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This morning's prayer placed us in the heart of Love: the Heart of the Father. Through Jesus we know this heart and its preferences. Jesus tells us that his Father has revealed himself to the little ones (Mt 11:47). The wisdom of the Kingdom is...

Participating in a perpetual profession is always a great joy, but that joy is even greater when it is the profession of the first three Timorese Handmaids of the Sacred Heart: Fina Barreto, Mingas Magno and Jefa de Deus. They have given their definitive yes...

We have landed in Madrid! We are 48 women, coming together from all the places where the Institute is present for General Congregation XXI. Meeting each other is a gift! In the uncertainty that the pandemic gives to our proceedings, we have arrived and we...

The prior commission is an official commission, prior to the General Congregation, which finalizes the preparation of the same, through an in-depth study of the postulates (RCG 13). For that reason their work is deemed to be part of the General Congregation and so this...

The final profession of Oanh and Michelle (United States Province) Our final profession may have looked different if we weren’t in the middle of a sudden surge in our ongoing pandemic: more family, friends and sisters would have been able to be present, we might have...

The last weeks have been full of emotions for the entire Institute, but especially for the 10 Tertians who have already celebrated their Perpetual Profession and for their colleagues who have closely followed all the celebrations through digital media. The first celebration comes to us from...

With great joy, we reached the end of our Third Probation. In the closing ceremony, we were accompanied by our sister and General, Rosario Fernández Villarán, along with her assistants. It was a very beautiful moment. Charo invited us to always remember all the good...

On Wednesday, September 8, the Tertianship community participated in the Pope’s General Audience. In the Catechesis, Pope Francis spoke to us about the dignity of the children of God. We all have the same dignity, so there should be no discrimination. He called our attention to...

In the room where Saint Raphaela died, we have inaugurated a new chapel that will now be used by the tertianship community. Both those of us preparing for our final profession as well as some of the sisters from the General Curia community participated in the...