Mission
St. Francis de Sales, our Founder, desired to “give to God daughters of prayer and souls so interior, that they may be found worthy to serve His infinite Majesty and to adore Him in spirit and in truth.” Contemplatives by vocation, we seek within the seclusion of the cloister to develop the bond of charity in and among ourselves, sharing in the evangelization of the world by a hidden apostolic fruitfulness, giving genuine and humble witness to the fact that God is love.
Charism & Spirit
Our “Charism” or “Spirit” is one of profound humility towards God, and great gentleness towards our neighbor. We have the special vocation in the Church of celebrating the Divine Office 5 times a day. Inspired, sustained, and enlivened by the Holy Spirit, the liturgy is a privileged means of seeking the world’s salvation, in solidarity with all peoples.
In fidelity to our own vocation, we strive to live the Gospel in accordance with the spirit of our founders:
- “a spirit which seeks only God and tends continually to union with Him, indifferent to all except the divine good pleasure”
- “a spirit of profound humility toward God and of great gentleness toward the neighbor.”
- a spirit which does not emphasize external austerity, the sisters making up for this by interior renunciation, great simplicity, and joy in the common life. (from our Constitutions)
- We honor the Virgin Mary in her mystery of the Visitation by sharing in the freedom of her response, in the wonder of her praise, in her zeal for the world’s salvation. (from our Constitutions)
- Through our Sister Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, we have received the mission to make known and loved the Sacred Heart Jesus. Saint Margaret Mary received several revelations of the Sacred Heart and his great thirst to make known to the world his love and mercy.