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OUR NAME

“Behold I am the Handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word.” Luke 1:38

INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY

A sign that unity is possible beyond ties of kinship, nationality, and culture.

EUCHARIST

The heart of our life and our mission

MARY

We contemplate in Mary, the first Handmaid, the image of what we want to be with God's grace.

FOUNDRESS

Saint Raphaela Mary’s deepest desire is “to make Christ known and loved by all.”

WE ARE CHURCH

We have received our vocation with the church and we are sent in her name.

OUR CHARISM is reparation.

We labor with Christ to heal a broken world.

IGNATIAN SPIRITUALITY

Inspires us to seek God in all things and to be available to serve.

Reflections...

We Join the World in Praying for Peace

The Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in support of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) joins with the world in praying for peace after witnessing the violence and lawlessness yesterday in our nation’s capital. We are deeply concerned about the state of our country and the future of our democracy. Our hearts ached as we watched these despicable actions that threaten not only to destroy the seat of our government but to rend the bonds that unite us. We commend and thank the members of Congress who courageously continued their service to the nation last night even amid the chaos.

In our increasingly divided nation, we renew our commitment to the common good and pledge to take up the challenge to use our energy to repair our democracy and contribute to the work of building a more perfect union. We invite all people of good will to join us and we call on our elected leaders to point the way.

Our Ministries

Handmaids work tirelessly in the United States and around the world to assist people and communities who are poor, uneducated, marginalized, spiritually hungry, and searching for God.