Madeleine Sophie Day

Each year on May 25th, the Catholic Church and Sacred Heart Schools around the world celebrate the life and legacy of St. Madeleine Sophie Barat.

As the founder of the Society of the Sacred Heart, she gave us a model of faith that is grounded in a loving, warm and tender God, as expressed in devotion to the Sacred Heart. Madeleine Sophie’s goal was to educate children so that they could have a transforming influence in society. She was known to write often and consistently to her religious sisters. Perhaps her greatest message is a call to honour children’s spirit when she said:

After Mass, students headed to the oval where they enjoyed rides, games and food stalls before coming together again in the afternoon for the annual Choral Competition.

“Let us respect childhood; let us honor the soul of that small creature of God who can already make choices of the best if we take the time to awaken their reason and make them use their judgment.”