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The JPIC International Team invites the Family of the Sacred Heart to reflect, pray, and share our "Upper Room Experience."

For this year's feast (25 May), which we celebrate in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, we received invitations to participate in online celebrations.

On Sunday, 24th May, let us be united in spirit across the globe.

"Sophie Barat showed inventiveness and mobility when dealing with epidemics, and her practical insight led her to take decisions quickly." Read more about Sophie's response to the epidemics of her time in this reflection by Phil Kilroy rscj.

In preparation for the feast of Madeleine Sophie on May 25, the Conference of Sacred Heart Education (USC Province) offers this prayer video "in the hope that Sophie's example may support all of us in our desire to deepen our own capacity for silence and contemplation."

Laudato Si’ Week, which begins today 16th May, honors the fifth anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical on care for our common home. The theme of the week is “Everything is connected.”

Art appreciation is an important part of Sacred Heart education in Taiwan. Through art, we provide the students with an opportunity to discover and express the beauty of life around them.

The Central Team invites us to participate in Laudato Si' Week, perhaps as a way of preparing for the feast of Sophie.

An invitation "for believers of all religions to unite spiritually this 14 May for a day of prayer, fasting, and works of charity, to implore God to help humanity overcome the coronavirus pandemic."

Here we share some "prayer spaces" located in different parts of the Society of the Sacred Heart. The presentation ends with reflection questions offered by the JPIC International Team.

The Society of the Sacred Heart is an active member of JCoR, the Justice Coalition of Religious. It is a collaborative endeavour of 19 Roman Catholic religious organizations.

As we grapple with fear and uncertainty that may threaten us during this time of the Covid-19 pandemic, we also experience a deep call to prayer, an invitation to silence, and a challenge to "ponder all these in our hearts."

April 22 is Earth Day; and this year's theme is climate action.

Happy news during this Covid-19 pandemic: On 15 April, Maria Josepha Hsu rscj turned 100!

"On behalf of all the sisters in the Society of the Sacred Heart, we want to thank you for your generous service during this time of the Covid-19 pandemic."