Missionaries of the Sacred Heart
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Missionaries of the Sacred Heart is a Roman Catholic missionary order founded in 1854 by priest Jules Chevalier at Issoudun, France in the diocese of Bourges. It is a member of the Chevalier Family.
Jules Chevalier had a vision of a new world emerging and he wanted to make known the Gospel message of God's love and care for all men and women and to evoke a response in every human heart. He especially valued love, concern, compassion, understanding, respect and acceptance of every individual. His vision was based on the words of Jesus: "I give you a new commandment, love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also must love one another. By this love you have for one another, everyone will know that you are my disciples." [John 13:34 ff]
The Priests and Brothers of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart are known as MSCs (from the Latin, Missionarii Sacratissimi Cordis).
[edit] History
The order sent its first missionaries to Colombia and Papua New Guinea.
In September 1881, a mission was sent to Papua New Guinea and founded in 1882 near Rabaul on the island of New Britain.
In 1885, a supply base for the Papua New Guinea mission was founded in Sydney, Australia. The Australian Province was established in 1905, with Father Pierre Marie Treand the first Provincial[1]
