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. 

To the Religious of the Sacred Heart in Paris

October 7, 1827 ~  Philippine writes to the Religious of the Sacred Heart in Paris, "How I thank the Heart of Jesus with you for the great grace of the Society's approbation by the Holy See! What pure joy it brought us! It gives us courage to suffer in order to sustain by our labors a work which God Himself directs and in which by His gracious bounty He has given us a share.  Each new foundation brings us renewed happiness, for it increases the glory of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Taken from the book:  Through the Year with Philippine Duchesne