The Consoling Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
From the US Novitiate
October 2026
An update from the Consoling Sisters in the United States
The Consoling Sisters in Phoenix, October 2026
Opening Reflection
Dear Friends and Benefactors,
As we reflect upon another year, we are reminded of the many ways in which Divine Providence continues to guide the work of the Consoling Sisters.
From the arrival of new pre-postulants in Phoenix to journeys of faith, apostolic activities, and the beginnings of a future Novitiate in Colorado, this past year has brought many blessings and opportunities to serve Our Lord.
In this special edition, we invite you to share in some of these moments of grace and to see how the Sacred Heart continues to guide the Sisters, one step at a time.
“Providence is guiding us in these decisions step by step.”
The Consoling Sisters of the Sacred Heart
Mission Story
Phoenix, October 4, 2026
Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi
Another year has gone by, full of memories and of acts of love for Our Lord.
The past year was a great change for our Sisters here in Phoenix, because from five Sisters we stepped up to seven Sisters and ten pre-postulants. They started their first steps in the religious life under the burning fire of the sun of Phoenix and of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. They helped us in various apostolic activities such as recreation at school and Sunday Catechism, and they tried successfully to learn Italian in a completely English-speaking world.
Thanks to many prayers, they all received their visas, which allowed them to go to Italy this past June to continue their formation.
On the 10th of August of this year, another eleven pre-postulants joined us here in Phoenix for a new adventure.
Last January, Fr. Du Chalard, Mother Maria Rita, and Sr. Maria Veronica paid us a visit to decide where in the United States a Novitiate should be opened. Since in Narni the vocations are coming from all over the world, the Novitiate there is more than full.
The chosen place to locate the new Novitiate is Denver, Colorado, where, thanks to the generosity of a family, a big piece of land was donated. Now it remains only to be built… Where exactly will it be? How big? Providence is guiding us in these decisions step by step.
The land in Colorado near St. Isidore's where the future Novitiate will be built.
This past June, ten Children of Mary came with us to Italy for ten days. They earned their tickets with bake sales, and thus had the opportunity to see the Novitiate in person, to get to know the Sisters and Novices, to help with the preparations and be present at the first profession of eighteen novices, and to visit Rome and Assisi.
It was a great event for them. They all want to go back, and we are sure it will bring forth everlasting fruits for the good of their souls.
During the summer, Providence gave us the great gift to participate with almost the whole of the Congregation at the episcopal Consecrations in Écône. What a ceremony! How rich in symbolism and beautiful, and how many graces!
At our return from Italy, we had the grace to visit Fr. Nichols in his last days of earthly pilgrimage, to pray and sing for him, and to assist him in his last moments. May his soul rest in peace, and may God reward him for all the good he has done in his priestly life.
Right after Fr. Nichols had passed away, we organized the two-day camp for the little girls here in the priory and then the ten-day camp for the older girls in Flagstaff.
School, the Children of Mary, and Sunday Catechism fill our weeks, which are full of adventures and unforeseen events, occasions to console the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, and to offer acts of virtue for the sanctification of priests.
Not many churches are blessed to have Sisters, so some priests asked us to go and visit their schools or priories, to give the faithful and young ladies an opportunity to have some personal contact with Religious.
Therefore, we visited Florida and Syracuse, where we participated in the Auriesville pilgrimage, as well as Los Gatos and San Jose. In Post Falls we organized a First Communion Recollection Day for the children, and in August we joined in the Cabrini pilgrimage.
We are so thankful for the priests, who work so hard for the salvation of souls, and who give us the honor to participate in this work of mercy.
Continue praying for us, please, so that we always persist in serving Our Lord faithfully and contribute to restoring the Reign of Jesus Christ.
May God bless you and grant you a holy month of the Rosary.
Consoling Sisters of the Sacred Heart
October 4, 2026
Prayer
As the Sisters continue their work of formation and apostolate, we ask you to keep them in your prayers, especially the young women beginning their journey in religious life.
May the Sacred Heart of Jesus strengthen them in their vocations, guide the work of the Congregation, and bless all those who labor for the salvation of souls.
Heart of Jesus, who knows all things;
Heart of Jesus, who can do all things;
Heart of Jesus, who sees all things;
Heart of Jesus, provide for us;
Heart of Jesus, grant us our requests;
Heart of Jesus, take care of us;
We trust in Thee.
Future Novitiate Update
As vocations continue to grow, the Novitiate in Narni, Italy, is already filled beyond its intended capacity.
In response to this blessing, the Sisters have chosen the Denver area as the location for a future Novitiate in the United States.
Through the generosity of a family who donated land near St. Isidore's Church and Priory, the first important step has already been taken.
There are still many decisions ahead, and as Sister writes in her letter, “Providence is guiding us in these decisions step by step.”
We remain deeply grateful for your prayers and generosity as this work continues.
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With Gratitude
Dear Friends, your prayers and generosity are a great encouragement to the Sisters as they continue their mission of consoling the Sacred Heart of Jesus and working for the salvation of souls.
We ask you to continue praying for us, that we may always remain faithful to Our Lord and His holy will.
May God bless you and grant you a holy month of the Rosary.
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The Consoling Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Deo Gratias!
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What is a Stella Matutina Camp?
“Stella Matutina” — the Morning Star — is one of the oldest and richest Marian titles, one we use in the Litany of Loreto.
This phrase, drawn from Ecclesiasticus, is applied to Our Lady as the one who appears just before the dawn: visible while it is still dark, heralding a light greater than herself, and giving hope and direction to those still traveling in the night.
The spiritual image
She precedes, she does not replace. The morning star is not the sun. Mary’s whole significance, in this title, is that she points beyond herself to Christ, the “Sun of Justice” (Malachi 4:2). A camp is Marian in method, but ordered entirely to Christ as the end.
She shines in darkness. The morning star is seen before the light comes, when things are still obscure. Mary announced Christ’s coming before it was fully manifest — and by her ongoing role guiding souls through life to heaven above.
She gives hope to those still journeying. Sailors and travelers used the morning star to know dawn was near even while surrounded by night. If things may be dark now, the light is coming, and Mary, steadfast with love and hope, leads us to the light.
Smallness and humility. Unlike the sun, the morning star is faint — a small, quiet sign rather than an overwhelming one. Through Mary, children and youth are naturally drawn to littleness, hiddenness, and quiet fidelity to virtue in a spirit of love, grace, joy, and fraternal charity.
The camp’s spirit
Formation ordered to Christ through Mary — devotions, recreations, and daily life at camp through Mary point to the Sun she precedes.
Our Hope and joy living in the world — through our faith, hope and joy, we carry our examples into the world the way the morning star gives courage to travelers still in night.
Rising early — morning and night prayers, early Mass, Angelus, rosary, a rhythm of life tuned to the natural day as a symbol of the spiritual one.
Quiet, humble witness — the star is small and precedes something greater, and so we teach humility and fidelity to virtue preparing the way through Our Lady to Our Lord.
Mary as model and guide — our model of virtue and formation of character cultivating purity; our guide to the light, to the Most Sacred Heart; to God Almighty, author of Heaven and Earth. Deo Gratias!
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