Society of the Divine Savior - The Salvatorians

06/11/2026

"One of the strongest images I have of my paternal grandparents’ home in east Tennessee is of a rather large print of the Sacred Heart of Jesus that hung at the far end of their hallway. My grandmother told me that she and Grandpa had received it as a wedding gift in 1946. It had been hanging in the same spot since the early 1950s and, as far as I could tell, it was probably forgotten about as soon as the job of hanging it was finished."

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God’s heart call to our hearts

06/11/2026

On June 11, 2026, as part of the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. bishops will consecrate the United States of America to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Parishes around the country are encouraged to join the bishops in celebrating the consecration of our nation to the Sacred Heart.

Prayer to the Sacred Heart~
Lord, I come to Your tender Heart today,
to You who have words that set my heart ablaze,
to You who pour out compassion on the little ones and the poor,
on those who suffer, and on all human miseries.
I desire to know You more, to contemplate You in the Gospel,
to be with You and learn from You and from the charity with which You allowed Yourself to be touched by all forms of poverty.
You showed us the Father’s love by loving us without measure with Your divine and human Heart.
Grant all Your children the grace of encountering You.
Change, shape, and transform our plans, so that we seek only You in every circumstance: in prayer, in work, in encounters, and in our daily routine.
From this encounter, send us out on mission, a mission of compassion for the world in which You are the source from which all consolation flows.

Amen.

06/01/2026

Modern humanity lives in an abundance unlike anything the world has ever seen.
Fr. John Tigatiga shares this June reflection...
Read it here -
https://bit.ly/June2026_Reflection_SDS_Tigatiga

05/29/2026

Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity (2026)
By Fr. Silas Henderson, SDS

There is an African folktale about three blind men who encounter an elephant for the first time. One grasps the elephant’s tail and declares, “This creature is very like a rope.” Another runs his hand along one of the tusks and insists, “This creature is very like a spear.” Finally, the third man places his hands against the broad side of the elephant and concludes, “This creature is surely a wall.”

The mystery of the Trinity reminds us that love remains at the center of reality

05/25/2026

In honor of Memorial Day... We pray for all who have bravely given up their lives in service of our country through the armed forces. May their sacrifice be a reminder to us of the precious gift of liberty and the importance of peace.

05/01/2026

50 days after Easter - May 24th - is Pentecost, which is often celebrated as the birthday of the church.

As we inch toward this beautiful celebration, we encourage you to contemplate this months reflection shared by Salvatorian Fr. Peter Schuessler.

May you feel the presence of the Holy Spirit all around you this month.

https://bit.ly/May2026_Reflection_SDS_Schuessler

04/30/2026

Cameroonian Catholics in Washington area celebrate Pope Leo’s visit to their homeland.

Salvatorian Father Virginus Osuagwu, serves at Resurrection Parish and the Riderwood retirement community in Silver Spring.

Walking into the Church of the Resurrection in Burtonsville, Maryland, on April 26, the pride and celebration hit you before you even found a seat. The Cameroonian Catholic Community of the Washington, D.C. area was gathering for their monthly Mass, but this wasn’t an ordinary Sunday Mass. Not onl...

04/28/2026

The Fourth Sunday of Easter (2026)
By Fr. Silas Henderson, SDS

“Faith” and “Hope” are tricky words. Like many other examples from our Christian vocabulary—such as “mercy,” “discipleship,” and “spirituality”—we have a sense of what they mean but most of us would be stumped if we were asked to try to give a concise definition or description of “faith” and “hope.”

The voice of the Good Shepherd encourages us and consoles us

04/28/2026

Rest in peace good and faithful servant. Full obituary can also be viewed on our website athttps://salvatorians.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/DIGMAN_Br_Ervan_SDS_obituary.pdf