The Little Workers of the Sacred Hearts
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About Us
The order's emblem was designed by founder Monsignor Greco when he was a 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 surrounded by flames with the words "Taste and See." Outside, at the base of the crown, are the words "Thy Kingdom Come."
TWO HEARTS:
Two hearts with one love and the same will, both victims of love for all.
THE FLAMES:
Flames of love that create, redeem, lift up, and make divine.
THE CROWN OF THORNS:
Intimately joins the Heart of the Son and the Heart of the Mother, regenerating humanity, in the divine economy, to supernatural life. Monsignor Greco alludes to the prophet David at flight in the cave of Adullam to emphasize how sweet it is, amidst the cutting thorns of this miserable life, to take refuge in the Sacred Hearts.
TASTE AND SEE:
An invitation to contemplation in order to see and savor the marvelous richness and sweetness that are enclosed in the Sacred Hearts.
THY KINGDOM COME:
The prayer which, orienting all intentions according to a spirit of heroic oblation, concentrates all the energies in the life of the Little Worker.
The Emblem
The Sisters, Little Workers of the Sacred Hearts, are united as a religious family through their special devotion to the Sacred Hearts and by their profession of the evangelical counsels of chastity, poverty and obedience. Their life of communion, grounded in the contemplation and imitation of Jesus and Mary, is fundamental to all they do.
The Little Workers' primary apostolate is catechesis. They oversee and teach in their own private school, Our Lady of Grace Preschool and Kindergarten, as well as in parochial religious education programs in and around Stamford, CT, including at the Basilica of St. John the Evangelist.
The spiritual life of the Sisters is committed to the Honor and Glory of God, our Almighty Father. The Sisters operate in obedience to the Pope and the teaching of the Holy Roman Catholic Church. They work for the sanctification of their own souls and all souls by integrating the Contemplative-Active Life of Jesus given to them through the sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation.
This union is strengthened in them through: daily Eucharist; praying the Liturgy of the Hours; meditation on Holy Scriptures, especially the Gospel; praying the Rosary and the Way of the Cross; Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament; Confession; monthly retreats; and religious and professional update courses and workshops.