Today we celebrate the founding of the Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on November 21, 1800, in a chapel on the Rue de Touraine, Paris. There are a number of resources available regarding the Society’s founding, which you can access below:
Open your hearts with Madeleine Sophie: A bold woman recounts the founding of the Society: https://rscjinternational.org/open-your-hearts-madeleine-sophie-bold-woman/
Postcards from the past: Founding in Amiens talks about the first community in Amiens, which was established in 1801: https://rscjinternational.org/postcards-past-founding-amiens/
A website on the life of Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat by Phil Kilroy, RSCJ: http://www.madeleinesophiebarat.org/index.html
Watch a video by BFN about the life of Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat and the founding of the Society: https://rscjinternational.org/fire-brought-me-world-story-sophie-barat/
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Our Spirituality |The Sacred Heart Spiritual Tradition
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