2019 – Page 7 – Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Diamond jubilee in Great Britain

On 26th September 2019 the District of Great Britain celebrated the Diamond Jubilee of Sr Janet Norman and Sr Claudette Amyotte. This was a celebration with a difference since we gathered in the Orchard Nursing Home, where Sr Janet is a resident. The Nursing home very kindly allowed us to use one of their small sitting rooms for the day. Our great friend Fr Lijo celebrated a beautiful mass of thanksgiving for us. We were able to take Sr Janet out in her wheelchair to a lovely…

From: Sr Anne CHAPELL

To: All the Sisters of the Congregation Subject: Greetings for the 29th September Paris, 27th September 2019 My dear Sisters Let us always keep alive in our hearts the memory of the heritage that we share and may we never cease to be amazed at how the Spirit is at work. 191 years ago, on the feast of St Michael, in the presence of a good number of priests and parishioners from the neighbouring parishes, six young women took the religious habit and made their religious profession…

From: Sr Anne CHAPELL

Prayer of Pope Francis …

...For the Extraordinary Missionary Month - October 2019 Heavenly Father, when your only begotten Son Jesus Christ rose from the dead, he commissioned his followers to “go and make disciples of all nations” and you remind us that through our Baptism we are made sharers in the mission of the Church. Empower us by the gifts of the Holy Spirit to be courageous and zealous in bearing witness to the Gospel, so that the mission entrusted to the Church, which is still very far from completion,…