Sr Silvana Dallanegra rscj

@silvanarscj.bsky.social

2 months ago

Dilexi Te Advent God is merciful love, and his plan of love, which unfolds and is fulfilled in history, is above all his descent and coming among us to free ...

Happy #Epiphany!

#12DaysOfHeaven #2025InReview Day 12

And in December, I spent #Advent leading a group reflecting on #DilexiTe, #PopeLeo 's document on God's love & ours for the poor, vulnerable & excluded

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#HeavensArchives #HeavensHighlights

Sr Silvana Dallanegra rscj

@silvanarscj.bsky.social

3 months ago

Jubilee, hope and 225 The other day I was thinking about the 21st November 1800. This was the day when our Society was born: when a fervent, courageous and quietl...

#12DaysOfHeaven #YearInReview Day 11 - bonus post

Because in November we celebrated the Society of the #SacredHeart's 225th birthday - during #Jubilee2025

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#2025InReview #HeavensHighlights #HeavensArchives #NunsOfBlueSky #SimplyLife #Choice4God

Sr Silvana Dallanegra rscj

@silvanarscj.bsky.social

3 months ago

Shining brightly Today, in the worldwide Society of the Sacred Heart, we are celebrating St Philippine Duchesne, our second saint and first missionary, whose...

#12DaysOfHeaven #YearInReview Day 11

In November, in the Society of the #SacredHeart, we celebrate St Philippine Duchesne, our 2nd saint and 1st pioneering missionary...

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#2025InReview #HeavensHighlights #HeavensArchives #NunsOfBlueSky

Sr Silvana Dallanegra rscj

@silvanarscj.bsky.social

3 months ago

Never losing heart Then Jesus told them a parable about the need to pray continually and never lose heart... (Luke 18:1) Yesterday's Gospel reminded us of the ...

#12DaysOfHeaven #YearInReview Day 10 bonus post

In October, when we celebrated #MaterAdmirabilis, she reminded us not to lose hope in the face of hate & injustice - a necessary message for us all

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#HeavensHighlights #HeavensArchive #2025InReview

Sr Silvana Dallanegra rscj

@silvanarscj.bsky.social

3 months ago

Pure gift and sheer grace Let us love this distance, which is thoroughly woven with friendship, since those who do not love each other are not separated. ~ Simone Wei...

#12DaysOfHeaven #2025InReview Day 10

And in October, to my delight, the gift of my #RSCJ Aussie best friend being able to stay with me for a few days...
⬇️💕
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#YearInReview #HeavensHighlights #HeavensArchives #SimplyLife #friendship

Sr Silvana Dallanegra rscj

@silvanarscj.bsky.social

3 months ago

No place I would rather be Once a month my local Catholic church hosts Youth 2000 for an evening of eucharistic adoration, which I attend whenever I can, even if only ...

#12DaysOfHeaven #YearInReview - Day 9

And in September, I moved house, after 4 years at L's bend...

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#2025InReview #HeavensHighlights #HeavensArchives #SimplyLife #NunsOfBlueSky

Sr Silvana Dallanegra rscj

@silvanarscj.bsky.social

3 months ago

Layers, roots and a coral call Almost two weeks ago, I quietly marked thirty-five years since that unforgettable day when, after several months of a gradual, increasing fa...

#12DaysOfHeaven #YearInReview Day 8

And in August's sunshine and heat I pondered and drew lessons from my garden's untrammelled greenery

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#HeavensHighlights #HeavensArchives #2025InReview #SimplyLife #NunsOfBlueSky

Sr Silvana Dallanegra rscj

@silvanarscj.bsky.social

3 months ago

I am not like Thomas... I am not like Thomas, wounds I cannot see, But I plainly call thee Lord and God as he: Let me to a deeper faith each day nearer move, Daily ...

#12DaysOfHeaven #YearInReview Day 7

And I started July reflecting on #StThomas, wounds, and some recent visits to the LOUDfence in Westminster Cathedral

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#2025InReview #HeavensHighlights #HeavensArchives #NunsOfBlueSky

Sr Silvana Dallanegra rscj

@silvanarscj.bsky.social

3 months ago

Twelve baskets and more Our early summer has oozed into a midsummer heatwave. Here at L's bend the air is oven-hot and heavy, the magnolia has already started its s...

#12DaysOfHeaven #YearInReview - Day 6, bonus post

Because in June, on #CorpusChristi I celebrated the 22nd anniversary of my perpetual #vows, reflecting on God's generosity...

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#HeavensHighlights #HeavensArchives #2025InReview #NunsOfBlueSky

Sr Silvana Dallanegra rscj

@silvanarscj.bsky.social

3 months ago

We can never love too much It's already June, the month of blooming roses and fragrant jasmine, and days, here in the northern hemisphere, stretching through warm leng...

#12DaysOfHeaven #YearInReview Day 6

June is the month of the #SacredHeart, the focus with which Heaven and I started the month...

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#HeavensHighlights #HeavensArchives #2025InReview #SimplyLife #NunsOfBlueSky

Sr Silvana Dallanegra rscj

@silvanarscj.bsky.social

3 months ago

Only Jesus and his glory Regular readers of this blog might recall that every year, around mid-May, I begin asking St Madeleine Sophie what she would like me to writ...

#12DaysOfHeaven #YearInReview - Day 5 bonus post

Because in May, #RSCJ & the wider #SacredHeart family celebrate the feast of our founder, #StMadeleineSophie
❤️👇
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#2025InReview #HeavensHighlights #HeavensArchives #BeingSacredHeart

Sr Silvana Dallanegra rscj

@silvanarscj.bsky.social

3 months ago

The Conclave, and our three Rs This Easter, in addition to celebrating the Resurrection, I had the joy of seeing a friend get confirmed at the Easter Vigil. I gave her a c...

#12DaysOfHeaven #YearInReview Day 5

And we began May, still in #Easter tide, praying for the #Conclave and wondering who our new #Pope would be...
❤️👇
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#HeavensHighlights #HeavensArchives #2025InReview #PopeLeoXIV

Sr Silvana Dallanegra rscj

@silvanarscj.bsky.social

3 months ago

All is born to blossom Christ is risen! These words capture the entire meaning of our existence, for we were not made for death but for life. ~ Easter Sunday final...

#12DaysOfHeaven #YearInReview Day 4

And in April, we lost #PopeFrancis, the Pope of hope and encounter, mercy, inclusion, the poor and so much more...
👇❤️
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#HeavensHighlights #HeavensArchives #SimplyLife #NunsOfBlueSky

Sr Silvana Dallanegra rscj

@silvanarscj.bsky.social

3 months ago

Loved to the moon and back Four years ago I downloaded a step counter onto my phone. It almost immediately felt ill-fated: within days I had a bad flare-up of sciatica...

#12DaysOfHeaven #YearInReview Day 3

And in March, I started walking to the moon (I've since made it to Venus as well, and I'm currently 223.9 miles away from Mars!)
👇❤️
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#HeavensHighlights #HeavensArchives #2025InReview #SimplyLife #NunsOfBlueSky

Sr Silvana Dallanegra rscj

@silvanarscj.bsky.social

3 months ago

What does love look like? What does love look like?  This timeless question was posed by St Augustine, who went on to supply the equally timeless answer:  It has the ...

#12DaysOfHeaven #YearInReview Day 2

And in February, on #ValentinesDay, I was in a school, talking about what love looks like... (clue: not like red roses!) And quoting St Augustine, little knowing we'd soon have an Augustinian #PopeLeoXIV!

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Sr Silvana Dallanegra rscj

@silvanarscj.bsky.social

3 months ago

God's YES to me For all that has been, thank you. For all that is to come, YES ~ Dag Hammarskjöld When religious celebrate the anniversary of their vows, pe...

#12DaysOfHeaven #YearInReview Day 1 - bonus post

In January, I also marked the 30th anniversary of the day I became a novice in the Society of the #SacredHeart

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#HeavensHighlights #HeavensArchives #BeingSacredHeart

Sr Silvana Dallanegra rscj

@silvanarscj.bsky.social

3 months ago

Following and filled with light Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you... and... his glory will be seen upon you... ~ Isaiah 60...

#12DaysOfHeaven #YearInReview Day 1

And I started 2025 in filmmaker mode, creating a little video filled with light - and Shaun the sheep!

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#HeavensHighlights #HeavensArchives #SimplyChristmas #ChristmasLights

Sr Silvana Dallanegra rscj

@silvanarscj.bsky.social

3 months ago

the number 2025 is surrounded by fireworks on a bright yellow background ALT: the number 2025 is surrounded by fireworks on a bright yellow background

Starting today, this year's #12DaysOfHeaven look back at 2025 #YearInReview. Follow the hashtag for my choice of #HeavensHighlights, one month per day 😊

Or why not delve into #HeavensArchive to find your own favourites!

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Sr Silvana Dallanegra rscj

@silvanarscj.bsky.social

1 year ago

Be born in me Be born in me Be born in me Trembling heart, somehow I believe That You chose me I’ll hold you in the beginning You will hold me in the end ...

#12DaysofHeaven #2024InReview #YearInReview Day 12

And we end the year, and #Christmas tide, praying that Love will be born and dwell in each one of us...

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#SimplyChristmas #SimplyLife #NunsOfBlueSky

Sr Silvana Dallanegra rscj

@silvanarscj.bsky.social

1 year ago

Caught up, seized, impelled Caught up as we are in the desires of His Heart, we want people to grow in dignity, as human beings and as children of God. Our starting poi...

#12DaysOfHeaven #2024InReview #YearInReview Day 11

And in November, I began blogging about #DilexitNos, starting with Para 150...

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#SimplyLife #Choice4God #HeavensHighlights #HeavensArchives #NunsOfBlueSky #SacredHeart #BeingSacredHeart

Sr Silvana Dallanegra rscj

@silvanarscj.bsky.social

1 year ago

The duty of delight On Thursday we laid one of our sisters to rest. It was, as so many said, a lovely day for a funeral: warm and unwaveringly sunny; the sky a ...

#12DaysOfHeaven #2024InReview #YearInReview Day 10

And I ended October reflecting on various things, including Dorothy Day and the duty of delight...

#Choice4God #HeavensHighlights #HeavensArchives #NunsOfBlueSky

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Sr Silvana Dallanegra rscj

@silvanarscj.bsky.social

1 year ago

Simply Life snippets I Those of you who follow me and other UK religious on Twitter will have noticed that this week, several of us have been seeking to share some...

#12DaysOfHeaven #2024InReview #YearInReview Day 9

In September, the #NunsOfTwitter and I began to share glimpses of our #SimplyLife ~ and I shared some snippets via Heaven

#Choice4God #HeavensHighlights #HeavensArchives #NunsOfBlueSky

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Sr Silvana Dallanegra rscj

@silvanarscj.bsky.social

1 year ago

Love will prevail We decided to deal with those people who came to protest against us in a way which we hoped could change hearts and minds...  So, the reason...

#12DaysOfHeaven #2024InReview #YearInReview Day 8

August began with grief, then hate and riots, and then brave, radical hospitality offering love... 👇❤️

#SimplyLife #HeavensHighlights #HeavensArchives #NunsOfBlueSky
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Sr Silvana Dallanegra rscj

@silvanarscj.bsky.social

1 year ago

Infinity and a smiling seal I recently returned from a week in a village on the Norfolk coast. It was a lovely, renewing time, of solitude and sunshine, evening strolls...

#12DaysOfHeaven #2024InReview #YearInReview Day 7 (for yesterday)

And in July I went to Norfolk, where I contemplated God's infinity and met a smiling seal...

#SimplyLife #HeavensHighlights #HeavensArchives #NunsOfBlueSky #Choice4God

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Sr Silvana Dallanegra rscj

@silvanarscj.bsky.social

1 year ago

A Heart so in touch with us Here in the UK we're halfway through an increasingly acrimonious General Election campaign. And one of the accusations often levelled at cer...

#12DaysOfHeaven #2024InReview #YearInReview Day 6

June, of course, is the month of the #SacredHeart - and this year, it was also the month of a General Election campaign...

#SimplyLife #HeavensHighlights #Choice4God
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Sr Silvana Dallanegra rscj

@silvanarscj.bsky.social

1 year ago

The treasury of his Heart Today we celebrate St Madeleine Sophie Barat, founder of the Society of the Sacred Heart, educator, woman of passion and prayer, centred in ...

#12DaysOfHeaven #2024InReview #YearInReview Day 5

And in May we celebrated the feast of our founder, St Madeleine Sophie Barat #RSCJ looking, as Sophie always did, to the #SacredHeart...

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#SimplyLife #HeavensHighlights #Choice4God

Sr Silvana Dallanegra rscj

@silvanarscj.bsky.social

1 year ago

Peace be with you This week I've been reading and reflecting on the Eastertide Gospels with a poignancy beyond aching. There is the joy of encountering the Ri...

#12DaysOfHeaven #2024InReview #YearInReview Day 4

And in April, against a backdrop filled with war, a call for #Vocations Sunday to sow seeds of hope and build #peace...

#SimplyLife #Choice4God #Choice4Good
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Sr Silvana Dallanegra rscj

@silvanarscj.bsky.social

1 year ago

Beating the streets Over the past few weeks I have, on a daily basis, been beating the streets, tapping boxes as I go, sometimes alongside other enthusiasts. Be...

#12DaysOfHeaven #2024InReview #YearInReview Day 3

And in March, I found myself spending quite a lot of time beating the streets, and pondering all sorts...

#SimplyLife #Lent #community
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Sr Silvana Dallanegra rscj

@silvanarscj.bsky.social

1 year ago

What gives me joy What is your mission at present? What gives you joy? And which Bible quote currently nourishes you the most in your daily life? These were t...

#12DaysOfHeaven #2024InReview #YearInReview Day 2

And in February, I picked up on some questions asked of
@brojim.bsky.social and pondered what gives me joy.

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#Christmas is always a good time for reflecting on this!

#SimplyChristmas

Sr Silvana Dallanegra rscj

@silvanarscj.bsky.social

1 year ago

How can I repay the Lord...? Thirty years ago today I became a candidate with the Society of the Sacred Heart, and embarked on the utterly amazing, challenging and joy-f...

#12DaysOfHeaven #2024InReview #YearInReview Day 1

Beginning in January, when I quietly celebrated 30 years since I entered religious life in the Society of the #SacredHeart

How can I repay the Lord for his goodness to me...?
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