Special consecration to the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary-
“We hope for everything...with perfect trust in the Sacred Heart” -Msgr. Francesco Maria Greco
Evangelization, particularly in the form of catechesis-“We have to save the children from moral dangers…we have to defend from thousand snares the innocence of children…For me it always appeared beneficial to provide faith education to those of a tender age.”- Msgr. F.M. Greco
Promotion and elevation of human life-
Our Institute aspires to, “like the Good Samaritan, bend over human suffering, to bring to many poor and wretched in body the beneficent dew of hope.”-Msgr. F.M. Greco
The Emblem
Our
emblem was designed by our founder Msgr. Francesco Maria Greco as a young deacon
in 1881: A crown of thorns, in the center of which are the Sacred Hearts of
Jesus and Mary, one transfixed and mounted by a cross, the other pierced by a
sword, both of them surrounded by flames with the words: "Taste and
See". Outside, at the base of the crown, the words: "Thy Kingdom
Come".
This
emblem is a synthesis of the concept surrounding our charism.
TWO HEARTS:
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Two hearts with one
love and the same will, both victims of love for all.
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THE FLAMES:
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Flames
of love that create, redeem, lift up, and make divine.
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THE CROWN OF THORNS:
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Intimately
joins the Heart of the Son and the Heart of the Mother, regenerating humanity,
in the divine economy, to supernatural life. Our founder Msgr. F. M. Greco
alludes to the prophet David at flight in the cave of Adullam, to underline
how sweet it is, amidst the cutting thorns of this miserable life, to take
refuge in the Sacred Hearts.
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TASTE AND SEE:
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An
invitation to contemplation in order to see and savor the marvelous richness and
sweetness which are enclosed in the Sacred Hearts.
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THY KINGDOM COME:
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The prayer which, orienting all intentions according a spirit of heroic oblation,
concentrates all the energies in the life of the Little Worker.
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