Fr.Matthew
Kadalikkattil was a fervant devotee of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
and a man of compassionate heart whose love for God 
found
expression in the concern for the poor and forlorn. As a parish
priest he was very much like the ' Cure De Ars' who spent long
hours in the confessional and brought about changes in the lives
of many sinners.He spent time ,energy and resources for the
spiritual and material well-being of the sheep in his fold,caring
for each and every member especially the downtrodden and the
forlorn.He called himself 'Servant of the Sacred Heart' and
promoted devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus through word,deed
and exemplary life.His heart ached seeing the sufferings of
the aged, destitute, the orphaned children and the sad plight
of the poor young women including widows.
Fr.Matthew sought a solution for all these problems in the Heart
of Jesus. He spent long hours on his knees before the Blessed
Sacrament and finally he was inspired to start a new religious
congregation for women , who would care for the destitute and
the orphaned . He started working for it. But he found hurdles
on his path .He kept trusting in the Divine providence. Spread
of devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus was one of the most
important aims of beginning the new congregation .This man of
prayer practiced the virtues of humility , meekness , love of
God and man in a heroic manner and he became widely known as
a saintly priest even when he was alive.
