For the Second Sunday of Advent, let St. Madeleine Sophie Barat’s compassion for the poor inspire us to see Christ in the marginalized and respond with justice and care.

With joy and gratitude, SacredHeartDNA presents the third edition of its Advent Calendar.

On November 22, 2025, the Province of Italy presented: Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat (1779-1865): “Beyond the Walls,” Women in the Church at the Dawn of the 19th Century at the Villa Lante, as part of the celebrations for the centenary of Madeleine Sophie Barat’s canonization.

This “Advent with Madeleine Sophie and JPIC” first Sunday Prayer Guide warmly invites us to enter the Advent season by reflecting on the incredible mystery of God becoming human in Jesus.

As we celebrate the Society’s 225th year, as well as the 100th anniversary of Madeleine Sophie’s canonization, the Mother House and General Archives present a graphic novel about Sophie’s life, her canonization, and the early days of the Society: Sophie, the Child of Fire.

Probanist Jeniffer Mutiso rscj recounts her journey to Joigny to rediscover the humble beginnings of St. Madeleine Sophie Barat and the spirit that continues to inspire the Sacred Heart family.

Maria Cimperman RSCJ (USC), who serves as a Synodality Initiative Coordinator at the UISG in Rome, recently talked to UISG about her experience at the Jubilee of Synodal Teams and Participatory Bodies.

There is a new section on RSCJ International that will gather the news published on all of the RSCJ websites.

The probanists, who begin their thirty-day retreat on November 11, have sent this message to the Society.

Discover the story of Mater Admirabilis, the Spinning Virgin and patron saint of El Salto, Jalisco, born of the spirituality of the Sacred Heart 120 years ago.