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A chapel for Aquatria

"Aquatria" is a residence for independent and semi-independent seniors; this 80 room home is peaceful and out in nature. Everything is organized to promote the life and wellbeing of the elderly residents: help with personal or medical care, a variety of balanced meals, meeting rooms, activities and outings for all tastes, etc. Since the end of January 2019, 32 Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus live in this residence situated in Casselman in rural Eastern Ontario. They are happily settled in, form a community; all is…

The miracle of the crib

At the beginning of this New Year, shepherds and wise men live side by side in the cribs of our communities. The miracle of the crib is exactly that: these figures are united in their adoration of the Child Jesus. On one side are the shepherds who had a bad reputation. They were viewed as thieves, liars, people who couldn't be trusted and whose word was not credible. On the other side are the Magi, intellectuals, cultured, men of science, part of the upper class, whose word…

Come to the party!

December 19, 2019: Come to the party, the table is ready! Our sister Marie Madeleine Bouchet brought the festivities for our centenarians to a close for 2019. The celebration was somewhat official because the mayors of the native villages of our two sisters, Angèle Blain and Marie Madeleine, were invited to the celebration and of course the Mayor of St. Jacut was there, as always, being a participating witness to the major events that mark the Congregation. Two journalists from Ouest France and Infos de Redon covered…

World Day of Peace

“Peace as a journey of hope: Dialogue, reconciliation and ecological conversion”. In his message for the world day of Peace, 2020, Pope Francis invites us to "break the spiral of vengeance" and suggests ways of achieving peace. This becomes possible when we hope and open our hearts to living fraternal and respectful relationships. Against an illusory peace, based on mistrust and the fear of others, we "need to pursue a genuine fraternity…, exercised in dialogue and mutual trust". The journey of peace needs "convinced witnesses, peacemakers who…