Sisters Of The Sacred Heart Of Jesus

To Promote The Glory Of God Especially By Acknowledging In Their Own Lives And Making Known To Others The Selfless Redemptive Love Of Christ’s Sacred Heart

Founded, Date/Place: April 6,1975 Benin City, Nigeria.
Founder: Most Rev. Dr. Patrick Ebosele Ekpu
Canonical Status: Diocesan Right
Motto: Ut unum sint
Charism: To experience and make all people aware of the redemptive love of Christ that binds us together as members of the one family of God and enhance the realization of Jesus’ prayer “That they may be one”.
Purpose: To promote the glory of God.

SUPERIOR GENERAL : Sr. Josephine Aimonota Ebuehi, SSH
Sisters of the Sacred of Jesus Generalate,
P O Box 5521, GPO 300001, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria
Mobile: 07058757530
Email: sshbenin@yahoo.com

Our Apostolate

Founder:
Our Congregation was founded by Most Rev. Patrick Ebosele Ekpu, Archbishop Emeritus of the Metropolitan See of Benin City. He is a man of great treasure and very few words with a high sense of discipline and focus; he believes in uplifting the poor especially the womenfolk.

Our Life, Our Mission:
Our Congregation was founded to be a sign of love, unity and forgivenes s in a broken and divided world. Our Charism is to experience and make all people aware of the redemptive love of Christ that binds us together as members of the one family of God and enhance the realization of Jesus’ prayer “That they may be one”. The motto of our Congregation therefore is “UT UNUM SINT”. (Jn. 17:21).

Our inspiration for our ardent and outgoing love is the Sacred Heart of Jesus and his Church. We are marked by our sacrificial love and Christian humility, patterning our hearts on the meek and humble heart of Christ. As daughters of Africa, living the spirit of the gospel, we make effort to find ways to integrate into our lives all that is good, true and beautiful in our African culture.

Special Contribution To The Church In Nigeria:
We give concrete expression to the new bond of unity which our insertion into Christ’s Mystical Body of Baptism brings about. We bring our unity to bear in our diversified ethnic groups and cultures and thus prove that the Gospel of Christ makes ONE out of many.

We Are Committed To:
Evangelization And Promoting Devotion To The Sacred Heart Of JesusMaintaining A Simple And Humble LifestyleHolistic Education For Ourselves And For Those We ServeOpenness And Accountability In All Our Undertakings

Places /Countries Where We Are:
We are in four countries namely: Nigeria, Italy, USA and Canada.
In Nigeria, we are in Abuja, Benin, Uromi, Auchi, Lokoja, Minna, Lafia, Abuja, and Lagos.

Our Ministries:
Education:
We work to give holistic formal education to our people from nursery through secondary to tertiary schools. We also work to educate our people through non-formal learning especially to adults in the rural areas with a preferential option for women and the girlchild. Through our village ministry, we instruct women in simple hygiene, home-management, HIV/AIDS awareness, and catechesis. This program involves, our Sisters going to different villages from time to time and living with any family that will accommodate them and from there they give house-to house family instruction and in the evenings when the people are back from their farms, they gather them together for either religious instruction or health education.

Uplifting The Dignity Of Women:
Our Congregation feels obliged to concentrate more on working to train the girl child while not neglecting the boy child. In Nigeria today, and indeed in most traditional societies, the female child has, for a very long time been at a disadvantage as far as formal education is concerned. We have t aken up a s our challenge,the educat ion of our womenfolk as the only way to liberate their minds and empower them to mainstream in their societies. We believe that no culture or civilization can stand except the womenfolk of that society have assumed their proper place in it.

Prevention Of Trafficking In Women And Children:
In our effort to respond to the signs of time we commit ourselves to uplifting the dignity of all human persons especially women, through prevention of trafficking in women and children, rehabilitation of victims of trafficking, and domestic violence and empowerment of widows.

Community Development & Skill Acquisition:
We give young people especially those who cannot afford formal education skills to equip them for the job market. We also train people to acquire marketable skills that will help them in life by way of vocational training. We run programs for both male and female youths. We are also involved in community mobilization especially in the handling of epidemics and information sharing.

Pastoral Ministry:
Our Sisters serve in full time pastoral ministry in parishes as Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, Catechesis and Parish assistance. We collaborate with Priests in serving the spiritual needs of our people, in counseling and spiritual direction.
In all of these, our primary objective is to proclaim God’s kingdom of love and freedom to all God’s children wherever we find ourselves.

Formation Houses:
1. Sacred Heart Postulants’ House
Uromi-Ubiaja Road
P. O. Box 111
Uromi, Edo State.

2. Sacred Heart Novitiate,
P.O. Box 111
Atani – Uromi, Edo State.

Sisters In Perpetual Vows

1. Sr. Martina Ogbekhiulu, SSH
2. Sr. Cecilia Dimaku, SSH
3. Sr. Margaret Mary Okereke, SSH
4. Sr. Theresa Oiza Ohiani, SSH
5. Sr. Angelina Balogun, SSH
6. Sr. Regina Njoku, SSH
7. Sr. Alice Ifayefunmi, SSH
8. Sr. Gertrude Uloko, SSH
9. Sr. Florence Nwaonuma, SSH
10. Sr. Elizabeth Uchendu, SSH
11. Sr. Henrietta Alokha, SSH
12. Sr. Monica Rowland, SSH
13. Sr. Imelda Chukwuezi, SSH
14. Sr. Beatrice Iroegbu, SSH
15. Sr. Gloria Itebalumhe, SSH
16. Sr. Stella Giegbefumwen, SSH
17. Sr. Theresa Oshoike, SSH
18. Sr. Martha Ajadalu, SSH
19. Sr. Justina Ajai, SSH
20. Sr. Mary Aisagbonhi, SSH
21. Sr. Anna Akheutiemen, SSH

22. Sr. Josephine Ebuehi, SSH
23. Sr. Angela Abhulimen, SSH
24. Sr. Philomena Osale, SSH
25. Sr. Clara Imiere, SSH
26. Sr. Magdalene Daferede, SSH
27. Sr. Felicitas Osinde, SSH
28. Sr. Chinenyenwa Ihekoronze, SSH
29. Sr. Veronica O. Okosun, SSH
30. Sr. Marilyn Oboh, SSH
31. Sr. Regina Uzoukwu. , SSH
32. Sr. Margaret Mary Onyema, SSH
33. Sr. Justina Nwankwo, SSH
34. Sr. Francisca Madubuko, SSH
35. Sr. Augustina Okoroafor, SSH
36. Sr. Justina Alemogho, SSH
37. Sr. Helen Alekhuojie, SSH
38. Sr. Beatrice Nwokwu, SSH
39. Sr. Emilia Ama, SSH

40. Sr. Mary-Ben Onimhawo, SSH
41. Sr. Maria Akanni, SSH
42. Sr. Francisca Agho, SSH
43. Sr. Gloria Oche, SSH
44. Sr. Caroline Fada, SSH
45. Sr. Catherine Ndukwe, SSH
46. Sr. Elizabeth Momodu, SSH
47. Sr. Maria Okoyomon, SSH
48. Sr. Felicia Adibe, SSH
49. Sr. Martina Umeorah, SSH
50. Sr. Jovita Ochi, SSH
51. Sr. Angela Ibe, SSH
52. Sr. Evangeline Ezike, SSH
53. Sr. Evelyn Okoye, SSH
54. Sr. Emily Iyelumi, SSH
55. Sr. Francisca Akunechendo, SSH
56. Sr. Francisca Idoko, SSH
57. Sr. Josephine Imoloamen, SSH
58. Sr. Esther Egure, SSH
59. Sr. Theresa Etta, SSH
60. Sr. Blessing Ezema, SSH

61. Sr. Vivian Ibeh, SSH
62. Sr. Henrietta Usunobun, SSH
63. Sr. Maryann Obiji, SSH
64. Sr. Hannah Ogah, SSH
65. Sr. Florence Ogbudu, SSH
66. Sr. Veronica Odah, SSH
67. Sr. Elizabeth Jiwueze, SSH
68. Sr. Agatha Unabor, SSH
69. Sr. Augustina Njoku, SSH
70. Sr. Esther Ekweli, SSH
71. Sr. Evelyn Esiegbe, SSH
72. Sr. Josephine Obidinnu, SSH
73. Sr. Cynthia Clare Ugbiyobo,SSH
74. Sr. Esther Egharevba, SSH
75. Sr. Rosemary Omonlumhen, SSH
76. Sr. Stella Odigie, SSH
77. Sr. Gladys Anyanwu, SSH
78. Sr. Eucharia Nwafor, SSH
79. Sr. Emily Onuoha, SSH
80. Sr. Maria Omokie, SSH
81. Sr. Kate Agada, SSH
82. Sr. Anthonia Ughieghele, SSH

Number Of Sisters In Temporary Vows – 21

Necrology

Sr. Theresa Uchenna Nwaeze, SSH -13/01/96
Sr.Gloria Imhaledenokhin Obor, SSH -27/10/05
Sr. Maria Goretti Iwu, SSH -15/11/2016