DSHJ Congregation

The Heart of Jesus is the source of the spirituality and mission of the Daughters of the Sacred Heart.

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DSHJ Mission

To promote the life of person’s and make visible the charity of the Heart of Jesus. 

DSHJ Vision

To be a significant presence in education at various levels, in the field of health, social work and among people, recognizable by the testimony inspired by the charism of the Founders and made visible by the quality of the relationships and the services for the person, in the various institutions of the Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

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DSHJ Founders

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St. Teresa Verzeri (1801 - 1852)

Foundress of the Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

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Msgr. Joseph Benaglio (1767 - 1836)

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Founder of the Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

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DSHJ Values and Principles

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The urgency of the charity of the Heart of Jesus urges the DSHJ towards those most in need, to be flexible in the approach and according to their possibility. The charismatic gift, embodied in the different realities and situations, move the person to serve in a continuing commitment to the promotion, evangelization andthe formation todefend the dignity of the sons and daughters of God. The fields of thepresence of the DSHJ are vast: schools, hospitals, homes for children, adolescents and families in situations of social vulnerability; insertion in the midst of the people and the mission “ad gentes”; take care of women, youth, children; perform spiritual direction and pastoral activities together through the organization of the local Church.

Words of Our Founders