Blessed Mother Clelia identified the spirit of the Apostles of the Sacred Heart when she said,
Therefore, the Apostles come together to live in and for the love of Jesus Christ. Devotion to the Heart of Jesus is the source of each sister's spirituality, the wealth of her inner life, and the bond of her communal life. Where two Apostles gather, all the Apostles are present.
Sacred Heart spirituality—which is rooted in Scripture, the teachings of the Church and foundational to the charism of Mother Clelia—colors every aspect of the Apostles’ interior and apostolic life.
The pierced Heart of Christ, symbol of the totality of God’s love for us, impels the Apostles to love in a generous, sacrificial manner, for Blessed Clelia writes, “love transforms the lover into the person loved.”
The Apostles are aware that the world is in disrepair and that many do not know the joy of Christ’s consoling Heart. Having experienced the joy of knowing God’s tender love, we zealously desire to evangelize others about devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and to bring to the world the freedom and hope which comes from encountering the Heart of Christ. One hundred hearts.
