Reflections from Around the World

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."

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."

Here is the full text of the reflection shared by Florence de la Villeon rscj during the Perpetual Profession Ceremony.

On the 21st of November 1800, Madeleine Sophie and her companions had their ceremony of dedication to religious life. More than 200 years later, we ask what does it mean to dedicate oneself to the vowed life? And how may we understand the vows today? Maria Cimperman rscj (USC) offers some reflections.

The Religious of the Sacred Heart in Argentina-Uruguay have had the privilege of having two communities in La Rioja during Monseñor Angelelli’s time: Famatina and Malanzán. Marisa Sacerdote rscj shares from those times.

As we come to the end of the Year of Prayer, we make this question our own: "What have we learned from her?"

"Fortitude and Love: Ukon Takayama and Philippine Duchesne" by Eriko Oyama rscj (JPN)

"Poem to Saint Rose Philippine" by Kevin Jiménez, student of U. E. Santa Magdalena Sofia, Caracas, Venezuela