MISSION HELPER OF THE SACRED HEART

Mission Helper of the Sacred Heart –  Sister Ana Lucía of the Merciful Gaze, M.H.S.H.                                                                                      “Tan Sister”

Foundress:  Mother Demetrias  (Mary Frances Cunningham)

Place:  Baltimore, Maryland

Year:  1890 A.D.

Her Charism:  This devout woman is a new kind of Sister from a “Community without walls.”  Unreservedly she enters into the suffering of others out of pure love in order to bring the Sacred Heart to them.  She does this by teaching the “Adaptive Way” through a wide spectrum of ministries and brings the Faith to all who are alienated and neglected.  By joining Jesus’ Heart to their own suffering, it reminds them that they are not alone.  Jesus too understood what it felt like to have people turn their backs on Him.  This Sister touches hearts and changes lives by embodying Jesus’ simplicity, zeal for souls, and compassionate love.