In fulfilling this mission the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart spread from France to Australia, Papua New Guinea and the Central Pacific. Today we number more than 1000 sisters ministering in 27 countries on 5.

Our Spirituality of the Heart inspires us to live our mission of love. It calls us into relationship with God, with one another and with all of creation. We are enriched by the cultures of those with whom we minister and, by God’s graciousness, the women from these cultures who have joined us. We are involved in diverse ministries in attempting to meet the needs in the situations in which we find ourselves:

• Overseas Missions
• Working with the Indigenous peoples of Australia
• Working with Asylum Seekers and Refugees
• Promotion of Social Justice and Care of the Earth
• Spiritual Companionship and Guidance
• Young Adult Formation
• Hospital Chaplaincy
• Prison Ministry
• Pastoral Care/Parish Ministry
• Education: Primary, Secondary, Tertiary
• Health and Aged Care
• Orphanages for babies and children with AIDS
• Liturgical Artworks
• Secretarial Work

“We are attentive to emerging needs, particularly those resulting from poverty, violence, oppression, degradation of the environment, and the dislocation of peoples. We give special attention to the unjust treatment of women and children.” (FDNSC Directory 59)

As Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, prayer is a priority for us. We nurture the gift of prayer through personal prayer and have a special love for the Eucharist and for Our Lady of the Sacred Heart. Each day we unite with each other and with the entire people of God as we pray the Prayer of the Church.

We count on the love and protection of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart and are inspired by the example of her life as a woman obedient to the movements of the Spirit in her heart. The Memorare to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart is a prayer specially loved by us:

Remember, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart,
the great things the Lord has done for you.
He chose you for his Mother.
He wanted you close to his Cross
He gives you a share in his glory.
He listens to your prayer.
Offer him our prayers of praise and thanksgiving;
present our petitions to him.
Let us live like you in the love of your Son that his Kingdom may come.
Lead all people to the source of living water that flows from His Heart, spreading over the world hope and salvation, justice and peace.
See our trust in you, answer our prayer,
show yourself always our Mother. Amen.

In the initial struggles to found our Congregation Jules Chevalier was greatly assisted by Marie Louise Hartzer, a widow with two young sons. As our first Congregational Leader she instilled in us the importance of having a mother’s heart in our approach to people. She encouraged us to “Go with the simplicity of a child to Jesus and Mary in a spirit of confidence and abandonment.”  (Marie Louise Hartzer FDNSC, Her Letters, no. 105, 1903)
The Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart are pleased to pray for your intentions.

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Your intentions will be prayed for and remembered by the Sisters and in a particular way at the Novena to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart which is said each Thursday at the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart at OLSH Church, Avoca Street, Randwick, New South Wales.

“As Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart we form one family in the Heart of Jesus. We support and encourage each other in our religious commitment and act towards one another with genuine affection and consideration …” (FDNSC Constitution 38)

In keeping with our vowed commitment, we live a simple lifestyle. We respect individual differences and seek to live our unity in diversity, particularly in international communities.

Our unity is affirmed when we pray together and share in the ordinary activities of life. It is a sign of the presence of Jesus, living and active among us. We are encouraged by Father Chevalier’s often repeated encouragement: “Let there be no strangers or foreigners amongst you”.