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<B>The Meeting of Two Saints</B><BR>
The 1804 meeting of Madeleine Sophie Barat and 
Philippine Duchesne at the Visitation Convent in Grenoble, France 
is depicted in this icon created by Anne Davidson, RSCJ.




<p class="fontlook">September 26, 2008


<p class="fontlook">Dear All, 

<p class="fontlook">I am so disappointed not to be with you today.  Sadly, I am 
attending the funeral of the mother of my  brother-in-law.   
She died very suddenly and although she had been suffering from dementia, her loss is significant.

<p class="fontlook">What does that have to do with you?  Were I with you today, 
I would urge you, mothers and daughters, to take time often and consistently to be together, to let each other know what’s going on, what’s important to you, what’s challenging you, what’s delighting you and yes, what’s discouraging you.  I can’t stress enough how essential your relationship with one another is.  Any dream of 
St. Madeleine Sophie Barat about strong independent women of the Sacred Heart cannot be realized if you, the Mothers and 
Daughters of the Sacred Heart, do not support each other in your growth as God’s Beloved.  

<p class="fontlook">I share with you this beautiful icon of Two Saints, Sophie and 
Philippine.  Their friendship rooted in the love of Christ fueled their imagination, their minds, and their hearts.  This morning I will be praying that each of you is inspired with this same deep love of God and, as Mothers and Daughters, you will actively 
support one another in pursuing God’s grace.

<p class="fontlook">I count on you to help Carrollton the true School of Christ’s Heart.



<p class="fontlook">Suzanne Cooke, RSCJ

