On January 26, 2004, the SCJ District of India celebrated the ordinations of the first 2 Indian members of the Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart. Father Louis Mariano Fernandes, SCJ, and Father Roque Placido Rebello, SCJ, were ordained in Goa, at Our Lady of Hope Church, by the Most Rev. Filipe Neri Ferrao, Auxiliary Bishop of Goa and Daman. SCJs, friends and family from Rome, Holland, and…

Beatification of the Venerable Father Leo Dehon, SCJ,Founder of the Priests of the Sacred Heart A letter from Fr. José Ornelas Carvalho, SCJ, To: Members of the Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred HeartMembers of the Dehonian FamilyFellow-workers and friends of the Work of Father Dehon Dear Brothers and Sisters, In the climate of Easter, which we are presently enjoying, I have the great joy of notifying you that…

At the urgent request of the Archbishop of Luanda, the Priests of the Sacred Heart began a new mission in the African country of Angola. He gave the community Holy Rosary Parish which is located at "Kilometer 9" in Luanda. To date, four Italian SCJs have been sent to serve this mission. The parish is spread out over a large area and the population is dense. Fortunately, the parish is…

Priests of the Sacred Heart quickly saw the need to go beyond their European roots to serve people throughout the world. Though they sought no particular ministry, they have always tried to go to areas most in need. One of those areas was South Africa. In the dioceses of De Aar and Aliwal North, SCJs still make up just about the entire clergy population. The bishop of De Aar, Bishop…

The founder of the Priests of the Sacred Heart, the Venerable Leo Dehon, SCJ, was born in La Capelle, France, in 1843. The house in which he was born has been recently renovated and serves the Congregation as a community in which religious from around the world can prepare for their final vows. This past July, those preparing for final vows made the following statement: "We, SCJs from Cameroon, France,…

Bishop Marcello Palentini, SCJ, with children Bishop Marcello Palentini, SCJ, is the Ordinary of San Salvador de Jujuy in Argentina. He was born in 1943, made his first profession of vows in 1961, ordained a priest in 1970, and consecrated a bishop in 1995. From the very beginning of his episcopacy, Bishop Palentini has been involved in the defense of the poorest people in his diocese. A number of times…

The Priests of the Sacred Heart in the Philippines organized a Youth Mission which has its own history and tradition. The very first Youth Mission took place in 1992 in our former parish of Margosatubig and the following year in Kumalarang. Fr. Eduardo Aguero, SCJ, and Fr. Juan Domingo Griffone, SCJ, the organizers, adopted this idea from Argentina, where Fr. Virginio Bressanelli, SCJ, the former General Superior, was the pioneer…