Chevalier College, new OLSH statue,  where and how

John Mulrooney writes:

Please find a picture of our new statue of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart ‘enthroned’ in a new garden area at Chevalier College.

There is quite a lot of work yet to be done in the garden: tiling on the wall behind; greenery  etc etc. A massive amount of turf has been laid in the garden this week.

Last year we revamped the garden in front of the school Chapel and moved the statue of the Sacred Heart from the front of Riversdale Chapel to a more prominent place in the school. We will call this garden the ‘Sacre Coeur Courtyard’ and the garden where OLSH has been established will be called ‘Notre Dame Courtyard’. Already we have seen students taking photos of the statue and also standing next to it. It brings with it an icon representing the feminine in the divine.

The statue is made of marble dust and cement and created by an artist in Byron Bay. I worked closely with him to ensure it was based on the statue in the courtyard at Issoudun and he understood the basics of the spirituality of OLSH. He has done a very fine job. There she will stand for another hundred years.