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On Friday, March 8th, The Villa children and staff will celebrate and honor Blessed Clelia, the woman who founded the congregation of religious Sisters, The Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.  These are the Sisters who founded and still minster at Sacred Heart Villa today. There has be...

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Blessed Clelia Merloni

The universal Church celebrates November 20th as the feast day of Blessed Clelia Merloni, the foundress of the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus – the Sisters who minister at The Villa. She was born in Forli, Italy in March of 1861. Left motherless at the age of three, she was given a Chri...

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Blessed Clelia Merloni

On Friday, March 10th The Villa children and staff will celebrate and honor Blessed Clelia, the woman who founded the congregation of religious Sisters, The Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.  These are the Sisters who founded and still minster at Sacred Heart Villa today. There has be...

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Blessed Clelia Merloni

On the evening of the first Friday of the month, several families gather with the Sisters for a time of prayer and shared reflection at Sacred Heart Villa. This group is part of the Great Family of the Sacred Heart, also known as Grande Famiglia del Sacro Cuore or GFASC. It is a ...

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Blessed Clelia Merloni, Sacred Heart of Jesus, GFASC, consecration

What makes Sacred Heart Villa unique from other childcare facilities?  Some people try to express it as a feeling or a sense of welcoming. Families have said it feels like they are “embraced in love.”  This intangible “thing” is called a charism in the church. It is...

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