Mother House, Rome

At that time Jesus exclaimed,
I bless you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth,
for hiding these things from the learned the clever
and revealing them to mere children.
Yes, Father,
for that is what it pleased you to do.
Everything has been entrusted to me
by my Father;
and no one knows the Son except the Father,
just as no one knows the Father
except the Son
and those to whom the Son
chooses to reveal Him.

Come to me,
all you who labor and are overburdened,
and I will give you rest.
Shoulder my yoke and learn from me,
for I am gentle and humble of heart,
and you will find rest for your souls.
Yes, my yoke is easy
and my burden light.

Matthew 11: 25 – 30

For us, life, community, apostolic service,
all spring from our union and conformity
with the Heart of Jesus.
This grace of vocation
is a way of conversion and of apostolic fruitfulness.
The pierced Heart of Jesus
opens our being to the depths of God
and to the anguish of humankind.
Jesus draws us into His movement of adoration
of the Father
and love for all, especially those who are poor.
We keep returning to this word of Jesus,
as to a light which gradually transfigures us in His image:
"Learn of Me, because I am gentle and humble of heart." (Mt. 11:29).