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The communities take their particular inspiration from the self-sacrificial love, living in the hearts of Jesus and Mary. It is the love they want to contemplate and celebrate prayerfully (especially in the Eucharist), propagate to others and practice also in their own lives.
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The Origin Commonly known as the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts, in Latin - “Sacrorum Cordium”, the order was founded by Pierre Coudrin and Henriette Aymer de la Chevalrie on Christmas night 1800 in Paris, France. In 1792, during the French Revolution that forbad and destroyed the Catholic Church, he had received the call to found a group of |
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men and women who would restore the Church and spread the Gospel everywhere. Henriette Aymer after her release from prison for hiding a priest opposed to the principles of the French Revolution, gathered some women to dedicate their lives to reparation – honouring God in the adoration of the Blessed Sacrament with the intention of repairing the offences committed against Him. Together they started this movement. |
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So the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts comprises two branches, one of sisters, and another of brothers, united in the same charism and mission – to bring reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus for the insults against Him, and to renew and promote the Kingdom of God in the hearts of people and society. Today, reparation has evolved into a commitment to overcome injustice and build a world of solidarity and peace. From the |
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beginning the Congregation was also very missionary minded and has spread all over the world. Today the Congregation is present in 37 countries. |
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At the invitation of Archbishop Michael Olcomendy, three Sacred Hearts priests from Holland arrived in Singapore in 1958. One of them, Fr Alfons Bergmans, was appointed as chaplain for sailors, in the Apostleship of the Sea. The other two priests, Fr Bill van Soest and Fr Odo Tiggeloven, were tasked to prepare and start a new parish, Blessed Sacrament Church in Queenstown, Singapore’s first public high-rise housing estate. It began services in 1963 from Damien Hall and the Congregation has - among other things - served this parish till now.
The two Singapore communities belong to the Indonesian province SS.CC that has 38 perpetual professed brothers, 37 with temporal profession and 5 novices.
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Blessed Sacrament Church 1 Commonwealth Drive, Singapore 149603 Tel: 6474-0582 Fax: 6472-6545 | |
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Parish Priest: |
Rev Fr Anthony Hutjes, SS.CC Rev Fr William Langenhuijsen, SS.CC |
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| Hotlinks: | Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary |
| Veritas | |
| Catholic News article – Devout Priests of the Blessed Sacrament | |
