Quote by Madeleine Sophie Barat: "Sacred Heart of Jesus,..."

Academy of the Sacred Heart - Bloomfield, MI

"Sacred Heart of Jesus, give me a heart that is one with your own: a heart detached from self-love and embraced by the love of God."

~ St. Madeleine Sophie Barat (1779-1865)

Founder of the Society of the Sacred Heart 

The above quote was taken from The Wisdom of Madeleine Sophie Barat - Day by Day Calendar.  To order a copy of the calendar (Cost: $10.00 + postage) - click here. 

Quote by Madeleine Sophie Barat: "Sacred Heart of Jesus,..."

Digby Stuart College - Roehampton

"Sacred Heart of Jesus, give me a heart that is one with your own: a detached heart that longs for nothing other than the goodness of heaven."

~ St. Madeleine Sophie Barat (1779-1865)

Founder of the Society of the Sacred Heart 

The above quote was taken from The Wisdom of Madeleine Sophie Barat - Day by Day Calendar.  To order a copy of the calendar (Cost: $10.00 + postage) - click here. 

Quote by Madeleine Sophie Barat: "Sacred Heart of Jesus,..."

Calvary Cemetery - St. Louis, MO

"Sacred Heart of Jesus, give me a heart that is one with your own: a pure heart that seeks only the face of God."

~ St. Madeleine Sophie Barat (1779-1865)

Founder of the Society of the Sacred Heart 

The above quote was taken from The Wisdom of Madeleine Sophie Barat - Day by Day Calendar.  To order a copy of the calendar (Cost: $10.00 + postage) - click here. 

Quote by Madeleine Sophie Barat: "Sacred Heart of Jesus,..."

Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart

"Sacred Heart of Jesus, give me a heart that is one with your own: a loving heart that has compassion for the sufferings of others."

~ St. Madeleine Sophie Barat (1779-1865)

Founder of the Society of the Sacred Heart 

The above quote was taken from The Wisdom of Madeleine Sophie Barat - Day by Day Calendar.  To order a copy of the calendar (Cost: $10.00 + postage) - click here. 

Quote by Madeleine Sophie Barat: "Sacred Heart of Jesus,..."

Convent of the Sacred Heart Mount Anville Secondary School - Ireland

"Sacred Heart of Jesus, give me a heart that is one with your own: a gentle heart that holds and calms its anxieties."

~ St. Madeleine Sophie Barat (1779-1865)

Founder of the Society of the Sacred Heart 

The above quote was taken from The Wisdom of Madeleine Sophie Barat - Day by Day Calendar.  To order a copy of the calendar (Cost: $10.00 + postage) - click here. 

Quote by Madeleine Sophie Barat: "Sacred Heart of Jesus,..."

 

Former Barat College - Lake Forest, IL

"Sacred Heart of Jesus, give me a heart that is one with your own: a humble heart that knows and loves its poverty."

~ St. Madeleine Sophie Barat (1779-1865)

Founder of the Society of the Sacred Heart 

The above quote was taken from The Wisdom of Madeleine Sophie Barat - Day by Day Calendar.  To order a copy of the calendar (Cost: $10.00 + postage) - click here. 

Feast of Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat Celebrated by Sacred Heart Alums Worldwide

Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat
Sacred Heart Schools - Atherton, Calf

"The nature of Love is to change the lover into the Beloved. What a wonderful one-ing of God and creation, which makes us able to say, "I live, now not I, but Christ lives in me."

~ St. Madeleine Sophie Barat (1779-1865)

Founder of the Society of the Sacred Heart 

The above quote was taken from The Wisdom of Madeleine Sophie Barat - Day by Day Calendar.  To order a copy of the calendar (Cost: $10.00 + postage) - click here. 

Madeleine Sophie Barat: Relationship Builder

Madeleine Sophie Barat - A Life by Phil Kiroy, RSCJ
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"As a 19th century woman, Sophie Barat found her way out of a private life into a public role with a public profile; and she did this with her colleagues because she had a public service to offer which met a need in society and in the church. However, another inner narrative was taking place at the same time, one that informed the outer and gave the impulse and energy to sustain so much activity. While she was engaged in the founding and consolidation of the Society of the Sacred Heart, Sophie made an inner, spiritual journey in the course of which she continually strove to transform her image of a severe, harsh God into one of warmth and love and vulnerability. Though her exterior success was the focus of her fame in the 19th century and beyond, her inner achievement had greater, long term consequences for the image of the divine, of the holy in our time. Sophie was endowed with a remarkable capacity for human relationships, a gift she used to good effect in her leadership of the Society of the Sacred Heart."   

The quote above is from the book Madeleine Sophie Barat A Life by Phil Kilroy

I have posted the following homily by Fr. Frank Buckley, SJ before (see Blog post - July 20, 2013)  however, today on the eve of Sophie's Feast Day which will be celebrated tomorrow and marks the 150th anniversary of her death, I feel the need to share Fr. Frank's homily again.  Believe me it is well worth the time to watch this all the way to the end.  If you should wish to jump to the part about Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat and her life you should advance the video to the 11 minute mark but trust me you will have missed most of the message: "Who is my neighbor?" 

In full disclosure I should tell you that I first met Fr. Frank at Oakwood (the RSCJ retirement community in Atherton, CA) when he said mass for the 2013 Feast Day of St. MSB.  After his homily which was fabulous we were introduced.  So naturally when I learned he would be the presider at the last mass hosted during the 2013 Society of the Sacred Heart Spirituality Forum I made certain to have my camera ready to video tape his homily. 

"I Want to Thank You Again..." quote from Philippine Duchesne, RSCJ

May 10, 1840 ~ Philippine writes to her sister Euphrosine, Madame Jean-Joseph Jouve: "I want to thank you again for all the pretty things you sent me recently.  The vase is in a gilded case in our parlor here at Florissant and is admired by everyone who sees it.  The percale roses deceive all by their likeness to nature.  They ornament the altar and the parlor on our biggest feast days.  Several ladies have tried to copy in embroidery the bouquet designed on the vase, and we have enjoyed this very much."

Taken from the book: "Through the Year with Philippine Duchesne"