The Institute's Sacred Heart Retreat Center in Burlington, Wisconsin, welcomed members from across the country for the 2025 National Convocation of the Society of the Sacred Heart. 

The gathering was graced by the presence of Monsignor Michael Schmitz, Vicar General in the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest, who conferred the Cross of St. Francis de Sales upon new members, and who also served as celebrant for the solemn liturgies during the convocation.