That we live in a world where we can walk down the street or cross a border without fear of violence or discrimination because of the color of our skin, to be in a place where each person feels loved and secure and able to trust “the other”, where each has received what she/he needs to thrive. Sacred Fire has a way of rekindling the embers in our hearts to find joy, meaning and purpose and new direction. How wonderful it would be to say that we are living in a time of peace, prosperity for all, good health, with safe and sufficient clean water, inclusion and equality in the Church and civil society. We invite those of you who share our mission and spirituality to renew your commitment to this mission with us. Like Sophie, the world in which we live calls us inward and outward, to examine and re-set the agenda of our lives, to rekindle “the torch of faith and the sacred fire of Love” for ourselves, for the people we serve and for our church. Sophie and her companions came together as a community dedicated to “rekindling the torch of faith and the sacred fire of love” (Constitutions of 1815, par.1) during a time of revolution and unrest.

Happy Feast of the Sacred Heart! Since the time of Sophie each year RSCJ have come together to renew our commitment in the Society, to discover and make known the love of Jesus. Dear Sisters and Family of the Sacred Heart,

Rekindling the sacred fire