MISSIONARY OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS

Missionary Sister of the Sacred Heart of Jesus –  Sister Maria Francesca, M.S.C.                                                               “Making the Sacred Heart of Jesus loved everywhere                                                                                 and being a bearer of Christ in the world”

Foundress:  Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini   ( † the first United States citizen to be canonized †  )

Place:  Cordogno, Italy

Year:  1880 A.D.

Her Charism:  A life lived in union with the Heart of Christ is at the core of this Sister’s spirituality.  She sees the Heart of Jesus as the incarnation and revelation of the compassionate love of the Father for the poor and for all who suffer.  This vision inspires her with passionate love and missionary zeal to be a bearer of the love and kindness of Christ to the world and heal the wounded hearts of many.  With her reconciling presence, this Sister understands the Adorable Heart of Jesus is the source of salvation for the world.  Therefore she spreads devotion to the Sacred Heart by practicing the spiritual and corporal works of mercy: by educating, conducting orphanages, and nursing in hospitals both at home and in foreign missions.  This missionary believes that today love must not be hidden. . . It must be living, active, and true!   It is the way to heal the division between God and humanity.  In the shadow of the Tabernacle she enjoys the intimate union with Jesus which, for her, is paradise on earth.  Her prayer is powerful and it fills the earth with mercy.