News from the Provincial Assembly on October 16 and 17, 2026
For two days, 35 Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus from the St. Frances Cabrini Province gathered at the Sacred Heart of Jesus House in São Paulo to continue their study and analysis of the Constitutions.
On the first day, the Assembly focused on re-reading, analyzing, and proposing changes regarding the Vows. The groups had sufficient time to discuss and present their findings to the plenary session.
On the second day, the Assembly focused on analyzing the proposed changes regarding the General Councilors/Assistants, as well as the definitions of Province and Region. The groups discussed both proposals and presented their conclusions to the plenary.
As a summary of these two days, we take away:
The need to put these Constitutions into practice;
Our Identity and Charism—we studied an important part of our Consecration. One question remains: why aren’t we attracting vocations? We always stay in the same place; we’re afraid to embrace the new, to take risks. It seems we’re just waiting to celebrate our 100th anniversary. We need to free ourselves and start something new
We can be working at a mission site and go out on the weekend on an itinerant mission to invite others to become missionaries.
A desire to delve deeper into our Constitutions and bring them to life in my own life.
I take with me the hope we see in our Sisters and what it awakens in us through our time together.
And we made a Commitment:
We had a synodal experience that allowed us to express our life in hope, with the commitment that this will become a reality in our communities.
To live our Constitutions day by day;
Joy, communion, synodality… each of us must put these into action through prayer.
We realized that we have already grown a great deal; we saw peace and commitment; the welcoming spirit of the Province; the work of the Councilors who took on the commitment to carry out the program that was developed; and the respect shown at the discussion tables.
A participatory process, a serene atmosphere, well-prepared liturgies, and a facilitator who led with clarity and firmness. Excellent methodology; the Sisters’ focus at the table helped deepen our understanding and discernment; reading the Constitutions matures our study and charism, and strengthens our faith and life.
Fellowship with the Sisters, sharing in the mission, enthusiasm, a desire to read, learn about, and live out the Constitutions, joy at the discussion tables, and understanding how the participatory study process works.
Freedom, joy, and a willingness to share. There is a deeper understanding among the Sisters and a sense of how we walk together despite… our willingness to serve.
Let us not be afraid because there are few of us, for in our poverty we are sending Sisters to other Provinces.
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