June 15, 2012

Reflection on the Spirit of the Sacred Heart June 15, 2012

Prayer for the Feast of the Sacred Heart    Father,    We honor the Heart of your Son    broken by man's cruelty    yet symbol of love's triumph,    pledge of all that man is called to be.   Teach us to see Christ in the lives we touch,    to offer him living worship    by love-filled service to our brothers and sisters. The Roman Missal (http://www.rscj.org/node/620)

For Reflection...   "...either we live our fellowship authentically, in the spirit of the Beatitudes, or our life ceases to have meaning." To do that, we were called to "build fraternal communities centered in Jesus Christ." (p. 7) Among fundamental elements of this life, "a contemplative outlook on the world, which presupposes times of deep prayer, both solitary and shared." (p. 14) Community prayer is seen as a way to build communion for mission. Selections from  The Chapter of 1970 (http://www.rscjinternational.org/en/spirituality/reflections/157-0206/722-the-tradition-of-community-prayer-in-the-society-and-its-contemporary-challenges.html)   Steel Sculpture by David Norris, 2000,   At Digby Stuart College,  Roehampton, London, England Wording on the sculpture reads: "We discover and make known the Love of Christ  through the service of Education."   (Constitutions of the Society of the Sacred Heart) "Think glorious thoughts of God and serve Him with a quiet mind."   (Janet Stuart, rscj Superior General of the Society of the Sacred Heart 1911-1914) http://www.rscjinternational.org/en/spirituality/creative-space-publicmenu-35/3048-england-wales-sculpture-by-david-norris.html