By Florida Catholic staff - Florida Catholic
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Sister Margaret Seitz, who died in October of this year, was one of eight religious of the Sacred Heart working in South Florida. She is seen here with two students from Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart in Coconut Grove.
MIAMI | Since November 2014, the worldwide Church has been celebrating the Year of Consecrated Life. To mark the year, the archdiocesan Office for Religious has been hosting monthly Holy Hours in different parishes to give thanks for the gift of consecrated life and to pray for an increase in vocations to the religious life. At the Florida Catholic, we are marking the year by featuring quick profiles of the various religious communities serving in South Florida. Here is this month’s:
Society of the Sacred Heart
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Sister Suzanne Cooke, former headmistress of Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart in Coconut Grove, is one of the religious of the Sacred Heart working in South Florida. She currently heads the newly-formed Conference of Sacred Heart Education which supports the network of 24 Sacred Heart schools in the U.S. and Canada.
Religious initials: RSCJ
Beginnings: Founded by St. Madeleine Sophie Barat in Amiens, France, 1800
Mission or charism: To discover and make known the love of the Heart of Jesus through education
Number worldwide: 2,200 in Africa, Asia, Australia-New Zealand, North and South America
Number in archdiocese: 6
Year arrived in U.S.: 1818
Year arrived in South Florida: 1961
Presently working: At Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart, Coconut Grove, in administration and teaching; also involved in social services to children and families, spiritual direction and teaching literacy to adults and English as a second language.
Photographer: COURTESY PHOTO
Sister Suzanne Lasseigne, a member of the Society of the Sacred Heart working in South Florida, poses with children she serves at the Barnyard Community Center in Coconut Grove.
Corrected Nov. 24, 2015: The caption for the photo of Sister Suzanne Cooke initially stated that she was headmistress of Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart. She left that position in August 2015 to assume leadership of the newly-formed Conference of Sacred Heart Education. She now lives outside South Florida. The caption for the picture of Sister Margaret Seitz also failed to note that she died Oct. 14, 2015. That brings to six the number of Religious of the Sacred Heart currently serving in South Florida.
