Timon David Fathers
{{Distinguish|Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary|Priests of the Sacred Heart}}{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}{{Infobox organization
| abbreviation = SCJ
| nickname = Timon David Fathers
| formation = {{Start date and age|1852|11|20|p=yes}}
| full_name = Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
| native name = {{Langx|la|Congregatio Sacratissimi Cordis Iesu}}
| founder = Joseph-Marie Timon-David
| founding_location = France
| type = Clerical religious congregation of pontifical right (for men)
| headquarters = Marseille, France
| membership = 22 (20 priests)
| membership_year = 2018
| leader_title = Superior General
| leader_name = Michel Brondino, SCJ
| parent_organization = Roman Catholic Church
| website = {{URL|timon-david.org}}
}}
The Timon David Fathers, officially known as the Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus ({{langx|fr|Congrégation du Sacré-Coeur de Jésus}}; {{Langx|la|Congregatio Sacratissimi Cordis Iesu}}; abbreviated SCJ) is a Roman Catholic religious congregation of pontifical right. It was founded in 1852 by Joseph-Marie Timon-David.{{Cite web|title=Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (S.C.J./T.D.)|url=http://www.gcatholic.org/orders/052.htm|access-date=2021-12-25|website=GCatholic}}
History
{{Main|Joseph-Marie Timon-David}}
Joseph-Marie Timon-David was a priest of Marseilles, concerned with the well-being of young workers. He observed that most of the young people had not received a basic religious training from their parents.[https://aleteia.org/cp1/2020/10/28/why-its-beneficial-for-your-child-to-make-their-first-confession-at-a-young-age/ Caillemer, Élisabeth. "Why it’s beneficial for your child to make their First Confession at a young age", Aleteia, October 28, 2020] He worked for some time with the Youth Movements of Abbé Julien, and then with Father Allemand who worked with the lower middle class.[https://www.omiworld.org/lemma/timon-david-joseph-marie/ "Timon-David, Joseph-Marie", OMI World] In 1849, Bishop Eugène de Mazenod encouraged him to establish his own movement.[https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/speeches/1991/april/documents/hf_jp-ii_spe_19910426_oblati.html Pope John Paul II, "Address of His Holinesss John Paul II to the superiors and Moderators of Institutes of Consecrated Life and the Oblates of Mary Immaculate", 26 April 1991, Libreria Editrice Vaticana]
Following the example of Alexande-Raymond Devie, Bishop of Belley, Timon-David sought to simplify religious education and often used biblical stories, insisting on "education through the heart".[https://books.google.com/books?id=HJLYAAAAMAAJ&dq=Timon+David+Fathers&pg=PA20 History of the Church: The church in the age of liberalism, (Hubert Jedin, John Patrick Dolan, ed.) Seabury Press, 1981, p. 20] {{ISBN|9780860120858}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.timon-david.org/index-html.php Official website (in French)]
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Category:Catholic religious institutes established in the 19th century