2019 – Page 10 – Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Mission in the Diocese of Ihosy

We arrived in the diocese of Ihosy, in the district of Ankily, on Friday, September 7, 2018. There were delegates from each community in the Region who accompanied us right to our new place of mission. The Parish Priest, his pastoral teams and a few Christians were waiting to welcome us when we arrived. On September 8, all the Christians of the district were present at the inaugural mass, presided by Monseigneur Fulgence, Bishop of the place. This was followed by speeches and blessing the house. I…

Used stamps

No! Don’t throw them away! At the Mother House of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, 1 rue Angélique Le Sourd 56220 St Jacut les Pins, France, used stamps are collected for the missions. All you have to do is cut carefully around the stamp, trying not to cut its teeth. All categories of stamps are welcomed: small and large formats, French or foreign. A group of sisters prepares them before sending them to the Saint Pierre Chanel Association where they are sold in benefit…

Edifying life of the foundresses

Once they had become real religious by receiving the habit and their Profession, the Sisters of Saint-Jacut thought only of carrying out their charitable mission to the best of their ability, and confided to Providence the growth of the little tree they had planted. There was nothing more edifying than this community, whose members devoted all their time to work and prayer, helping each other as much as their individual tasks allowed. Guyot, p. 47

Stay as you are

During the first years after the Sisters had made their Profession, the development of the community was very slow. From 1828 to 1837 only five religious joined the Foundresses, (...). With no hope of the situation getting better, they conceived the idea of joining another congregation. In the meantime, Father Deshayes, Superior General of the Sisters of Wisdom and Fathers of the Company of Mary, came to Rochefort-en-Terre. Father Corvoisier, his friend, and almost his fellow-countryman as they came from neighbouring parishes,[1] went to see him to…