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The Beginning
In the1900s regional governments in Mexico began establishing laws that forbade the Catholic Church from engaging in educational ministry. So many Catholic schools were closed. Such was the case in Zapotlán El Grande in the province of Jalisco, when Silviano Carrillo served as parish priest of the town’s only church, el Templo del Sagrado Corazón. Father Carrillo visioned schools where teachers could uphold Catholic values and counteract the abuses imposed by the government’s school system. -
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Time it has served
The sisters have served for a long time and they have started many schools. -
Thief steals the Tabernacle
On July 18, 1901 a thief broke into Father Carrillo’s church and stole the consecrated hosts and chales. This event saddend Father Carrillo.“The thief did not know who is present in this sacrament, had he known he would have never committed his crime” he said. Father Carrillo responded to this event with an act of teaching. -
The First Sisters Join
On November 25, 1904 he founded the Sister Servants of the Blessed Sacrament or the Siervas de Jesús Sacramentado in Spanish (“SJS”), a community of women and young ladies who dedicated their lives to daily adoration of the Holy Eucharist and the religious education of children and youth. They have hapily helped us for many years. -
Persecuted, 1914-1916
From 1914-1916, religious persecution escalated. The SJS sisters were expelled from their convents, their possessions confiscated, schools ransacked and closed. Some sisters were imprisoned for their fidelity to Christ. Father Carrillo was forced into hiding but continued to guide and lead his community. -
Moving to Guadalajara
In 1916 the sisters moved their motherhouse to Guadalajara because they no longer had a place to call home in Zapotlán. That same year, Father Carrillo was appointed canon of the cathedral by Archbishop Francisco Orozco y Jiménez of Guadalajara so hewas still close to his dear convent and sisters. -
5th Bishop of Sinaloa
A few years later, on February 24, 1921, he was named fifth bishop of Sinaloa by Pope Benedict XV. But his pastoral work which he had placed under the protection of the Blessed Mother of his convent was not to last very long. -
The Death of Their Founder
On September 10, 1921 he was called to share in God’s heavenly joy. -
Persecution and the growth of SJS
From his exile in the United States, Archbishop Orozco y Jiménez continued to guide the Sister Servants. Over time, the community grew and eventually spread throughout the state of Jalisco and into other parts of Mexico. When a second wave of religious persecution broke out in 1924, the archbishop revisited Father Carrillo’s plan to make Catholic education more accessible. -
Sister Clara, Mother Clara
Sister Clara or Mother Clara, the head of the Sisters Servants Blessed Sacrement, had agreed with the archbishop to move some of her sisters to the U.S. to learn english so she sent him 2 sisters where he was at. The same year a little later she sent 3 more sisters to his location. -
First School
The sisters of Illoins and Oklahoma combined forces and on arriving to California established the first SJS school in the U.S. in 1926. Its located in Calexico and isb dedicated to Our Lady Of Guadalupe. -
First Schools
The school in Calexico opened grades Kindergarten through third grade on March 19, 1927. From then on their mission continues today to teach children and youth. They kept building more schools throughout the U.S. and are loved by many.
