Compassion
First Friday reflection for September 2019
As we enter a new school year and transition into a new season this month, we invite you, as members of the Sacred Heart family, to join us in exploring our theme for the next year, “Cultivating Kinship through Compassion, Courage and Contemplation.”
We encourage you to reflect on this theme in your life and within your families and communities throughout the upcoming year and school year.
First Friday reflection for August 2019
In her letter sent on the Feast of the Sacred Heart, Superior General Barbara Dawson, RSCJ, provides us with much to “ponder and pray” on regarding our role in our world through the lens of the JPIC (Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation) document “Being Artisans of Hope in Our
First Friday reflection for July 2019
Today’s Gospel, Matthew 9:9-13, is about the call of Matthew, the tax collector. It tells us so much about Christ’s compassionate heart!
Jesus, walking along the road with his disciples, comes to the stall on the side of the road where Matthew collects taxes for the Roman occupiers. Surely his eyes are on Jesus, and he is very aware of his own sinfulness and rejection by his own people