the CRSHJ Launches The 2026 Donations Campaign
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As we step into 2026, the Canons Regular of the Sacred Heart of Jesus begin our annual Donations Campaign — a moment each year when we invite friends, benefactors, and all who share our mission to stand with us in sustaining the pastoral, educational, and charitable work entrusted to our care. This is not simply a fundraising effort. It is a renewal of shared responsibility for the life of the Church, and for the people who rely on us for sacramental ministry, spiritual accompaniment, and practical support.
Our pastoral work depends on stability. The daily rhythm of ministry — preaching, teaching, visiting the sick, the dying and their families, preparing the young for the sacraments, and offering a listening ear to those who carry heavy burdens — requires time, presence, and freedom from financial constraints. Your generosity allows our clergy to focus on people rather than paperwork, on prayer rather than pressure, ensuring that the Gospel is offered with clarity and compassion.
At the same time, the formation of future clergy remains one of our most sacred responsibilities. The Academy of Priestly Studies continues to prepare men for a life of service, prayer, and pastoral leadership. Formation is long, demanding, and beautiful, and it requires resources: sound theological education, spiritual direction, and the practical training that shapes priests capable of serving with both competence and tenderness. Supporting this work is an investment in the future of the Church.
Our outreach and evangelisation efforts also depend on the kindness of those who believe in our mission. In a world marked by loneliness, uncertainty, violence, rage, war, disease, inequality, injustice and rapid change, the Gospel must be proclaimed with renewed hope. Whether through digital outreach, catechetical materials, or community initiatives, your support helps us reach hearts that might otherwise remain untouched.
The charism of the Canons Regular of the Sacred Heart of Jesus — rooted in the Eucharist, lived in community, and expressed in pastoral charity — is a gift we are called to nurture and share. Supporting the Canons Regular of the Sacred Heart of Jesus means supporting a way of life that places Christ at the centre and seeks to make His Heart known through service.
As we launch this year’s campaign, we invite you to pray for its success, to share our mission with others, and to give according to your means. Every contribution, large or small, strengthens the work of the Church and helps us continue the ministry entrusted to us.
To all who have supported us in the past: thank you. Your generosity has kept the Open Chaplaincy afloat, seminarians studying, and pastoral care alive in places where it is deeply needed. As we begin this new year, we entrust our mission once again to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and to the love and kindness of those who walk with us.
May 2026 be a year of grace, renewal, and shared purpose.
Thank you and God bless you all and keep you healthy, in peace and prosperity.
