Some Significant January Days for the Chevalier Family 2025
NOTE: The photos for this month are all of MSC cofreres or mission connections. January has been a month of great mission foundations and activity,
1 January 1849
Charles Piperon enters the major seminary of Bourges.
1 January, 1884
Opening of the MSC House of Formation at Veldhoven, Tilburg, Netherlands.
1 January, 1912
Opening of the first MSC House in Brazil, at Pouoso Alegre.
1 January, 1921
Erection of the Belgian Province. Father H van den Lemmer made first Provincial.
1 January, 1970
Addition of Belgian Annals (Dutch version) is stopped in favour of one common mission periodical, Wereldwijd, sponsored by several mission congregations.
1 January, 1978
Erection of an MSC Section, France, in Senegal.
1 January, 1984
Erection of an MSC Section in Bahia, Brazil.
3 January, 1875
Father Chevalier arrives in Rome for the seventh time and stays at the French seminary. This visit concerns the Roman Archconfraternity of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart.
3 January, 1961
The Indonesian Vicariates of Ambon, Manado and Purwokerto become dioceses.
3 January, 1988
First MSC foundation in San Salvador, the parish of St Louis Mariana in the capital.
4 January, 1903
Death of Father Francis Miniot who started the Perpetual Worship of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
4 January, 1988
New Mission of the MSC Sisters in Wasengla, Vanimo diocese, PNG.
5 January, 1898
During his journey to Port Moresby Father De Boismenu writes in his Notebook: “strong squalls. The Titus take shelter at Anchor Island. We leave at 1:30: splendid crossing, passing enchanting islands.)
6 January, 1926
Death of Father G. Genocchi, first Provincial of Italy. Visits to Papua New Guinea
6 January, 1954
Blessing of the Major Seminary at Pineleng, Sulawesi, Indonesia, by Bishop N. Verhoevenn MSC
8 January, 1863
Father H Leblanc SJ proposes the Latin translation of our motto: Ametur ubique terrarum Cor Jesu Sacratissimum.
8 January, 1891
The second Chapter in the proper sense of the word opens at Issoudun and votes to keep the Constitutions of 1877. This Chapter was dissolved in January 27.
8 January, 1976
First four Indian Sisters return to India to establish the MSC Sisters Mission in Bangalore.
9 January, 1864
Abbe G. Crozat dies at Issoudun, former parish priest.
9 January, 1948
The MSC Region of the British Isles becomes the Quasi-Province of Ireland.
10 January, 1854
Father Maugenest, 1829-1919, is appointed curate of Issoudun.
10 January, 1904
First visit of Father H. Linckens to New Pomerania, New Britain, PNG, and the Marshall Islands.
10 January, 1979
The FMI Sisters ~ The Daughters of Mary Immaculate ~ founded by Bishop Louis Couppé, MSC, in Papua New Guinea in 1912, elect their first General Superior. Since their foundation a FDNSC sister had been their 'Superior'.
11 January, 1858
Father Maugenest is appointed archpriest at the Cathedral in Bourges.
11 January, 1875
During the seventh visit of Father Chevalier to Rome, he is received in audience by Pope Pius IX whom he asks for the consecration of the whole Church to the Sacred Heart.
12 January, 1877
The first MSC Constitutions are approved for 10 years by Rome.
12 January, 1886
The first three Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart arrive in Thursday Island, Australia.
12 January, 1964
Profession first aboriginal sister and first Kiribati Sisters in the Australian FDNSC Province.
13 January, 1882
Fathers Navarre and Cramaille and Brother From arrive in Batavia, Jakarta, where they wait for five months for further instructions.
13 January, 1920
The first six FDNSC, from France, Belgium and the Netherlands, arrive in Brazil.
13 January, 1985
The cause for the canonization of the lay Papua New Guinean catechist, Peter To Rot, is opened by Archbishop A.Bundervoet in Rabaul..
14 January, 1878
The MSC General Council accepts 12 novices for first vows, including Brothers Verius, Merg, Meyer, Vandel, Chetail, Hartzer, Fromm.
14 January, 1984
Father Jos Lescrauwert MSC appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Haarlem, Netherlands, is ordained Bishop at Haarlem.
15 January, 1879
Father John Mary Neenan, first Irish MSC, dies at Watertown, US.
15 January, 1927
Archbishop Couppé, MSC, who died 20 July 1926 at Douglas Park, Australia, is reburied at Vunapope, Papua New Guinea.
15 January, 1930
Marie-Thérèse Noblet dies. She was Mother of the Handmaids of the Lord, who were founded in Papua New Guinea by Bishop Alain de Boismenu, MSC, in 1920.
15 January, 1953
Arrival of the first four Irish FDNSC Sisters in Cape Town to join the MSC Fathers in their apostolate in Northern Transvaal, South Africa.
16 January, 1905
Mission activity recommenced at St Pauls Mission, PNG, after the massacre of the Baining martyrs.
16 January, 1912
Archbishop Navarre, MSC, vicar apostolic of British New Guinea, first MSC Superior in Australia, dies at Townsville, Australia; exhumed and reburied at Yule Island, 22nd of September, 1925.
16 January, 1920
First effort the MSC foundation in Brazil, at Alfenas.
16 January, 1932
First DNS foundation in Ireland, Sister Derenilla McSherry takes possession of the house in Bally Bay.
16 January, 1940.
The MSC House at Lima, Peru, is canonically erected.
17 January, 1972
The first FDNSC Sister goes to work on a mission school in Swaziland, Southern Africa.
18 January, 1945
His resignation accepted, Archbishop Alain de Boismenu retires to Kubuna, PNG.
18 January, 1969
Death of Father Patrick Ryan MSC, Australia, well-known in the social apostolate.
19 January, 1886
Father Chevalier is in Brussels to prepare the Mission seminary at Antwerp, Belgium.
19 January, 1925
Departure of the first group of MSC sisters from Hiltrup to New Guinea after World War I.
19 January, 1950
The Regional Superior of the MSC in the Philippines, Father N. Hendriks, and Brother A. Van Dam, drowned at sea when the ship capsised.
20 January, 1881
Father Chevalier assists in Bourges at the burial of the first benefactor of the MSC, M.Ferdinand Labbe De Champgrande, p,s.s.
20 January, 1925
The cause of beatification of Bishop Henri Verjus and of the Baining martyrs is introduced.
21 January, 1852
The young Father Chevalier receives his second appointment after ordination. He becomes assistant priest at Châtillon-sur-Indre.
21 January, 1896
First MSC novitiate at Kensington, Australia.
21 January, 1907
The aged Father Chevalier and his curates are expelled from their home, the presbytery in Issoudun.
21 January, 1956
Direction of the mission in Guatemala entrusted to the Spanish MSC province.
21 January, 1957
Direction of the Prefecture of Koalack, Senegal, entrusted to the French province.
21 January, 1967
Direction of Novitiate of the MSC sisters, Ariccia, Italy.
22 January, 1811
Jean-Charles Chevalier and Louise Ory, the parents of Father Jules Chevalier, are married in Richelieu.
22 January, 1966
Foundation of “Villa Veriius” on new Ireland, 50 MSC novitiate for PNG province.
23 January, 1910
First profession of Leon Bourjade MSC, France.
23 January, 1919
Belgium becomes quasi-province. Father H. Van den Lemmer appointed quasi-provincial.
24 January
Feast Day of St Francis de Sales (1567-1622).
The 'heart' is the central image for Francis and Jane de Chantal, in their attempt to portray who God is, who the human person is and how they are intimately related. Both these figures appear in stain glass windows in the Richelieu Church.
25 January, 1881
The date of the first Spiritual Testament of Father Founder for the MSC.
25 January, 1899
Erection of the MSC mission in England at St Albans. Father Michael Tierney is the Rector.
26th January, 1896
Inauguration of the MSC Procure at Marseilles. The house is blessed by Canon Caseneuve assisted by Father Jouet.
26 January, 1954
First school conducted by MSC Sisters in Australia opened at St Pius X Parish, West Heidelberg, Victoria.
27 January, 1933
Decretum Laudis of the Congregation of the MSC Sisters and approval of their Constitutions for a period of time.
28 January, 1926
The Prefecture of Tshuapa, Zaire, entrusted to the Belgian MSC Province in 1924 is given the name of Prefecture of Coquilhatville.
28 January, 1965
First Papua New Guinea and MSC Sister returns to Vunapope after formation in Melbourne, Australia.
29 January, 1861
Birth and Baptism of Father Hubert Linckens, MSC, in Wijlre, Netherlands. Linckens is the historical founder of the Missionary of the Sacred Heart Sisters of Hiltrup.
29 January, 1864
Msgr de la Tour D’Auvergne approves the Statutes of the Confraternity of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart and signs the decree of erection.
30 January, 1876
“We thought that an Apostolic School in Rome would be useful and would have great advantages.” (Acts of the MSC General Council).
31 January, 1885
The first five Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart arrive in Australia, accompanied by Fathers Couppé, and Verjus, and three Italian Brother Novices.
31 January, 1978
FDNSC Novitiate blessed and opened in Manila, Philippines.
