2026-2027 CMSWR Vocation Directory

CMSWR

VOCATION DIRECTORY 2026-2027 Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious

CMSWR

VOCATION DIRECTORY 2026-2027

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“What would happen if there were no sisters?

Sisters in the hospitals, sisters in the missions, sisters in the schools. One can’t imagine it! They are the leaven that carry the people of God forward! The Church and the world have need of this testimony of the love and mercy of God.” ~Pope Francis on the Year of Consecrated Life

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TABLE OF CONTENTS All Saints Sisters of the Poor ..................................................................................... 10 Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus ....................................................................... 11 Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm ............................................................. 12 Carmelite Sisters of St. Therese of the Infant Jesus ............................................... 13 Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus: South Central and North Provinces .................................................................... 14 Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles ................................. 15 Children of Mary ........................................................................................................ 16 Community of Franciscan Sisters of the Renewal ................................................ 17 Congregation of Mary, Queen of the World .......................................................... 18 Congregation of the Daughters of St. Francis of Assisi ........................................ 19 Congregation of the Divine Spirit ........................................................................... 20 Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Mercy .................................................................................................... 21 Congregation of the Norbertine Sisters .................................................................. 22 Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy ............................................... 23 Congregation of the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Mother of Christ ................................................................................................... 24 Daughters of Divine Charity .................................................................................... 25 Daughters of Divine Love ......................................................................................... 26 Daughters of Mary, Help of Christians (Salesian Sisters) .................................... 27 Daughters of Mary, Mother of Mercy ..................................................................... 28 Daughters of Mary of Nazareth................................................................................. 29 Daughters of Our Lady of the Garden .................................................................... 30 Daughters of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary ........................................................... 31 Daughters of St. Mary of Providence ...................................................................... 32 Daughters of St. Paul ................................................................................................. 33 Disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ ........................................................................... 34 Dominican Sisters, Congregation of St. Rose of Lima ......................................... 35 Dominican Sisters of Charity of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary ............................................................................................. 36 Dominican Sisters of Mary Immaculate Province ................................................ 37 Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist ........................................... 38 Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia .............................................................................. 39 Dominican Sisters, Immaculate Conception Province ........................................ 40 Franciscan Daughters of Mary ................................................................................ 41 Franciscan Handmaids of the Most Pure Heart of Mary ..................................... 42

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Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Sorrows ........................................ 43 Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Infant Jesus ................................................. 44 Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart ............................................... 45 Franciscan Sisters of Christ the Divine Teacher .................................................... 46 Franciscan Sisters of Christ the Light....................................................................... 47 Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity .................................................................. 48 Franciscan Sisters of Dillingen ................................................................................ 49 Franciscan Sisters of John the Baptist ..................................................................... 50 Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist .......................................................................... 51 Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary ........................................... 52 Franciscan Sisters T.O.R. of Penance of the Sorrowful Mother .......................... 53 Handmaids of the Heart of Jesus ............................................................................. 54 Leaven of the Immaculate Heart of Mary .............................................................. 55 Little Missionaries of the Sacred Heart..................................................................... 56 Little Servant Sisters of the Immaculate Conception ........................................... 57 Little Sisters of Jesus and Mary ................................................................................ 58 Little Sisters of the Holy Family ............................................................................... 59 Little Sisters of the Poor ............................................................................................ 60 Lovers of the Holy Cross of Los Angeles ................................................................ 61 Marian Sisters of Santa Rosa .................................................................................... 62 Marian Sisters of the Diocese of Lincoln ................................................................ 63 Mercedarian Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament ...................................................... 64 Missionaries of Charity ............................................................................................. 65 Missionaries of Charity of Mary Immaculate ........................................................ 66 Missionary Benedictine Sisters ................................................................................ 67 Missionary Sisters of the Holy Family .................................................................... 68 Oblate Sisters of St. Francis de Sales ....................................................................... 69 Oblate Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus ............................................................. 70 Oblates to the Blessed Trinity .................................................................................. 71 Olivetan Benedictine Sisters .................................................................................... 72 Parish Visitors of Mary Immaculate ....................................................................... 73 Pax Christi Institute .................................................................................................. 74 Poor Clare Missionary Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament ..................................... 75 Poor of Jesus Christ ................................................................................................... 76 Poor Sisters of St. Joseph .......................................................................................... 77 Pro Ecclesia Sancta...................................................................................................... 78 Religious Sisters of Mercy of Alma, Michigan ....................................................... 79 Religious Teachers Filippini ..................................................................................... 80 School Sisters of Christ the King ............................................................................. 81 Servants of God’s Love .............................................................................................. 82

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Servants of Mary, Ministers to the Sick .................................................................. 83 Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matará ...................................................... 84 Servants of the Pierced Hearts of Jesus and Mary ................................................. 85 Servants of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and of the Poor............................................ 86 Sister Servants of the Eternal Word ........................................................................ 87 Sister Servants ofhe Most Sacred Heart of Jesus .................................................... 88 Sisters Adorers of the Holy Cross ............................................................................ 89 Sisters in Jesus the Lord ............................................................................................ 90 Sisters of Charity of Our Lady, Mother of the Church ......................................... 91 Sisters of Christian Charity ...................................................................................... 92 Sisters of Jesus Our Hope ......................................................................................... 93 Sisters of Life .............................................................................................................. 94 Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Church ................................................................... 95 Sisters of Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Joseph .................................................. 96 Sisters of Our Lady of La Salette................................................................................ 97 Sisters of Our Lady of Sorrows ................................................................................ 98 Sisters of Our Mother of Divine Grace ................................................................... 99 Sisters of St. Ann ...................................................................................................... 100 Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration ....................................................... 101 Sisters of St. Francis of the Holy Eucharist ........................................................... 102 Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George ..................................................... 103 Sisters of St. Joseph the Worker ............................................................................. 104 Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary of Wichita .......................................... 105 Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary ....................................... 106 Sisters of the Resurrection ...................................................................................... 107 Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis ............................................................... 108 Society Devoted to the Sacred Heart .................................................................... 109 Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity ..................................................... 110 Society/Daughters of Our Mother of Peace ......................................................... 111 Additional Vocation Resources ............................................................................. 112

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All Saints Sisters of the Poor The All Saints Sisters of the Poor is a monastic community of diocesan right in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Our dedication to all the Saints inspires us to remember that it is in the company of all the Saints that we are following Jesus, even to Calvary.

We were founded in England in 1851 as an Anglican religious community and as such we treasure our Anglican patrimony referred to by Pope Benedict XVI as “a treasure to be shared.” That treasure includes many outstanding Anglican converts, including St. John Henry Cardinal Newman, a deep reverence for the Holy Eucharist, and the importance of the Divine Office.

Prayer is at the heart of our charism with our ministries of hospitality focusing on spiritual growth and renewal. We have a ministry of the Word, designing and selling spiritual greeting and holy cards. We have a keen interest in land and wildlife preservation and are currently involved with efforts to help bluebirds, monarch butterflies, and honeybees.

To enter our community, one must be a Catholic woman and faithful to the Holy Father and the Catholic Church, age 21 and older, at least a high school diploma, free from canonical impediments including debts, a desire to give oneself totally to God, and with good physical and mental health. We consider older vocations on an individual basis.

VOCATION DIRECTOR 1501 Hilton Avenue | P.O. Box 3127 | Catonsville, MD 21228 Phone: 410-747-4104 | Fax: 410-747-3321 srdeborahrose@allsaintssisters.org | www.allsaintssisters.org

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Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus The Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus were founded in Viareggio, Italy in 1894

by Clelia Merloni (1861-1930). In an effort to make the heart of Christ better known, loved, and served, Clelia dedicated the Congregation to the loving Heart of Jesus. Mother Clelia gathered a small group of women who would serve the Church, especially the poor and suffering, out of zeal and reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Within a few years, the Apostles set out for the Americas to assist the Italian emigrants. From these humble beginnings, the Congregation has grown to over 700 sisters on five continents.

The sisters spread devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus by personal and communal witness to the Gospel, commitment to growth in holiness, and ministry to the people of God. As consecrated women of the Church, they imitate the life of Christ in the world today through education, health care, pastoral ministry, retreat and youth ministry, social services, and missionary activity. An international Congregation, they serve in the United States, Italy, Albania, Switzerland, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, Haiti, Mozambique, Benin, Ireland, Ghana, and Portugal.

Applicants for entrance should be Catholic women between the ages of 18-35.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Colleen Mattingly, A.S.C.J. 295 Benham Street | Hamden, CT 06514 Phone: 203-506-4653 | Fax: 203-230-8341 vocations@ascjus.org | www.ascjus.org

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Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm Through a life of prayer, mission, and community, the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm seek to render loving service to the elderly in the spirit of the foundress, Venerable Mary Angeline Teresa, O.Carm.

The Carmelite spirit encompasses genuine compassion for the aged, seeking to provide the highest quality care in a home-like, loving atmosphere. Founded in 1929, the Carmelite Sisters currently staff nursing homes in eight states and Ireland, with sisters striving to share joyfully and generously the Gospel message and bring Christ’s love and healing to the aged and infirm entrusted to their care.

Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm have convents in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois, Massachusetts, Iowa, Florida, and Dublin, Ireland.

Admission requirements: young women generally between the ages of 18 and 35 in good physical and mental health who have a high school diploma or its equivalent, plus a sincere desire to serve Christ through a ministry to the elderly.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Helena of Mary, O.Carm.

600 Woods Road | Germantown, NY 12526-5617 Phone: 845-891-3943 | Fax: 518-537-4579 srhelena@stmhcs.org | www.carmelitesisters.com

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Carmelite Sisters of St. Therese of the Infant Jesus The Carmelite Sisters of St. Therese strive to imitate the life of Jesus through Mary, Mother of Carmel, with love and active prayer wedded to contemplative action.

We endeavor to combine the contemplative and active life in the missionary spirit of our founder, Father Edward Soler.

We are united daily in the celebration of the Eucharist and Liturgy of the Hours.

We devote time each day to personal prayer especially prayer for priests. As women of faith and hope in eternal life, we zealously seek to witness the presence of God in the person of Jesus Christ through prayer, compassionate concern for others, and vowed community life.

Currently, our sisters undertake a wide variety of ministries. Our sisters serve others in educational programs on all levels, in parishes, serving the homeless, as well as in the maintenance and domestic occupations which support communal living.

VOCATION DIRECTOR 7501 W. Britton Road, #140 | Oklahoma City, OK 73132 srbj@stjohn-catholic.org | www.oksister.com

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Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus South Central and North Provinces The Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus (Carmelites DCJ) were founded in 1891 in Berlin, Germany, to blend the contemplative spirit of Carmel with the active apostolate. Their charism is comprised of four facets – contemplation, reparation, spiritual motherhood, and mission. Their life has a deeply contemplative dimension.

The life of a Carmelite is one devoted to penance, reparation, silence, and, most importantly, seeking union with God in prayer. In addition to chanting the Divine Office four times a day in community, their way of life also calls them to a half hour of silent contemplative prayer before the tabernacle in both the morning and the evening, a time to simply remain in His presence and love.

From this prayer flows their active works, which as Carmelites DCJ takes the form of being mothers who provide homes of love for the old and the young where they can be close to our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament and experience daily His love for them.

All they do, whether in active works or in prayer, is done in a spirit of reparation and with a burning desire for the salvation of souls.

VOCATION DIRECTORS South Central Province | Sr. Mary Michael, Carmel D.C.J. 10314 Manchester Road | St. Louis, MO 63122 Phone: 314-965-7616 vocations@carmelitedcj.org | www.carmelitedcj.org North Province | Sr. Maria Faustina, Carmel D.C.J. 2161 Leonard Street N.W. | Grand Rapids, MI 49504 Phone: 616-915-2447 jmjt2021@gmail.com | www.carmelitedcjnorth.org

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Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles The Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles were founded by Venerable Mother Maria Luisa Josefa of the Most Blessed Sacrament, who began her dream of uniting the spirit of Carmel with an active apostolate in her native Mexico in 1921. One hundred years later, 120 sisters follow in her footsteps.

The Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles exist to stand in the presence of the living God, and with Mary, to make known to the world the love of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. We strive to be Joyful (delighting in life as it is), Authentic (expressing and possessing our true self), Totally Given (trusting in Divine Providence and abiding in His will) and to possess a Family Spirit (sister among sister giving and receiving love). From our own life of prayer that flows into our service of the whole person, we accompany others through all stages of life through education, retreats, and healthcare in their experience and encounter of the personal love of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Young women ages 18 to 35, with good physical and mental health, who desire to live a deep union with God through prayer, a strong fraternal life in community, and apostolic charity may seek entrance.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Maria Goretti, O.C.D. 920 E. Alhambra Road | Alhambra, CA 91801 Phone: 626-557-5816 joyofcarmel@csocd.com | carmelitesistersocd.com/voc

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Children of Mary The purpose of our community is to satiate Jesus’ thirst to be loved in the most Blessed Sacrament with our own love, and by spreading love for him. A semi-contemplative community, we were established in 2002 and have been blessed with young women joining us who have a deep love for Jesus in the Eucharist.

We give our lives to hasten the day when Jesus will reign in every heart, in every home, and be enthroned on every altar in the world! We go out into the world to share the faith out of love for God and love for our neighbor. We think of ourselves as beggars who have found a great treasure, an inexhaustible treasure, that we wish to share with all our brothers and sisters everywhere, so that they, too, will know the joy of being intimately united with God by receiving Him with love in Holy Communion: the wedding feast of the Lamb.

The sisters give talks and retreats and produce prayer cards, books, and videos to help others understand that God became man to redeem us and to stay with us in the Holy Eucharist, that He loves us, and that He longs for our love. Emmanuel. God dwells among us in the Holy Eucharist.

Let’s shout it from the rooftops! “Jesus, I love You in the Most Blessed Sacrament!”

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Lillian Emmanuel, C.M. Phone: 740-323-1977 childrenofmarysisters@gmail.com | www.childrenofmary.net

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Community of Franciscan Sisters of the Renewal The Community of the Franciscan Sisters of the Renewal (CFR sisters) is a public association of the faithful which was established in 1988 as a parallel community to the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal. The aim of the community is to live the Gospel in simplicity according to the ideals of St. Francis, as handed on by the Capuchin tradition. The values uniting the sisters include a strong Eucharistic prayer life, an emphasis on a common life marked by a warm family spirit, joyful imitation of St. Francis and St. Clare, faithfulness to the Magisterium of the Church, and loyalty to the Holy Father. The sisters’ two-fold apostolic mission is hands-on work with the poor and evangelization. This ministry is accomplished through a variety of aposolates, including a soup kitchen, a drop-in center for the poor, food pantries, clothing pantries, home-visits, pro-life work, street evangelization, retreat work, and inner-city youth ministry.

The CFR sisters currently have three convents in New York City, where they were founded, and mission convents in Leeds, England; in Drogheda, Ireland; and in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Applicants for entrance into postulancy are between the ages of 21 and 35.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Veronica Cowan, C.F.R. Our Lady Queen of Angels Convent 232 E. 113th Street | New York, NY 10029 Phone: 718-828-4104 | No email, please call. www.franciscansisterscfr.com

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Congregation of Mary, Queen of the World The Congregation of Mary, Queen was erected as a religious institute of diocesan right in Vietnam on September 14, 1953. Its mission is to glorify God through the sanctification of its members and through saving souls with the Church.

Its founder, Bishop Lambert de la Motte, and co-founder, Father Bernard Maria Bui Khai-Hoan, C.M.C., each in his unique way, contributed essential parts to its rich spirituality which has Jesus, Son of God on the Cross, and Jesus, Son of Mary, as its center, teacher, and supreme model.

Our members live in community and are dedicated to apostolates in schools, childcare centers, parishes, hospitals, nursing homes, charity centers for the poor, and caring for refugees and immigrants.

Entrance requirements are a sincere desire to give oneself totally to God through the ministry of the Church, adequate physical, mental, and spiritual health, and being 18 years of age or older.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Janine Tran, C.M.R. 723 Sunset Drive | Irving, TX 75061 Phone: 469-417-0123 cmrvocation@yahoo.com | www.trinhvuong.org

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Congregation of the Daughters of St. Francis of Assisi The Congregation of the Daughters of St. Francis of Assisi was established in 1894 in Hungary by Mother Anna Brunner. The goal of our religious life is the sanctification of its members by living the holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ and service to the poor, sick, and our abandoned brothers and sisters. Our apostolic service is adapted to the circumstances of place and time. Presently, we are serving our brothers and sisters in our mission hospital Mercy-St. Francis Hospital in Missouri and at St. Joseph Nursing Home in Lacon, Illinois.

We strive to imitate St. Francis in his poverty and humility.

Our daily life includes the celebration of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, Liturgy of the Hours, Eucharistic Adoration, Rosary, meditation, and personal prayer.

If God is calling you to religious life and you feel drawn to our charism, we invite you to contact us. Applicatants must be of good physical health and between the ages of 18-40. We hope to welcome you to our community of the Daughters of St. Francis of Assisi.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. M. Clare Key, D.S.F. 507 N. Prairie Street | Lacon, IL 61540 Phone: 309-215-2014 dsfvocations@gmail.com | www.dsfsisters.org

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Congregation of the Divine Spirit The Congregation of the Divine Spirit is an American community founded

by Archbishop John Mark Gannon of Erie, Pennsylvania, on the Feast of the Sacred Heart in 1956, with Mother Patricia O’Connor as founding superior, in response to Pope Pius XII’s appeal that communities adapt themselves to the needs of the times. Our community motto, “Semper et Ubique Caritas” (Always and Everywhere Charity) expresses our charism which manifests itself in our community life and in our apostolate.

The special mission of our congregation is to aid in the spiritual growth of the Christian family through the ministries of education and care for the aged.

Our motherhouse is in Canton, Ohio, in the Diocese of Youngstown, where we serve as teachers and religious education instructors in Waynesburg, and at the House of Loreto, our Home for the Aged in Canton.

In our community lies a joyful spirit of belonging, of sharing in prayer, work, and recreation. Herein exists a bond of love with those who share the same goals and ideals of life-time giving for Christ.

VOCATION DIRECTOR 2700 Harvard Avenue N.W. | Canton, OH 44709 Phone: 330-453-8526 kelmarhaven@att.net | sempercaritas.org

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Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Mercy Our congregation is dedicated to serving Christ and His Church by doing all for the glory of God through the sanctification of our members and our apostolates. Established in the Diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska on May 4, 1999, the community traces its roots to its mother community, the Congregation of Mary, Queen of the World in Saigon, Vietnam (now Ho Chi Minh City).

We live our charism of the evangelical spiritual childhood, laid out by our founder, Father Bernard Maria Bui Khai-Hoan, C.M.C., in which we recognize the privilege to be children of God as Jesus expressed by His filial love and as He taught, “Truly I say to you, unless you turn and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of Heaven” (Mt 18:3). We find examples to live our charism in St. Therese of the Child Jesus, and in the true devotion to Mary according to St. Louis Marie Grignon de Montfort.

As Missionary Sisters of Mary, Queen of Mercy, we strive to extend the love of Mary, Queen of Mercy to everyone we serve. We engage in the apostolates of pastoral care, education, childcare, health care, and social work.

We welcome young women who are in good physical and mental health, are at least 18 years of age, and have an ardent desire to serve Christ and His Church.

VOCATION DIRECTOR. 9141 S. 78th Street | Lincoln, NE 68516 cmrmvocations@yahoo.com | www.queenmercysisters.org

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Congregation of the Norbertine Sisters Our community in California was founded in 2011 by the General House of the Congregation of Norbertine Sisters in Slovakia. Originally, the Congregation was formed in 1902 in the Czech Republic by Fr. Vojtech Frejka, O.Praem. to renew the Norbertine way of life based on St. Norbert’s teachings and the Rule of St. Augustine.

As a contemplative active congregation, we strive to maintain a balanced life of prayer, sacrifice, and loving service through various apostolates.

In the spirit of our founder St. Norbert who instructed “be prepared for every good work,” we are not bound to any specific apostolate but are open to embracing the different needs of the Church. Thus far, our service extends to teaching in Catholic schools, giving retreats and talks, working in the parish office, helping in the Sacristy, and preparing students for the sacraments.

Our daily life is centered around the Holy Mass, Eucharistic Adoration, the Divine Office, and veneration of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Through these sacred channels and living together in community, we aspire to become one in mind and heart.

Candidates must be healthy in body and mind, single (never married), and between the ages of 18-30. We kindly encourage young women to visit our convents if considering a religious vocation. We offer Bible Sharing, outdoor events, and come-and-see visits throughout the year.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Benedikta Hornikova, S.Praem.

853 W. 7th Street | San Pedro, CA 90731 Phone: 310-938-4411 benedikta.hornikova@gmail.com | congregationofnorbertinesisters.org

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Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy St. Faustina Kowalska was a perpetually professed member of the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy, which was founded in Warsaw, Poland in 1862.

We cooperate with the infinite mercy of God by proclaiming the message of Divine Mercy to the men and women of our time, by imploring God’s mercy for the world through prayer and sacrifice, and by extending mercy to those in need. We seek to fulfill our mission in the Church, which Pope John Paul II confirmed when visiting our shrine in Cracow in 1997, saying: “Choosing from among you Sister Faustina, Christ...has called you to a particular apostolate, that of His Mercy.... The people of today need your proclamation of mercy; they need your works of mercy, and they need your prayers to obtain mercy.”

If you feel called to make the merciful Jesus known and loved, and are between the ages of 18 and 35, please contact us.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Inga Kvassayova, O.L.M. 55 Loon Pond Road | Lakeville, MA 02347 Phone: 617-288-1202 vocation@sisterfaustina.org | www.sisterfaustina.org

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Congregation of the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Mother of Christ The IHM Sisters is an institute of pontifical right with headquarters in Nigeria, and a North American Regional House located in Freeport, Illinois. The Institute was founded in 1937 by Bishop Charles Heerey, C.S.Sp. to respond to the mission of the Church by empowering women and children and upholding family values. The religious community obtained papal statutes in 1973 as a missionary institute, whose members strive to imitate Christ’s humble and compassionate service to humanity. ln keeping with its missionary nature, members minister in many countries: Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Cameroon, Chad, Italy, England, Scotland, Ireland, Germany, Canada, and in eleven states in the United States.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Mary Kenecaukwu Ozioko, I.H.M. 3181 Andover Drive | Rockford, IL 61114 House Phone: 815-904-6413 | Cell Phone: 815-618-9462 guadaluperegion@gmail.com | www.ihmsistersng.org

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Daughters of Divine Charity The Daughters of Divine Charity is an international congregation serving throughout Europe, Africa, North America, and South America. Mother Franziska Lechner founded our Congregation in Vienna, Austria on November 21, 1868. Franziska felt a strong call to religious life which led her to establish our congregation of love. We profess the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience as a witness to the world of our fidelity and consecration to God. Our motto “All for God, for the Poor and for Our Congregation” embodies our charism.

The mission statement of Holy Family Province is to “make God’s love visible in the world by reaching out to those in need, especially to women, youth, and the elderly.” The legacy of our Foundress, Servant of God Mother Franziska, continues through her sisters who in prayer, community life, and service strive to be a source of hope, a visible sign of God’s goodness and unconditional love through our ministries of service in education, the deaf, residences for the elderly and women, parish life, and spiritual renewal.

Will you answer His call and become a part of our family that serves the Archdioceses of New York and Detroit and the Dioceses of Cleveland, Fort Wayne-South Bend, and San Diego?

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Mary Coffelt, F.D.C. 850 Hylan Boulevard | Staten Island, New York 10305 718-354-7809 smcoffeltfdc@hotmail.com | daughtersofdivinecharity.org

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Daughters of Divine Love The Daughters of Divine Love is a religious congregation of pontifical right, in which its members profess the public vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, and dedicate themselves to contemplation and apostolic work. Bishop Godfrey Mary Paul Okoye, C.S.Sp. founded the congregation on July 16, 1969, at Ukpor in Nigeria, West Africa.

The charism of the congregation is a generous and loving response to Divine Love Incarnate. The compelling motive of this congregation must be an ardent response to God’s call to love Him and others. The motto of the congregation is: “Caritas Christi, Urget Nos!” (The Love of Christ, Urges Us On!). In keeping with the founder’s vision, the diverse apostolate of the congregation provides services in every walk of life where the manifestation of God’s love is needed.

Currently, this includes catechesis, education, health care, prison and home visitation, social work, counseling, parish assistance, catering, domestic services, assistance to persons who have varied challenges (mentally and physically), and persons who are elderly.

The Daughters of Divine Love Congregation ministers in Cameroon, Mali, Kenya, Gabon, Nigeria, Cuba, Haiti, Germany, Italy, France, Jamaica, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America.

VOCATION DIRECTOR 133 N. Prater Avenue | Northlake, IL 60164 Phone: 708-223-4260 | Fax: 708-223-0262 ddloveus@aol.com | www.daughtersofdivinelove.com

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Daughters of Mary, Help of Christians (Salesian Sisters) Daughters of Mary, Help of Christians, also known as Salesian Sisters, are contemplatives in action dedicated to serving youth of all ages, especially the poorest. Founded in 1872 by St. John Bosco and St. Mary Mazzarello in Italy, with St. Francis de Sales as our patron saint, we are the largest congregation of women religious in the world. We faithfully keep alive our Co-Founders’ charism in 98 countries as we educate and form youth to become joyful saints!

Our life is centered on the love of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, devotion to Mary, Help of Christians, and fidelity to the Holy Father. We serve and accompany the young and their families through schools, camps, parish ministries, oratories, retreat houses, and outreach progams.

In community and in mission, our vibrant spirituality is animated by reason, religion, and loving-kindness which are at the core of the Preventive System of St. John Bosco. As he often reminded the young, “It is enough that you are young for me to love you.”

In every Salesian environment, one can quickly experience the warm family spirit that welcomes all and the strong, loving energy that encourages each young person: “Courage! Become a real saint, but one of those saints who is really humble, cheerful with everyone, and full of charity towards your neighbor and yourself” (St. Mary Mazzarello).

VOCATION DIRECTOR Province of St. Joseph | Sr. Elfie Del Rosario, F.M.A. 659 Belmont Avenue | North Haledon, NJ 07508 happynun@salesiansisters.org | www.salesiansisters.org Province of Mary Immaculate | Sr. Sydney Moss, F.M.A. 6019 Buena Vista Street | San Antonio, TX 78237 vocations@salesiansisterswest.org | www.salesiansisterswest.org

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Daughters of Mary, Mother of Mercy Daughters of Mary, Mother of Mercy is an institute of apostolic religious life of pontifical right founded in 1961 by the late Bishop Anthony Gogo Nwedo, C.S.Sp. in Nigeria.

Our aim is to work for the glory of God, the honor of the ever Blessed Virgin Mary, the holiness of our members, and for the salvation of souls by the observance of poverty, chastity, and obedience.

The charism of the congregation is to bear witness to the mercy of God by following in the footsteps of Christ, the merciful Savior, and Mary, our Mother of Mercy. Our motto is “Evangelizare pauperibus mist me” (He sent me to bring the good news to the poor).

As sisters of mercy, we take Jesus to the poor people of God, especially the sick, the aged, the orphaned, the underprivileged, and the spiritually impoverished.

Our participation in education is simply to bring Jesus to the spiritually, morally, and intellectually poor. In all this, we seek assistance from Our Lady of Mercy.

Today we have missions in various countries of Africa and Europe, as well as in the United States and Canada.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Beaty Nkem Chukwumezie, D.M.M.M. 12009 141st Street Jamaica | Queens, NY 11436 Phone: 412-860-8445 welcome@dmmmsisters-usa.org | www.dmmmsisters-usa.org/

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Daughters of Mary of Nazareth Daughters of Mary of Nazareth is a Roman Catholic religious community of women.

We are a Public Association of the Faithful in the Archdiocese of Boston founded

by Mother Olga of the Sacred Heart. Cardinal Seán Patrick O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap., entrusted Mother Olga with the mission of establishing a new community of religious women in 2011 and our Canonical Statutes were approved in 2013.

Our spirituality is guided by St. Charles de Foucauld’s spirituality of Nazareth. As he lived his life imitating the example of Mary and Joseph in Nazareth, so are we called to live in a daily intimacy with Jesus. Starting our daily life with Jesus in prayer and Adoration will transform us so that we may become little vessels of His presence wherever we serve. Our prayer life is nourished by daily Communion, Eucharistic Adoration, Liturgy of the Hours, Lectio Divina, and devotional prayers: Divine Mercy Chaplet, Rosary, and Chaplet of Saint Joseph.

Our ministry is focused on loving God and our neighbors through the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy. Our Charism is to be Ambassadors of Christ through word and deed. Our call is to incarnate the love and peace of the Holy Family of Nazareth, God’s love for all His people, and the gracious and kind motherhood of Mary for the Church and all her children. We welcome women between the ages of 18-35.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Guadalupe Karol, D.M.N. Saint Joseph of Nazareth Convent P.O. Box 690789 | Quincy, MA 02269 http://dmnazareth.org/

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Daughters of Our Lady of the Garden Since their foundation in Chiavari, Italy, on January 29, 1829, the Daughters of Our Lady of the Garden have been spreading their charism of evangelical and vigilant charity as suggested by their founder, Bishop St. Anthony Gianelli.

They carry out their apostolate in Italy, Spain, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Bolivia, Brazil, India, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the United States, and Papua New Guinea.

The sisters cultivate a profound devotion to the Eucharist and a great love of the Blessed Virgin Mary who is their mother and model. They live a simple and prayerful life open to God and the needs of their brothers and sisters in schools, hospitals, social services, and missions as well as in parish and youth ministries.

Interested women ages 18 to 45 with good physical, psychological, moral, and mental health who want to live community life, participate in daily Mass, prayer, Eucharistic Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, and experience the joy of a life dedicated to God and to the service of others are welcome.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Maria-Ines Aparicio, F.M.H. 124 Rivington Avenue | Staten Island, NY 10314 Phone: 347-461-0414 vocationfmh@gmail.com | www.sistersfmh.org

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Daughters of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary In 1946, Bishop Dominic Hồ Ngọc Cẩn founded our congregation for evangelization and catechesis in the Diocese of Bui Chu, North Vietnam. The first house in the United States was situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1967 where the sisters ministered and attended school. To assist the pastoral needs of the Vietnamese immigrants, the sisters completed the transition to the South in 1986. In October 2003, the 18th General Chapter restructured the congregation’s governance, establishing Queen of Peace Province in the United States with provincial headquarters in New Orleans, Louisiana.

With special devotion to the Blessed Mother as Our Lady of the Rosary, we strive to immerse our lives in the Joyful, Luminous, Sorrowful, and Glorious mysteries of salvation and proclaim the grace of redemption to all. We continue the mission of Jesus through various ministries: education, healthcare, parish ministry, and social work. Presently, our sisters serve in Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Vietnam.

We welcome young ladies between the ages of 17 and 30 to join in our call of living the mysteries of salvation and proclaiming the grace of redemption to all.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. M. Pauline Hong Phan, F.M.S.R. 1492 Moss Street | New Orleans, LA 70119 Phone: 504-486-0039 vocationfmsr1967@gmail.com | www.dongmancoi.org

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Daughters of St. Mary of Providence The Daughters of St. Mary of Providence (also called Guanellians after their Founder, St. Louis Guanella) are a religious congregation of pontifical right.

Founded in Italy in 1881, we currently serve the Church in 15 countries around the world: Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Romania, India, the Philippines, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Mexico, Africa, and the United States. The Immaculate Conception Province includes the United States, Mexico, and the Philippines.

The sisters of the Immaculate Conception Province serve the Church and the people of God by spreading the “culture of charity,” giving witness to the value of human life from conception to natural death. We open our hearts to the poor who we see as living images of Christ and dedicate ourselves to persons less favored with gifts of intelligence, physical health, those in need of religious formation, and those deprived of human support.

Striving to reveal the provident love of the Father by our works of mercy, we serve in health care facilities and assisted living for senior citizens, low income housing for seniors, soup kitchen and food disbursement programs for the homeless, residential and day programs for developmentally disabled adults, diocesan youth and religious education programs, pastoral ministry, education, and situations of need as Divine Providence presents.

VOCATION DIRECTOR 4200 N. Austin Avenue | Chicago, IL 60634 Phone: 773-545-8300 dsmpchi@sbcglobal.net | www.dsmpic.org

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Daughters of St. Paul Founded by Blessed James Alberione in 1915 to take up the modern means of communication for the Gospel and the Church, the Daughters of St. Paul bring Jesus Christ to all people in more than 50 countries around the world.

Our life goal is the same as our father, St. Paul the Apostle: “It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me” (Galatians 2:20).

As an apostolic community, we proclaim what we have contemplated. We encounter Christ each day in the Word and the Eucharist through daily Mass, meditation, community prayers, and our Hour of Eucharistic Adoration. We then proclaim him to the world through our lives, our communities, and all forms of media: print, radio, podcasts, music, video, digital and social media, book and media centers, and media studies.

Our age limit is 18-30 years old. We offer vocation retreats for women ages 1830 and the St. Paul Summer Program for high school women. Come and see!

“There is no greater gift we can offer this poor, proud world than Jesus Christ - the Way, the Truth, and the Life” (Blessed James Alberione).

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Bethany Davis, F.S.P. 1025 King Street | Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone: 703-549-3806 vocations@paulinemedia.com | www.daughtersofstpaul.com

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Disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ The Disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ is a contemplative women’s religious community with evangelistic outreaches. We were founded by Mother John Marie Stewart in 1972 in response to the call of the Church for a New Evangelization.

We were erected as a diocesan institute in the Diocese of Amarillo in 1991 and currently have 42 members from eight different countries. We serve in the Dioceses of Amarillo, TX; Pittsburgh, PA; Monterrey, Mexico and Legnica, Poland. We have a charismatic and Franciscan spirituality and we hope one day to have communities or “Prayer Towns” all over the world.

Our Charism is three-fold: Prayer, Praise and Evangelization. It is our desire that every single person would have a deep and personal friendship with Jesus Christ and we know that this begins in our own lives. Our specific ministries currently include everything from spiritual direction to parish missions and retreats for people of all ages. We also evangelize though radio, newsletter and social media. We speak at conferences, we visit homes, schools and hospitals, we pray with people in line to pay for their groceries! In short, we accompany people through their journey of life hoping to encourage them on the way and lead them closer to Christ. Women ages 18-39 are welcome to contact our Vocations Directress for more information.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Ana Chiara, D.L.J.C. 404 Holy Way | Prayer Town, TX 79010 Phone: 806-567-3048 dljcvocations@gmail.com | www.dljc.org

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Dominican Sisters, Congregation of St. Rose of Lima Commonly known as the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne, our community was founded in 1900 by Rose Hawthorne Lathrop, a convert to Catholicism. She was the daughter of the great American author Nathaniel Hawthorne.

As Dominicans, the sisters live life in community, balancing the active and contemplative life. It is through our consecration as religious sisters, a life of prayer (private and common), and a focus on the liturgy and study that a fruitful apostolate is maintained. Our apostolate is to provide nursing care to those afflicted with incurable cancer who have a financial need. Our homes are free of charge and the sisters provide the direct patient care. In tending the ill and dying, the sisters give witness to the sanctity of life, and image, as our foundress described, Mary at the foot of the Cross.

We have two homes in the United States in Hawthorne, New York and Atlanta, Georgia.

To apply, applicants should be single, Catholic women between the ages of 19 to 40 who are in good physical and psychological health. We welcome women from all backgrounds and races. While no nursing or medical experience is required to apply, an applicant must have at least a high school diploma.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Diana Marie Andrews, O.P. 600 Linda Avenue | Hawthorne, NY 10532 Phone: 845-745-1319 vocationdirector@hawthorne-dominicans.org www.hawthorne-dominicans.org

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Dominican Sisters of Charity of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary We are called to follow Christ in the total gift of our being according to the charism of Blessed Marie Poussepin, “to live and die in the service of the Church, in the exercise of charity” (Constitution).

We are an international, multi-cultural missionary community of vowed religious sisters following the footsteps of St. Dominic in 36 countries. Our Dominican life is both active contemplation and contemplative action dedicated to prayer, study, community, and ministry.

We are attentive to the call of the Church since 1696 and we serve the poor in education, health care, and social justice/pastoral ministry. We are engaged in charitable work worldwide to sow seeds of hope and give voice to the cry of the poor.

Our United States community serves in the Archdiocese of Washington, DC and the dioceses of Fall River, Massachusetts and Brownsville, Texas. We also serve in the Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Central America.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Evelin Carolina Hernandez Caceres, O.P. 3012 Elm Street | Dighton, MA 02715 Phone: 508-669-5425 evelinconi@yahoo.com.mx | www.domipresenamericas.com

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Dominican Sisters of Mary Immaculate Province Founded in 1958, the Congregation of the Dominican Sisters of Mary Immaculate Province traces its roots to Vietnam. Born out of St. Dominic’s zeal eight centuries ago, the Dominican sisters joyfully strive to glorify God through faithfully preaching the truth for the salvation of souls.

Living the Dominican motto “to contemplate and to give to others the fruits of our contemplation,” we are committed to Holy Mass, Liturgy of the Hours, Eucharistic Adoration, the holy Rosary, common life, ongoing studies, and apostolic ministries as Catholic educators, catechists, and home healthcare nurses.

Currently with 99 members, the Dominican sisters joyfully dedicate themselves by serving in ten parishes, 15 schools and three home-health agencies throughout the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston and the Dioceses of Beaumont, Victoria, and Fort Worth, Texas.

Any Catholic woman, between the ages of 18 and 35, who desires to make history with us in loving and serving God is welcome to apply.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Catherine Teresa Bui, O.P. 5250 Gasmer Drive | Houston, TX 77035 Phone: 832-277-4707 vocation@dsmip.org | www.houstondominicans.org

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Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist Our community was founded in 1997 under the care of John Cardinal O’Connor.

Through the profession of the evangelical counsels, we seek to embody the graces of the New Evangelization, which St. John Paul II announced as “the prelude to a new springtime in the Church.” The spiritual identity of fraternal life in community is shaped by our Dominican spirituality with an emphasis on Eucharistic Adoration and Marian devotion.

The sisters gather for daily prayer which includes the Holy Mass, the Divine Office, a Eucharistic holy hour, the Rosary, renewal of Marian Consecration according to St. Louis de Montfort, and prayer for vocations. The sisters are contemplative first and foremost. The overflow of this contemplative union with Christ finds encouragement from St. Dominic’s missionary zeal, which raises up preachers of truth for the purpose of preaching the Gospel. The sisters engage in the work of Catholic education and hold high expectations of academic and spiritual excellence in the schools where we teach.

The community has eight years of initial formation before final profession.

Candidates must have a high school education and be less than 35 years of age.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Mercedes Torres, O.P. 4597 Warren Road | Ann Arbor, MI 48105 Phone: 734-994-7437 vocations@sistersofmary.org | www.sistersofmary.org

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Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia Eight centuries ago, St. Dominic de Guzman founded a new religious order whose contemplative framework was to support its active mission of preaching for the salvation of souls. Today, the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia Congregation live out this mission through a life of prayer, study, and community, which nourishes a contemplative spirit and bears fruit in their teaching apostolate.

In the spirit of St. Dominic, the community embraces the Church’s call to the New Evangelization, responding creatively to the needs of our time. The sisters’ apostolate includes classroom teaching preschool through college; family formation programs; campus ministry and work with young people; retreats and other catechetical efforts that encourage growth in faith and in the spiritual life.

Serving in 18 states, and in Canada, Australia, Italy, Scotland, the Netherlands, and Ireland, the sisters seek to inspire students and their families to form a living relationship with Christ, actively embracing the Church’s mission to engage and transform the culture with the saving truths of the Gospel.

Founded in 1860 in Nashville, Tennessee, the Congregation of St. Cecilia today numbers over 300 Sisters. The community seeks to witness a joyful fidelity to the Church, devotion to Christ in the Eucharist and to his Blessed Mother, and zeal for teaching the truth.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Mara Grace, O.P St. Cecilia Motherhouse 801 Dominican Drive | Nashville, TN 37228-1909 Phone: 615-256-0147 vocation@op-tn.org | www.nashvilledominican.org

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Dominican Sisters, Immaculate Conception Province Our community was founded in Poland in 1861 by Mother Columba Bialecka, who saw the need to preach the Gospel through serving those in need of education, catechesis, and health care. Inspired by the example of St. Dominic and St. Catherine of Siena, we live common life with Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, the Rosary, and study as sources of strength and inspiration for preaching the Word of God. Sisters are present in four continents, working in Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, Siberia, Italy, Cameroon, and Canada. In the United States, we have houses in Justice, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Mountain Home, Arkansas; and Columbus, Ohio. Sisters teach in schools, catechize in parishes, run day care programs, take care of elders in nursing homes, run a retreat house, and do parish ministry.

Applicants must have at least a high school diploma and be in good physical, mental, and emotional health. The age limit for applicants is 18 to 35.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Charbel Joseph, O.P. 9000 W. 81st Street | Justice, IL 60458 Phone: 708-458-3040 vocations@sistersop.com | www.sistersop.com

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Franciscan Daughters of Mary The Franciscan Daughters of Mary is a public association of the faithful established in 1999 to love and serve our Divine Bridegroom, Jesus Christ, the Author of Life, with joyful simplicity in the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi. Following Our Lady of Guadalupe, whom we consider our Superior, we live the “good news” of the Gospel of Life, which is at the heart of Jesus’ message. In addition to the Evangelical Counsels of Poverty, Chastity, and Obedience, we make a fourth Vow to uphold the dignity of every human person from the moment of conception until natural death. We stand as Daughters of the Church, the Family of God, in fidelity to the Magisterium, loyal to the Holy Father.

Flowing from our common prayer, our apostolic mission is dedicated to upholding each person’s dignity, especially the unborn child, the handicapped, elderly, infirm, and needy poor. Our ministry includes pro-life prayer vigils, Rose Garden Mission with Pro-Life Pregnancy Center, St. Francis Food Pantry, free medical and dental clinics for the uninsured and underinsured, praying outside of abortion facilities, and pro-life youth ministry.

Women between 18-35 who are reasonably mature, in good physical and mental health, with strong pro-life convictions are invited to contact us for a “Come and See.”

VOCATION DIRECTOR P.O. Box 122070 | Covington, KY 41012 Phone: 859-512-5575 fdmsisters@gmail.com | www.fdofmary.org

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Franciscan Handmaids of the Most Pure Heart of Mary The Handmaids of the Most Pure Heart of Mary was founded as a Marian community in Savannah, Georgia in 1916 by Rev. Ignatius Lissner, S.M.A. and Mother Mary Theodore Williams, the first superior general of the community.

In 1930, the congregation was established as a Third Order Regular Franciscan order. Our primary purpose is to give praise and glory to God with a mission of uplifting human dignity, educating minds, nourishing body and soul, and relieving suffering. Our life is centered on the Gospel of Christ and the Holy Eucharist as a sacrament of unity and transformation.

Our ministry includes education, social service, parish ministry, pastoral care, rural health care, and youth and family ministry in serving homeless children and parents.

We accept single women between the ages of 19 and 40. Applicants should have an attraction to the four T.O.R. Franciscan religious life values, not have been in another religious community (except a transfer of religious), good mental, emotional, and physical health, two years of college or possession of a professional skill, and the ability to be bilingual (English, Spanish, French, and Italian).

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Anne Okorie, F.H.M. 1175 E 223rd Street | Bronx, NY 10466 Phone: 718-227-5575

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Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Sorrows Founded by Bishop Rafael Angelo Palazzi, O.F.M., in 1939 at Hengyang, Hunan, China, we arrived in Santa Barbara, California, in 1950. The headquarters is currently located in Beaverton, Oregon. We have missions in Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, Oregon, and California.

We, the Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Sorrows, observe the evangelical counsels of Our Lord Jesus Christ. The general aim of our Congregation is the honor and glory of God through the sanctification of the Sisters by a faithful observance of the public vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience; of the Rule of the Third Order Regular of Saint Francis; and the Constitutions of the Congregation. Our particular purpose is participation in the missionary work of the Church. The Sisters are engaged in a variety of the Church’s apostolic ministries: Catholic schools and catechetical instruction in Hong Kong and Oregon, hostels for working women and university students in Taiwan, and retreat ministry in Oregon and California.

The spirituality of the Sisters is centered on the Gospel imitation of Christ.

From the beginning, our founder, Bishop Palazzi, inspired the Sisters to lead a simple, humble, and poor life in the spirit of the Gospels as proposed by the charism of St. Francis of Assisi.

We welcome young women ages 18-40 with good physical and mental health and a desire to dedicate themselves to sharing the Good News of the Kingdom of God.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Agnes Clare, O.S.F. 3600 S.W. 170th Avenue | Beaverton, OR 97003 Phone: 503-649-7172 fmsols.form@gmail.com | www.olpretreat.org

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Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Infant Jesus As Franciscans we strive to live joyfully and simply, loving “Jesus in our neighbor and our neighbor in Jesus.” Founded by Barbara Micarelli on Christmas day 1879, we find in Jesus the origin and reason of the charity, poverty, and humility to which the Franciscan life pledges us.

We remain open to the needs of the Church and of the people throughout the five continents on which we serve, especially in the areas of education, health care, pastoral ministry, retreats, and youth work.

We invite all women between the ages of 20 and 35 to “Come and See” if the Lord is calling you to share our Franciscan life and joy!

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Jerilyn Einstein, F.M.I.J. 1215 Kresson Road | Cherry Hill, NJ 08003 Phone: 856-428-8834 fmijcomeandsee@yahoo.com | www.suorefmgb.org/en

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Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart The Franciscan Missionaries of the Sacred Heart were founded in 1861 by the French Duchess, Laura Leroux de Beauffremont and Reverend Gregory Fioravanti, O.F.M., whose cause for canonization is presently in progress with the Holy See. At the request of the Franciscan Fathers, three sisters came to America to St. Francis of Assisi Parish in New York City in 1865, and the community continues its service in the United States.

Founded mainly for evangelization through caring for the poor, the sisters teach on elementary and high school levels, minister in social work, nursing, prisons, and various other programs in New York and New Jersey.

The sisters’ missionary work takes them to Italy, France, Switzerland, Luxemburg, Cyprus, Turkey, Lebanon, Bulgaria, Albania, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Cameroon, Republic of Central Africa, Congo, India, and the Philippines.

As vowed women, the sisters live the Gospel in the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi drawing inspiration from the compassionate, redemptive love of Jesus for all people.

The sisters share in community life of prayer, penance, and apostolic activity.

VOCATION DIRECTOR 250 South Street | Peekskill, NY 10566 Phone: 914-370-8379 fmscvocations@mail.com | www.peekskillfranciscans.org

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Franciscan Sisters of Christ the Divine Teacher Founded in 1981 by five Franciscan sisters, we are a community devoted to building the Catholic community through education and apostolic works, spreading Christ’s love, peace, and joy. We teach in all areas of Catholic education.

Although a small group, we grow in love for one another through genuine community life according to the directives of Vatican II, while embracing the Church’s Magisterium in total fidelity to the Holy Father and his plan for the New Evangelization of the Church and society. We live simple Franciscan lives following the Gospel counsels of poverty, chastity, and obedience through a joyous common life and corporate commitments.

Women 21 to 35 years of age, who possess a pioneering spirit, are committed to genuine Catholic culture, and willing to rely on Divine Providence are encouraged to contact us.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Mother Susan Rueve, O.S.F. 2605 Boies Avenue | Davenport, IA 52802 Phone: 563-323-1502 info@divineteacher.org | www.divineteacher.org

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Franciscan Sisters of Christ the Light (Formerly known as School Sisters of St. Francis)

Celebrating 300 years of loving God through prayer and service to His people, the School Sisters were founded in 1723 near Salzburg, Austria to educate and evangelize young people. We continue to emulate the beautiful prayer life and ministries of our Mother Foundress, Mother Maria Hyacintha Zechner. She was a Third Order Franciscan who strived to live and breathe the Gospel in the spirit of St. Francis.

We bring an authentically feminine consecrated presence to Catholic schools, faith formation, marriage and family concerns, Theology of the Body teachings, retreats, family camps, youth ministry, and a thriving downtown Coffee Shop.

All enable us to reverence the dignity of each person and God’s unconditional Love for every soul.

The apostolate lives through our contemplative-active life of love for the Church, daily Mass and Eucharistic Adoration, all things Marian, fraternal community life, and devotion to Franciscan spirituality. We are devoted to sharing the graces of the New Evangelization, looking to St. John Paul II’s “new springtime” in the Church.

A congregation of pontifical right, the Sisters welcome inquiries from women 19-39 with an occasional exception considered.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Mary Michael Huseman, O.S.F. P.O. Box 906 | 119 Franciscan Way | Panhandle, TX 79068 Phone: 806-537-3182 schsrs@gmail.com | www.panhandlefranciscans.org

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Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity In 1869, five young Catholic women in rural Wisconsin responded to God’s call, inspired by St. Francis of Assisi’s Gospel way of life.

Today, the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity strive to live the Gospel in simplicity, built on faith in a loving God, joyful acceptance of poverty, love for the Church, and selfless dedication to the service of others in Arizona, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Together they serve in rewarding roles in Catholic education, Catholic healthcare, and in other ministries in the Church.

The world needs you. God calls you. We invite you…with other Catholic women to our Vocation Discernment Retreats or invite us to meet you where you are.

“El mundo te necesita. Dios te llama. Te invitamos… con otras mujeres católicas a nuestros Retiros de Discernimiento Vocacional o invita nos a encontrar contigo donde estés.”

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Julie Ann Sheehan, O.S.F Holy Family Convent 2409 S. Alverno Road | Manitowoc, WI 54220 Phone: 920-323-9632 sjulieann@fscc-calledtobe.org | https://fscc-calledtobe.org

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Franciscan Sisters of Dillingen As followers of the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi, the Franciscan Sisters of Dillingen in Hankinson, North Dakota, are a joyful group of women, consecrated to God by the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, living in community. With a rich history, these Franciscan Sisters make up the North American community of the Franciscan Sisters of Dillingen, an international congregation which traces its origin to 1241 in Bavaria, Germany.

Relying on God’s providence, the sisters praise and adore Him while serving the needs of the Church on the prairies of North Dakota. As women of prayer, they continue the tradition of the founding sisters and take seriously requests for prayer from around the world.

The sisters’ apostolic works include retreat work, serving in a rural nursing home with independent living, childcare and preschool, serving adults in a large assisted living facility, health care services and board membership on several CHI healthcare facilities, teaching in parish schools and religious education programs, pro-life work, and working with youth.

The Franciscan Sisters have close ties with their sisters throughout the world in Germany, Brazil, India, and Spain.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Mary Ruth Huhn, O.S.F. P.O. Box 447 | Hankinson, ND 58041 Phone: 701-242-7195 srmaryruth@sfcretreats.org | www.ndfranciscans.org

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Franciscan Sisters of John the Baptist We are a contemplative active community founded in 2006 in Peoria, Illinois.

According to the example of John the Baptist, we strive to live our charism of trusting God in profound humility. We live a strong and joyful community life rooted in the celebration of the Eucharist from which we draw strength for our apostolate and a life of sacrifice. We pray the Liturgy of the Hours in common as well as the Rosary, the Divine Mercy Chaplet, and other prayers.

Our life balances prayer, work, and recreation. We serve our brothers and sisters according to the needs of the Church in the fields of healthcare, education, and diocesan ministries. An indispensable part of our consecrated life is dedication to prayer and support of priests and seminarians.

Applicants must have adequate physical and mental health, sufficiently mature personality, good judgment, and common sense. They should be between the ages of 18 and 35 and have a high school diploma.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Salezia Rudy, F.S.J.B. 1209 E. Lake Avenue | Peoria Heights, IL 61616 Phone: 309-688-3500 fsjbpeoria@yahoo.com | sistersofjohnthebaptist.org

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Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist The Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist were founded in 1973 and received full pontifical status in 1982. The sisters endeavor to integrate the perennial values of the Catholic Church, the centering power of the Holy Eucharist, the spirituality of St. Francis and St. Clare, and the need for bonding in community in order to meet the demands of the contemporary apostolate.

Dedicated to the sacredness of human life and the inviolability of the human person, the community carries out this mission through programs of counseling, education, health care, music, land experience, technology, and service to the family and the elderly.

The motherhouse is in Meriden, Connecticut, with centers in Maine, Michigan, Idaho, Oregon, Virginia, Indiana, Florida, Vermont, North Carolina, British Columbia, Jerusalem, Assisi, and Rome.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Mary Elizabeth Endee, F.S.E. 405 Allen Avenue | Meriden, CT 06451 Phone: 203-237-8084 fsevocations@fsecommunity.org | www.fsecommunity.org

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Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary We are an international Franciscan religious congregation of women founded in India in 1844 by Rev. Fr. Louis Savinien Dupuis, a French Missionary. He inculcated preferential love for the poor, simplicity of life, and zeal for the education of women as the special objective of the congregation. By these, he wanted to nurture Christian piety in families. The congregation is primarily placed under the patronage of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the sisters foster a special devotion to the Immaculate Heart and imitate the virtues symbolized by it.

We are engaged in a variety of apostolic activities wherever humanity is in need of wholesome, Christian assistance and development: education, healthcare, nursing homes, homes for the elderly, social service centers, etc. Like St. Francis, the sisters strive for a life of generous personal commitment to follow the simple and poor Christ of the Gospel.

Our first foundation in the United States was established on November 12, 1998, in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, Indiana. We now have six convents and 21 sisters in the United States.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Lenitta Mary, F.I.H. 150 W 75th Street | Indianapolis, IN 46260 Phone: 317-223-7305 fihvocationusa@gmail.com | www.fihsisters.com

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Franciscan Sisters T.O.R. of Penance of the Sorrowful Mother Founded in 1988 in the Diocese of Steubenville, Ohio, we are contemplative penitents committed to works of mercy and evangelization. We strive to make known God’s merciful love through the rhythm of our life of prayer, work, and ministry. Our charisms include contemplation, poverty, mercy, and crucified love. Our apostolates include service with the poor, campus ministry, spiritual direction, nursing home care, and periodic outreach.

We participate in daily Mass, Eucharistic Adoration, two daily holy hours, Liturgy of the Hours, the Rosary, the Divine Mercy Chaplet, praise and worship, and hermitage days.

We are based in the following locations: Our Lady of Sorrows Monastery, Toronto, Ohio (Motherhouse); San Damiano house, Toronto, Ohio; Heart of Mary mission house, Steubenville, Ohio (inner-city); Santa Chiara mission house, Franciscan University of Steubenville, main campus; Greccio mission house, Franciscan University of Steubenville, Austrian campus, and St. Elizabeth mission house, Tallahassee, Florida (close to Florida State University).

We are open to discerning with women between the ages of 18-35 who are in good physical and psychological health.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Philomena Clare De Hitta, T.O.R. 369 Little Church Road | Toronto, OH 43964 Phone: 740-544-6204 vocations@torsisters.org | www.franciscansisterstor.org

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Handmaids of the Heart of Jesus The Handmaids of the Heart of Jesus (Ancillae Cordis Jesu) live in imitation of Mary as handmaid, virgin, bride, and mother in the diocesan life of the Church, carrying out the new evangelization in parishes. Their charism has four primary attributes: Marian, Eucharistic, Diocesan, and Evangelistic. The sisters profess vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience and live a contemplative-active consecrated life of humble service to the Heart of Jesus.

As diocesan sisters, the Handmaids bring a feminine consecrated presence to the local Church. They serve as spiritual mothers in the parish family and help all whom they encounter to find their true home in God. Their apostolates include catechesis/faith formation, youth and family ministry, education in Catholic schools, women’s ministry, liturgy coordination and music, and visitation to the sick and elderly.

The Handmaids were established as a public association of the lay faithful in 2010 in the Diocese of New Ulm, Minnesota with the intention of becoming a religious community of diocesan right. They currently serve in four dioceses and have convents in Minnesota and North Dakota.

Good candidates for a Come and See retreat are single Catholic women, ages 20-30, who are in good health and have been living a life faithful to prayer and the sacraments for at least one year.

VOCATION DIRECTOR 515 N. State Street | New Ulm, MN 56073 Phone: 952-738-1690 handmaidvocation@gmail.com | handmaidsoftheheartofjesus.org

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Leaven of the Immaculate Heart of Mary The members of the Leaven of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, while living together in common to follow Christ and striving for the perfection of charity, endeavor to contribute for the sanctification of mankind by working for the conversion of the broken families, youth, and their parish. By praying, sacrificing, and atoning for their sins, they work for the glory of Jesus Christ and the honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

The main charisms are victimhood, Eucharistic centeredness, and Marian charismatic. The apostolate includes house-to-house enthronements to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, First Friday/First Saturday Communion of Reparation Vigils, Mary Help of Christians Crusade, youth groups, daycare, and distance online home education.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Mary Therese Lopez, L.I.H.M. 163 Country Road 555 | Hanceville, AL 35077 Phone: 443-691-0840 vocationsusa@lihmsisters.org | www.lihmsisters.org

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Little Missionaries of the Sacred Heart The Little Missionaries of the Sacred Heart was founded in Italy by Mother Clotilde Gigli on June 23, 1922. In 1950 we received the decree of “Congregation of Pontifical Right.” As Little Missionaries, we look “to the mystery of the INCARNATION through which Jesus Christ becomes MAN, manifestation and fulfillment of the promise made by God in His love for humanity.” We live in Community with the desire to “share the faith, to put everything in common... and with one heart... praise God” (cf. Acts 4:44-46), as we work for the building up of the Kingdom of God in every part where we are called to dwell.

VOCATION DIRECTOR 5979 Winwood Drive | Johnston, IA 50131 (515) 250-8680 usalmsh@gmail.com | https://lmshsisters.com

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Little Servant Sisters of the Immaculate Conception God inspired Blessed Edmund Bojanowski, a lay apostle, to become the Founder of our Religious Congregation in 1850 in Poland. We are called to follow Christ in total dedication with faith and joy, and to serve the needy. Recognizing that life is sacred, we provide care and Christian education especially to children and youth, assistance to the poor and refugees, healthcare to the sick and the elderly, and meet the current needs of the Church. The Little Servant Sisters are in the United States, Central and Eastern Europe, Africa, and the Far East.

The Eucharist is our center. Following the humble example of Immaculate Mary, we listen to the Word of God, and discern the needs of humanity to spread the Gospel. Simplicity and sisterly love help us to be present to others and give hope.

Pray and ask, is Jesus calling you to follow Him? Our religious family welcomes single, Catholic women age 18-35, older to be considered, with the right intention of love of God to live in a community of sharing and service.

Consecrated life is beautiful.

“Each good person is like a candle that glows to shine for others” (Blessed Edmund).

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Margaret, L.S.I.C. 1000 Cropwell Road | Cherry Hill, NJ 08003 Phone: 856-424-1962 sisters@lsic.us | www.lsic.us

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Little Sisters of Jesus and Mary The Little Sisters of Jesus and Mary is an active-contemplative community of religious women called to meet Christ in the Eucharist, in the poor, in one another, and in the created world. Embracing the spirituality of St. Charles de Foucauld, we take as our mission: to “cry the Gospel with our lives.” We were founded in 1974 by Sister Mary Elizabeth Gintling in Baltimore, Maryland. She described our community as women “loving God together” and as “wounded people healing wounded people.”

We live in community with daily Eucharist, morning and evening prayer, Eucharistic Adoration, service, and hospitality as the hallmarks of our life.

Our apostolate includes a crisis center for the poor, which encompasses a supplemental food program, financial assistance, a soup kitchen, and a hospitality program for the homeless. Our ministry also oversees a residential program for homeless men, helping them get a new start, a representative payee program, and a good neighbor program.

We are open to women 18 years and up, happy, healthy, humble, and in love with the Lord. Possessing leadership and people skills is a plus, but above all, a willing and loving heart, maturity, and common sense.

VOCATION DIRECTOR P.O. Box 1755 | 411 N. Poplar Hill Avenue | Salisbury, MD 21802 Phone: 410-543-1645 lsjm@comcast.net | www.thejosephhouse.org

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Little Sisters of the Holy Family The Little Sisters of the Holy Family was established in 1996 by Mother General Domina Son, L.S.H.F. We belong to the Archdiocese of Washington. Our mission is to help Korean Americans in the United States of America.

Our community is in the beginning stages. We work at two parishes and at our assisted living facility. We also work with young adults and youth.

Our charism is to live a life modeled on the meekness and, most importantly, the love of the Holy Family of Nazareth, particularly seeking to embody its goals of poverty, humility, and service to the poor.

VOCATION DIRECTOR 13529 Magruder Farm Court | Potomac, MD 20854 Phone: 301-947-1955 vocation@holyfamilysrs.org | www.holyfamilysrs.org

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Little Sisters of the Poor We are an international congregation founded in France in 1839 by St. Jeanne Jugan. Together with a diverse network of collaborators, we serve the elderly poor in over 30 countries around the world.

Our mission is to offer the neediest elderly of every race and religion a home where they will be welcomed as Christ, cared for as family, and accompanied with dignity until God calls them to himself. This mission, which is sealed by our fourth vow of hospitality, is a witness to the Gospel of Life and a sign of the compassion and merciful love of God for his eldest children.

Continuing the charism of St. Jeanne Jugan, we strive to live the beatitudes in littleness, joy, and trust in God’s Providence. Our spiritual life is centered on Jesus present in the Eucharist and in his Word. We take Mary as our mother, our model, our joy, and our protection, and turn to St. Joseph as a spiritual father and guide.

We encourage single, Catholic women aged 18 to 40, who love the poor and seek a life of prayer, fraternal sharing, and hidden, humble service to consider if God could be calling them to join us as a Little Sister of the Poor.

VOCATION DIRECTOR 110-39 Springfield Boulevard | Queens Village, NY 11429 Phone: 347-439-1535 vocationsbrooklyn@littlesistersofthepoor.org www.littlesistersofthepoor.org

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Lovers of the Holy Cross of Los Angeles The first community of the Lovers of the Holy Cross was founded in Vietnam by a French missionary, Bishop Pierre Marie Lambert de la Motte, in 1670.

The Lovers of the Holy Cross of Los Angeles was established in 1992 in the United States. The sisters who minister in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, the Diocese of Orange, and the Diocese of San Bernardino, are committed to imitating Jesus Christ Crucified through a life of contemplation, sacrifice, and service. They build up the local Church and society with concern for the suffering, especially women and children, in the areas of healthcare, education, and social work.

The spirituality of the Lovers of the Holy Cross is embodied in their love for Jesus Christ Crucified on the Cross by accepting one’s own cross and serving others, with a strong conviction that “in my flesh, I am filling up what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ on behalf of His body, which is the Church” (Col 1:24).

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Kimberly Nguyen, L.H.C. 10734 S. Widener Avenue | Whittier, CA 90603 Phone: 213-944-3095 vocation@lhcla.org | www.lhcla.org

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Marian Sisters of Santa Rosa In union with Our Blessed Mother, the Marian Sisters of Santa Rosa seek to magnify Jesus Christ through communicating the Beauty, Goodness, and Truth of the Catholic faith in a spirit of joyful evangelization through living the Church’s liturgical life. Seeking to make their total consecration to Jesus through Mary a lived reality, the Sisters approach their prayer and work with and in Our Lady’s heart. As faithful daughters of the Church, the Sisters begin their day by adoring our Eucharistic Lord at the very heart of the Church, interceding for her, especially for our priests. The spirituality of the community is Ecclesial, Eucharistic, and Marian.

Founded in 2012 by Bishop Robert Vasa, the Sisters serve the Diocese of Santa Rosa, California. As a contemplative-active community, the union with God arrived at in prayer animates the apostolic works of the community. The Sisters have been called to serve God and His people in two principle ways: through the communication of the Faith by teaching, catechesis, retreat presentations, and service in parish and diocesan offices, and through the support of reverant liturgical worship of God by prayer and sacrifice for priests, sacristy work, and sacred music.

VOCATION DIRECTOR Mater Dei Convent 400 Angela Dr. | Santa Rosa, CA 95403 Phone: 707-791-7141 vocations@mariansisters.com | www.mariansisters.com

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Marian Sisters of the Diocese of Lincoln The Marian Sisters were established during the Marian year, 1954, by Sister Marta Silna and Sister Theresa Gottvald, two Mercy Sisters of St. Francis from Czechoslovakia. The community’s charism is joy and simplicity, flowing from a Marian spirituality and a Franciscan heritage. The Sisters join Mary, Mother of the Crucified, and St. Francis, who greatly loved the Crucified, at the foot of the cross at Holy Mass. The joy of this love received is shared with those whom they meet through various apostolates, such as teaching, special education, catechetical work, health care, and social work. The sisters’ fiat, like Mary’s at the Annunciation, embraces all that the Father may send throughout the day.

Like St. Francis, they recognize with a heart full of gratitude, that all is gift.

Marycrest Motherhouse, the sisters’ headquarters and formation house, is located in a rural setting near Lincoln, Nebraska. The sisters live community life with a balance of prayer, work, and recreation. Their daily prayer life includes participation in the celebration of the Eucharist, the Liturgy of the Hours, meditation, the Rosary, spiritual reading, Stations of the Cross, and private devotion.

Those seeking entrance must be between 18-35 years of age who have a sincere desire to do God’s will in all things with great love, accompanied by good physical, mental, and spiritual health.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Amy Marie, M.S. 6765 N. 112th Street | Waverly, NE 68462 Phone: 402-786-2750 marian-vocations@cdolinc.net | www.mariansisters.org

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Mercedarian Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament The Mercedarian Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament were founded in 1910 in Mexico City by Venerable Maria del Refugio Aguilar. Our mother foundress wanted us to live a life of union with Jesus within an active life. Our life is centered around the Eucharistic presence of Jesus and under the maternal protection and guidance of Our Lady of Ransom. We are called to offer our lives in oblation to God and to become Eucharist for one another, therefore, we participate in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass every day, spend daily time in silent Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, pray the Divine Office, and the holy Rosary. We have a conventual lifestyle.

We are faithful daughters of the Church who strive to spread the love of Jesus in the Eucharist around the world, especially among children and youth through education and evangelization. At present, we are around 480 sisters serving in 83 schools and missions in 13 countries.

Applicants should be between the ages of 18 and 30, be in good physical and mental health, and have a great desire to lay down their lives for God and His people, especially children and youth.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Chiara McCloskey, H.M.S.S. 125 W Broadway Street | St. Maumee, OH 43537 Phone: 567-440-8835 sisterchiara@mercedariansisters.org | mercedariansisters.org

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Missionaries of Charity We are an international religious family, living a “deeply contemplative and intensely Eucharist life” completely attached to the person of Jesus and his work, dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Our aim is to quench the infinite thirst of Jesus on the Cross for the love of souls by profession of the evangelical counsels and our fourth vow of wholehearted and free service to the poorest of the poor. “Whatever you do to the least of my brothers, you do to Me” (Mt 25:40).

Worldwide, our apostolates include mobile medical dispensaries, homes for abandoned babies and children, homes for the dying, catechesis, and home visitation. In the United States, our apostolate includes care for terminally ill men and women, expectant mothers in need, the homeless and the hungry, summer day camps, catechesis and after-school programs, visiting families, shut-ins, prisons, hospitals, and nursing homes. We go out in search of souls to radiate the light and love of Christ. We have 760 missions in 139 countries.

We welcome young women desirous to join us who are between the ages of 18 and 35 who are sufficiently mature to adopt our way of life, healthy in body and mind, and who have a cheerful disposition, sound judgment, common sense, and a great desire to give themselves totally to Christ.

VOCATION DIRECTOR 2325 W 24th Place | Chicago, IL 60608 Tel: 773-847-7688 | Or 773-847-8771 m.c.stlolc@gmail.com | www.motherteresa.org

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Missionaries of Charity of Mary Immaculate In March 29, 1934, Blessed Fr. Moises Lira Serafin, M.Sp.S. founded our congregation of the Missionaries of Charity of Mary Immaculate. The charism of our community is spiritual childhood, as discerned by Fr. Moises Lira. He founded us to be compassionate and caring women who desire to respond to the many challenges of our present reality. We are called to contemplate the life of Christ and, like Him, to live as a child of God, Our Father. In this way, we learn the meaning of the words to “trust in and abandonment to God.” This was Fr. Moises’ vision which originated in his great love for God and for others.

As his spiritual daughters, we are called to make visible the goodness of Jesus by caring for the needs of humanity. We do this through our apostolic works in education, catechetics, and health care.

Currently we are present in Mexico, Guatemala, Africa, Peru, Chile, Rome, and the United States.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Brigida Camarena, M.C.M.I. 3600 Broadway Avenue | Great Bend, KS 67530 Phone: 303-421-6050 vikymacha108@gmail.com

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Missionary Benedictine Sisters Founded in 1885 in Germany, the Missionary Benedictine Sisters number 1,200+ sisters in the United States and in 15 countries worldwide. The Missionary Benedictine way is seeking God with others in a common life. This way of faith is under the guidance of the Scriptures, the Rule of St. Benedict, and a superior. Through our community life we give witness to Christianity genuinely lived.

The Sisters serve where the Church is in need. We proclaim the Gospel among the people who do not know Christ and where Christ is not sufficiently known.

Our missionary service is permeated by the Benedictine spirituality: Eucharist, Liturgy of the Hours, and lectio divina. Prayer as the foundation of our missionary work makes it fruitful.

Immaculata Monastery, in Norfolk, Nebraska, is the Motherhouse in the United States. We also have two mission houses, one in Winnebago, Nebraska on the Native Reservation and in Sioux City, Iowa.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Sarah Elizabeth McMahon, O.S.B. 300 N. 18 Street | Norfolk, NE 68701 Phone: 402-750-2559 vocations@norfolk-osb.org | www.mbsmissionaries.org

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Missionary Sisters of the Holy Family The Missionary Sisters of the Holy Family is a religious order of sisters founded

by Blessed Boleslawa Lament in 1905 in Mohylew, Russia. The charism of the congregation is to work for the unity of Christ’s Church through prayer, education, parish work, and healthcare. In choosing the charism for the congregation, Blessed Boleslawa wanted to fulfill the greatest desire of Jesus’ Heart expressed during the prayer of Last Supper: “that they all be one…” (John 17:21).

Our spirituality is that of the Holy Family: Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. We want to bring the values of their profound life together to others in the world. We are eager to help the ill, lonely, and suffering to bring into their lives forgiveness, hope, and joy. We also serve children and youth by education in schools, after school care, retreats, and other forms of evangelization.

Missionary Sisters of the Holy Family currently work in Europe, Africa, and the United States. We pray that many young women will hear God’s call inviting them to live our charism of serving God and bringing the unity of Christ’s Church to fulfillment.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Beata Fiedorczuk, M.S.F. 443 Juniper Lane | Ormond Beach, FL 32174 msfsistersvocations@gmail.com | www.theholyfamilysisters.com

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Oblate Sisters of St. Francis de Sales The Oblate Sisters of St. Francis de Sales is an international congregation founded in Troyes, France by Blessed Louis Brisson and St. Leonie Frances de Sales Aviat. The Oblate Sisters respond to Christ’s universal call to holiness by giving themselves totally to Him, freely and through love under the direction of St. Francis de Sales. Salesian spirituality leads the sister to a life of humility before God and gentleness towards the neighbor.

For the Oblate Sister, the charism proper to the congregation consists in offering herself to God in all that she does in her spiritual and material life, her work and relationships, her apostolate, and mission. To apply one must be less than 40 years old and in good physical and mental health.

Oblate Sisters serve the Church through education, social work, youth ministry, and parish ministries in areas in Europe and the United States, as well as missionary activity in South America and Africa.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Frances Carol, O.S.F.S. 399 Childs Road | Childs, MD 21916 Phone: 540-538-8125 oblatesisters@gmail.com | www.oblatesisters.org

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Oblate Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus The Oblate Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a pontifical institute founded in 1894 by Blessed Teresa Casini in Grottaferrata, Italy. Today, the sisters also serve the Church in Italy, Brazil, Peru, India, and Africa.

The Oblate Sisters strive to attain union with God by offering their lives for the holiness and support of diocesan priests and by fostering vocations to the priesthood. The sisters pray for priestly holiness and offer the joys and sorrows of their lives for the good of priests. The sisters also care for retired and convalescent priests, collaborate with them in their parish ministry, which includes teaching, directing religious education, hospital visitation, and distribution of the Eucharist to the homebound.

Any type of education is welcome and could be useful. A high school diploma is required. Candidates will be accepted between the ages of 18 and 35.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Shiny Soosayya, O.S.H.J. 50 Warner Road | Hubbard, OH 44425 Phone: 330-619-9189 sr.shinysf@gmail.com | www.oblatesistersofshj.com

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Oblates to the Blessed Trinity The Oblates to the Blessed Trinity is a contemplative-active congregation of diocesan right, which follows the charism and spirituality of the Servant of God, Mother Margherita Diomira Crispi. To be an Oblate means to offer oneself totally as a victim for the salvation of mankind. The Oblates offer themselves as a holocaust to the Blessed Trinity through a life of adoration, reparation and apostolic works, and through the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience.

Their special charism is accented in the motto “Deus Caritas,” which means “God is love.” The sisters make every effort to live the Trinitarian Love that unites the three Persons of the Blessed Trinity. In keeping with their charism of love, the Oblates find in the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament the perfect moment for an intimate encounter with Jesus; therefore, each sister has a daily hour of Adoration. The prayer life of the sisters includes daily participation in the Holy Mass, Eucharistic Adoration, Liturgy of the Hours, the Rosary, spiritual reading, and meditation.

The apostolic spirit of the members of the congregation flows from the love of God. The sisters use their talents to spread the Good News through education, catechesis, pastoral ministry, Hispanic apostolate, and care of the poor and elderly.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Shyne Mathai, O.B.T St. Aloysius Novitiate 306 Beekman Road | P.O. Box 98 | Hopewell Junction, NY 12533 Phone: 845-226-5671 | Phone: 347-291-4587 obtsisters@gmail.com | oblatestotheblessedtrinity.org

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Olivetan Benedictine Sisters The Olivetan Benedictine Sisters carry out St. Benedict’s ancient mission of Ora et Labora (Pray and Work) from our Motherhouse in Northeast Arkansas. Our life of prayer finds its highest expression in daily Mass and is supported by the recitation of the Liturgy of the Hours in community. Each sister allots time in her day to private prayer, lectio divina, and spiritual reading. We own and govern St. Bernards Healthcare but also serve our neighbors through pastoral care, teaching in Catholic schools, parish religious education, and other good works.

As a monastic congregation of diocesan right, we love the Church and seek to serve Her in fidelity to the Magisterium. We witness to our consecration by the wearing of a distinctive habit. We wear white in honor of the Immaculate Virgin Mary, our model and Mother, in the tradition begun by St. Bernard Tolomei at the founding of the Olivetan congregation.

VOCATION DIRECTOR 1699 CR 766 | Jonesboro, AR 72405 Phone: 870-273-6872 vocations@olivben.org | www.olivben.org

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Parish Visitors of Mary Immaculate Pope Francis urged the Church to go out to the streets and homes in search of the lost sheep. Parish Visitors of Mary Immaculate fulfill this call, literally, with our unique contemplative-missionary charism!

Afire with the love of God and sustained by daily Eucharistic Adoration, the Parish Visitor goes out in imitation of Mary’s visitation to families on behalf of the pastor in whose parish she serves God. Through her person-to-person apostolate, she finds, befriends, and spiritually assists Catholics who do not practice their faith, guides them back to the Church, and helps strengthen Catholic family life.

Through spiritual instruction, the Parish Visitor reminds those she meets of God’s immense, personal love for them. Through the religious education of adults, children, and youth, she helps to form intentional disciples who love Jesus wholeheartedly. She guides the materially poor to wholesome social services and activities while aiding them spiritually.

“Make every soul count” was the constant admonition of Servant of God Mother Mary Teresa Tallon, who founded our Community in 1920 in New York City. We proclaim God’s love in New York, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Nigeria, and the Philippines.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Theresa Marie, P.V.M.I. P.O. Box 658 | Monroe, NY 10949-0658 Phone: 845-542-1086 pvmi@frontiernet.net | www.parishvisitorsisters.org

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Pax Christi Institute The Pax Christi Sisters were founded on July 19, 1969 by Mother Teresa Santoyo in the Diocese of Corpus Christi, Texas. The fundamental purpose of the Pax Christi Sisters, a contemplative-apostolic faith community, is to serve as an enabling instrument of peace, which leads each member in the pursuit of the attainment of perfect love, oneness with God. Our ministry is to take the Good News of Jesus Christ to all mankind through a dual ministry. Through our Spiritual Apostolate, we lead the people of God to a more profound understanding of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Through the sharing of the Pax Christi spirituality, we enable the effecting of the salvific love mission of Jesus Christ, our peace, “That all may be one.” Through our Apostolic Apostolate, we share truth and love to all those whom we serve both young and old through parish programs, religious education, retreats, and evangelization.

Requirements for admission: be a practicing Roman Catholic, have a strong desire to commit herself to a consecrated life, on admission be between the ages of 18 and 35, be of sound physical and mental health.

VOCATION DIRECTOR 4601 Calallen Drive | Corpus Christi, TX 78410 Phone: 361-241-2833 paxchristisisters@gmail.com | www.paxchristisisterscc.org

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Poor Clare Missionary Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament Our congregation was founded in 1945 by Blessed Maria Inés Teresa of the Blessed Sacrament in Cuernavaca, Mexico. The charism of the congregation is missionary and Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is the center of our life. Our Lady of Guadalupe is the patroness of our congregation. Our apostolate includes missionary activities in Christian and non-Christian countries, pastoral and catechetical work, health care, education of children and young adults, retreat houses, and boarding homes.

In the United States, we are currently present in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, the Diocese of Orange in California, and the Diocese of SpringfieldCape Girardeau in Missouri. We are also present in 14 countries.

Candidates should be 18 to 35, have the desire to live the consecrated life according to the rules and statutes of the congregation, have good moral character, and good health of mind and body.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Karla Antonio Merlin, M.C. 1019 N. Newhope Street | Santa Ana, CA 92703 Phone: 714-554-8850 pro.voc.reg@gmail.com

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Poor of Jesus Christ The Poor of Jesus Christ, impelled by the Holy Spirit to fulfill the words of Jesus, go out to the poor wherever they may be. “For I was hungry and you gave me to eat, thirsty and you gave me drink, homeless and you gave me shelter” (Mt 25:35).

We go to the streets, under bridges, and anywhere we have the opportunity to pray and spend time with the poor. We also shelter in our mission houses where they are welcomed with the dignity of children of God. We are called to be what Jesus was, acting and speaking as He did. All is His. “Not to us, Lord, not to us, but to your name all the glory” (Ps 115:1).

We are attracted by Jesus, who became a poor and humble servant, to become an unreserved gift and sacrifice for all mankind. We want the Word-made-man poor in Bethlehem, anonymous in Nazareth, pilgrim on the roads, abandoned on Golgotha, raised and glorified by the Father. We want Jesus, announcing that the Kingdom has arrived and is among us, but also withdrawing in silence to pray and intercede for men; who has life in abundance to give, but also offers the narrow path of the Cross.

VOCATION DIRECTOR 2226 Troup Avenue | Kansas City, KS 66014 Phone: 913-499-7839 vocation.ourladyofguadalupe@ocaminho.org www.sisterspoorofjesuschrist.com

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Poor Sisters of St. Joseph The Congregation of the Poor Sisters of St. Joseph was founded in Buenos Aires, Argentina by Venerable Mother Camila de San Jose Rolon in 1880.

By the grace of God, our charism is holy evangelical poverty, conforming to the perfect example of Christ’s filial abandonment into the hands of the Father.

In imitation of our patron St. Joseph, our spirituality takes on the characteristics of the “pure, beautiful, and perfect poverty of Nazareth” as lived by the Holy Family.

We strive to live, “being in the world yet not of the world,” with love and complete dependence upon Divine Providence, with fraternal love and mutual care for each other, maintaining our Lord, present in the Eucharist, as the center of our lives.

Our sisters are also located in Argentina, Uruguay, Romania, Madagascar, and Italy, collaborating with priests and/or involved in various apostolates: schools, parishes, hospitals, missions, homes for single mothers, and nursing homes.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Mother Maria Gonzalez, P.S.S.J. 4319 Sano Street | Alexandria, VA 22312 Phone: 703-354-0395 pssjalexandria@gmail.com

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Pro Ecclesia Sancta Our name, Pro Ecclesia Sancta, means “For the Holy Church” in Latin.

We are an ecclesial family of priests, brothers, and sisters dedicated to living and promoting the vocation to holiness through the spirituality of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Through our Founder, Fr. Pablo Menor, S.J., we have received the rich heritage of the spiritualty of St. Ignatius of Loyola, which calls us to give our all for the greatest glory of the Most Holy Trinity.

We center our daily life around our relationship with Jesus, our Spouse, by a daily participation in the Sacrifice of the Mass, having a morning and evening Holy Hour, practicing our Marian devotion by praying the rosary, striving for a spirit of vigilance through the Examen prayer. We are “contemplatives in action” bringing the Lord into our community life and our apostolates. We spend our lives in the service of the Church, with a special focus on serving families and youth. We walk with each of them as they grow in their spiritual lives.

Our sisters currently serve in Minnesota, California, South Dakota, and Michigan, and in five other countries worldwide.

In everything we do, we want to offer it to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and say: “For Christ to reign, for His Heart to reign!”

VOCATION DIRECTOR Sacred Heart of Jesus Convent 8650 Russell Avenue S. | Minneapolis, MN 55431 sisters.vocations@pes-usa.org | www.pes-usa.org

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Religious Sisters of Mercy of Alma, Michigan The Religious Sisters of Mercy of Alma, Michigan, is a refoundation of the religious institute founded by Venerable Catherine McAuley in 1831 in Ireland.

Re-established in 1973, it is of pontifical right.

The goal of the Institute is the praise and worship of the Triune God for His boundless Mercy. The charism of the Institute is Mercy, which is found in being a disciple of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Mercy, as she stands beneath the Cross of Christ. At the Cross, the Sisters learn how to become instruments of God’s Mercy both in the common life and in their apostolates. The Sisters’ apostolates center upon the spiritual and corporal works of mercy, particularly within healthcare and education. According to the foundress, the charism of Mercy includes a commitment to foster union and charity amongst the Sisters and ongoing formation. Along with the evangelical counsels, the Sisters profess a fourth vow of service of the poor, sick, and ignorant. Faithfully living this charism depends upon a common prayer life which includes daily Mass, daily Adoration, and the chanting of the Liturgy of the Hours.

We invite interested women to contact our vocation directress and to come to our Come and See retreats held throughout the year at our Motherhouse in Alma, Michigan.

VOCATION DIRECTOR 1965 Michigan Avenue | Alma, MI 48801 Phone: 989-493-6366 vocation@almamercy.org | www.almamercy.org

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Religious Teachers Filippini Go and teach the Word of God! This has been our mission since 1692 when our Foundress, St. Lucy Filippini, formed the Religious Teachers of Filippini in Italy as contemplatives in action dedicated to the Christian education of youth. In imitation of Christ the Teacher, we serve primarily in schools and catechetical programs from preschool through university levels. We share the Good News of the Gospel with those we meet in education, pastoral ministry, youth and young adult ministry, retreat work, and work with those who are in physical or spiritual need.

With great devotion to Christ’s Nativity, Paschal Mystery, Sacred Scripture, the Blessed Mother, and the Blessed Sacrament, we center each day on prayer, Holy Mass and Eucharist, community, and service. Our living together joyfully in community, rich daily prayer life, and focus on service in our ministry enable us to make God known in seven countries across five continents. St. Lucy made a difference in her world by teaching the faith, educating the mind, restoring self-dignity, strengthening families, caring for the poor, standing for Truth, and witnessing joyfully. Our world still needs what St. Lucy taught and shared.

We move forward “rooted in Christ; strengthened in faith; overflowing with thankfulnes” (Col 2:7) to accomplish the mission entrusted to us.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Helen Sanchez, M.P.F. Villa Walsh 455 Western Avenue | Morristown, NJ 07960 Phone: 973-538-2886 x143 hsanchez444@hotmail.com | www.filippiniusa.org

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School Sisters of Christ the King Joyful fidelity to Christ the King best describes the charism of the School Sisters of Christ the King. Founded in 1976 by Bishop Glennon Patrick Flavin, we are a community of religious women who exist to love our Spouse, Christ the King, and to make Him loved in the hearts of others.

We foster a deep prayer life of liturgical, communal, and personal prayer and share the corporate apostolate of Catholic education. Awareness of total belonging to Christ the King, love for the Eucharistic Lord, reverence for the priesthood and loyalty to the Church’s Magisterium, zeal for souls, devotion to the passion, and love for Mary form the basis of our charism.

We welcome young women between the ages of 18 and 35 who have good physical and mental health and appropriate maturity, and who wish to spend themselves loving Christ the King and serving to extend His reign through the teaching apostolate.

VOCATION DIRECTOR 4100 S.W. 56th Street | Lincoln, NE 68522-9261 Phone: 402-477-5232 ck-vocations@cdolinc.net | www.cksisters.org

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Servants of God’s Love The Servants of God’s Love is a new religious community founded in 1975.

We began as an ecumenical community and never wore a traditional habit.

However, we have simplified our clothing in accordance with the directive of St. John Paul II in Vita Consecrata, #25: “Where valid reasons of their apostolate call for it, Religious, in conformity with the norms of their Institute, may also dress in a simple and modest manner, with an appropriate symbol, in such a way that their consecration is recognizable.”

Our primary call as a community is to be a sign of God’s love, both in our love for Him and in our love for His people. We pray daily in our morning prayer, “Lord, we want to be a sign and a witness today to Your people and to the world of the personal, strong love You have for Your people...”

We also have a fourth vow to the common life as it both serves as a witness to God’s Love and contributes to the joy of evangelization. “By this all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another” (Jn 13:35).

Our present apostolic works include teaching, campus ministry, evangelism, pro-life counseling, working with the poor, radio ministry, and wherever the Lord calls us to bring His love.

VOCATION DIRECTOR 4399 Ford Road | Ann Arbor, MI 48105-9730 sglvocations@gmail.com | www.servantsofgodslove.net

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Servants of Mary, Ministers to the Sick The Servants of Mary, Ministers to the Sick is an international congregation founded in Madrid, Spain in 1851 by St. Maria Soledad Torres. Today we continue to reflect the spirit of Mother Soledad in our ministry to the sick and the dying as witnesses of the unconditional love and mercy of Christ. The main aspects of our spirituality are contemplation in action, abandonment to Divine Providence, and collaborators with Christ and Mary in the salvation of mankind. The total abandonment to Divine Providence is beautifully incarnated in our gratuitous ministry to the sick and dying, preferably in their own homes.

We are strengthened in our apostolic ministry by the power derived from our intimate union with God through contemplative prayer, the Holy Eucharist, the recitation of the Liturgy of the Hours, the holy Rosary as a sign of our love toward our Blessed Mother Mary, and joyful, loving, community life. We blend spiritual ministry and professional nursing care as our particular way of bringing the Good News of Jesus Christ and the maternal tenderness of Mary to those who suffer.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Elizabeth Miles, S. de M. 2131 West 27th Street | Los Angeles, CA 90018 Phone: 323-731-5747 servantsofmaryvocla@gmail.com | www.sisterservantsofmary.org

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Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matará The Institute of the Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matará, a community of diocesan right, was founded by Fr. Carlos Miguel Buela in 1988 in Argentina.

We are missionaries with a foundational Marian character. In addition to the three vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, we also make a fourth vow of consecration to the Blessed Virgin Mary according to the method of St. Louis Marie Grignion de Montfort in order to entrust ourselves entirely to her as our mother and model. Our religious life is sustained by daily Mass and Eucharistic holy hour, the prayers of the Divine Office in community, the Angelus, the holy Rosary, and private and devotional prayer.

We respond to the call of evangelization in three ways: preaching the Word in action, preaching the Word by means of works of charity, and preaching the Word by a contemplative cloistered way of life. We serve in parish catechesis, sacristy and liturgical preparations; we engage in education at all levels including university campus ministry; we carry out door-to-door evangelization; we serve in orphanages, homes for disabled children and youth, homes for elderly, hospitals, etc.

We have missions in over 35 countries around the world as well as 19 houses in the United States.

VOCATION DIRECTOR 1714 Crain Highway | Upper Marlboro, MD 20774 Phone: 240-678-4114 | ssvmvocations@servidoras.org www.ssvmusa.org | (Provincial Website in English) www.servadorasdelsenor.org | (International Website)

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Servants of the Pierced Hearts of Jesus and Mary We are a religious institute of diocesan right founded by Mother Adela Galindo in the Archdiocese of Miami. She also founded the Religious Brothers and Priests, and Family of the Pierced Hearts. We profess a Fourth Vow to be a living image and presence of the Heart, Person, and Mission of Our Lady in the heart of the Church and to place our feminine genius in loving communion and service to the Apostolic-Petrine principle. Our Spiritual Charism is to be an offering of love and consolation to the Pierced Hearts by choosing at all times the perfection of love.

Our Apostolic Charism is to be ardent witnesses of the power and fecundity of love and the splendor of the Magisterium and treasures of the Church to form the human heart, and build a new civilization of love, truth, life, and solidarity. We desire to manifest the love, formation, mission and all-embracing Motherhood of Our Lady in our apostolates in the Heart of the Church and for all humanity. These include national/international conferences, leadership in chanceries and diocesan ministries, parish ministries, retreats, education and catechesis, administration of Newman centers, Eucharistic cenacles, pilgrimages, evangelization, Consecrations to the Pierced Hearts, etc.

We welcome single women between the ages of 18 and 35 with a high school degree willing to be proficient in English and Spanish since we serve in both languages.

Our Motherhouse is located in Miami, Florida. We have convents throughout the United States, Europe, and South America.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Ana Margarita Lanzas, S.C.T.J.M. 3098 SW 14 Street | Miami, FL 33145 Phone: 786-585-4202 | fiat@piercedhearts.org www.piercedhearts.org | www.corazones.org (Spanish)

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Servants of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and of the Poor The Congregation was founded by St. José María de Yermo y Parres in 1885 in León, Guanajuato, México. We consecrate ourselves to the Heart of Jesus in love and total self-giving that is lived, above all, in the intimacy of an intense life of prayer. Our prayer life includes daily Mass, Eucharistic Adoration, and the Rosary. Our intense prayer life helps us live as one in community and to bring Jesus’ Gospel to the poor by forming and guiding them, so they may be the protagonists of their own spiritual, physical, intellectual, and emotional growth.

We fulfill our baptismal calling by following Christ who is chaste, poor, and obedient in a spirituality of love and reparation serving those most in need.

We strive to bring the merciful love of the Heart of Jesus to others through our work in schools, children’s homes, nursing homes, hospitals, clinics, missions, and pastoral ministry.

VOCATION DIRECTOR 3310 South Zapata Highway | Laredo, TX 78046 Phone: 956-327-6538 regionyermousa@gmail.com | regionfatheryermousa.org

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Sister Servants of the Eternal Word The Sister Servants of the Eternal Word is a public association of the faithful founded by Mother Mary Gabriel Long in 1987. The community is contemplativeactive, committed to evangelization through catechesis and retreats, according to the ideals of St. Francis and St. Dominic who rebuilt the Church in Truth and Charity. St. Francis and St. Dominic are examples of poverty and learning as well as examples of heroic obedience to the Pope and to the Magisterium of the Church. The unity of their hearts in Jesus Christ and their loving devotion to His Immaculate Mother typify the unity, love, and zeal that gave impetus to and sealed their friendship.

The Sister Servants run Casa Maria Retreat House, and also participate in family catechesis, Sacramental preparation, and other catechetical missions throughout the diocese, teaching “spiritual things spiritually” (1 Cor 2:13).

They invoke the Blessed Virgin Mary to pray for them and accompany them in their apostolate. They encourage true devotion to her and zealously promote her holy Rosary (cf. Constitutions).

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Mary Faustina, S.s.E.W. 3721 Belmont Road | Birmingham, AL 35210 Phone: 205-317-8787 vocations@sisterservants.com | sisterservants.org/

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Sister Servants of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus The Congregation of Sister Servants of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, founded in 1894 in Krakow, Poland by St. Joseph Sebastian Pelczar and Blessed Klara Szczesna, is a contemplative-active, Franciscan congregation of pontifical right devoted to extending the Kingdom of Love of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus by prayer and reparation, common life, and works of mercy such as teaching and catechesis, nursing and personal care, parish work, retreat ministry, and youth and missionary work.

As the visible sign of their religious consecration, the sisters wear a full habit with scapular and veil, Rosary, Franciscan cord, crucifix, and ring. They serve internationally in Poland, the United States, Italy, France, Ukraine, Bolivia, Argentina, Jamaica, and the West Indies.

A woman between the ages of 18 and 30 who possesses good physical and mental health and who desires to give herself totally to God, may seek admission to the congregation.

VOCATION DIRECTOR 866 Cambria Street | Cresson, PA 16630 Phone: 814-886-4223 | Cell: 814-421-8051 sscjusaprovince@gmail.com | www.sacredheartsisters.org

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Sisters Adorers of the Holy Cross The Sisters Adorers of the Holy Cross (Les Amants de la Croix) is a religious congregation of diocesan right founded in Vietnam in 1670 by Bishop Pierre Lambert de la Motte. In 1979 the Sisters Adorers of the Holy Cross began their ministry with the Diaspora Vietnamese community in America. On December 8, 1995, this community was officially established as a religious institute of diocesan right in the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon.

The charism of the Sisters Adorers of the Holy Cross is to follow closely in the footsteps of Jesus Christ Crucified to fulfill God the Father’s will. Their mission is to proclaim to all people the salvific love of Jesus Christ Crucified and to share that salvific love through their daily living and presence. The Sisters’ spirituality is to intercede for Christ’s love to others through daily prayers, mortifications, sacrifices, and apostolic works. Their motto is: “Through the Cross to Light” (Per Crucem Ad Lucem). The Sisters Adorers of the Holy Cross especially serve and educate young people and especially women in cultural, social, moral, and spiritual fields. The Sisters are presently serving in the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon, the Dioceses of Sacramento and Stockton in California, and the Diocese of Arlington in Virginia.

The Sisters welcome all single women who seek religious life and would like to follow in the Lambertian spirituality.

VOCATION DIRECTOR 7408 S.E. Alder Street | Portland, OR 97215 Phone: 503-254-3284 vocationor@gmail.com

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Sisters in Jesus the Lord Sisters (Canonesses) in Jesus the Lord was co-founded by Mother Julia Mary Kubista and Sister Maria Stella Whittier in 2010 (community life since 2003).

Inspired by their brother community and Our Lady of Fatima, the sisters were founded to help revive the Roman Catholic Church in far Eastern Russia. Their charism is to “live in Jesus” and the sisters are devoted to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. They are called to evangelization in the parish through the witness of their prayer and community life and by sacred music and liturgy, catechesis, including Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, and college ministry, works of charity, and pro-life work of all kinds, including Rachel’s Vineyard retreats.

Every day, they pray for the reunion of the Catholic and Orthodox Churches.

They follow the Rule of St. Augustine, and as canonesses and spiritual mothers, pray with the people in the parish. Sisters attend the parish Mass, chant the Liturgy of the Hours in the language of the people five times a day, make a daily silent Holy Hour, and pray the Rosary and Chaplet of Divine Mercy.

Their convents are at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in St. Joseph, Missouri, and in Vladivostok, Russia. Their brother community, the Canons Regular of Jesus the Lord, is based in Vladivostok.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Mother Maria Stella, C.J.D. 512 N. 11th Street | St. Joseph, MO 64501 816-585-7202 Whatsapp (except in Summer) cjd@cjd.cc | www.cjd.cc

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Sisters of Charity of Our Lady, Mother of the Church The Sisters of Charity of Our Lady, Mother of the Church is an activecontemplative institute of pontifical right. Our motto, “To Jesus through Mary,” signifies our prayer and devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. We live our vowed life in community with the Eucharist at the heart of our varied apostolates. Jesus in the Eucharist is the center of our lives. He is the strength that supports us in our lives together as sisters in community, in our diverse works of charity, in our labors for souls in His Church. As brides of Christ we embrace the evangelical counsels and the message of the Gospel, with the twofold aim of personal sanctification while working for the salvation of souls. In addition to the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, we take a fourth vow having as its object continual availability to devote ourselves to the works of charity. We serve others through apostolates of education, caring for the sick, the aging and the poor, and wherever there is a need.

We are located in the Archdiocese of Hartford, Connecticut; Diocese of Norwich, Connecticut; Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota; and the Diocese of Madison, Wisconsin.

VOCATION DIRECTOR P.O. Box 691 | 54 W. Main Street | Baltic, CT 06330-0691 Phone: 860-822-8241 vocations@sistersofcharity.com | www.sistersofcharity.com

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Sisters of Christian Charity The Sisters of Christian Charity were founded in 1849 in Germany by Pauline von Mallinckrodt. Together with three young women, she carried out her mission of caring for impoverished and abandoned children, with a special emphasis on the blind. In the early years of the congregation, their ministry expanded from a crowded day nursery to 16 different institutions educating some 4,000 children.

As Sisters of Christian Charity today, we strive to emulate our foundress’ spirit of courageous surrender to the will of God. We draw our strength from the Eucharist as, in the words of Mother Pauline, “the Blessed Sacrament is my life, my bliss; to it I owe the grace of my holy vocation.” We work in education, healthcare, homemaking, parish work, and various other ministries, always seeking to love those we serve with the love of Christ.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Sophia Marie Peralta, S.C.C. 350 Bernardsville Road | Mendham, NJ 07945 Phone: 973-230-5392 vocations@scceast.org | www.sccus.org

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Sisters of Jesus Our Hope We, the Sisters of Jesus Our Hope, are consecrated women who live the evangelical vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience within religious community. Our life is lived at the heart of the Church as a public, corporate witness to God’s merciful love which is the source of all our hope.

Centered on Jesus Christ who is our hope, our community was founded to witness to the hope that is offered to everyone through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Therefore, our community life extends into our apostolate of evangelization, catechesis, and faith formation.

Based on the Augustinian tradition of religious life in the Church, our community life is aimed at being “one in mind and heart on the way to God.” Our daily schedule includes participation in the Holy Mass, chanting the Liturgy of the Hours, pondering Sacred Scripture through lectio divina, the Rosary, and spiritual reading as well as having a Eucharistic holy hour in common.

The preferred age for entrance is 21 to 35.

VOCATION DIRECTOR 376 Bellis Road | Bloomsburg, NJ 08804-2009 Phone: 908-995-7261 srannapalka@gmail.com | www.sistersofjesusourhope.org

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Sisters of Life The Sisters of Life is a contemplative-apostolic community of women founded in 1991 by John Cardinal O’Connor for the protection and enhancement of the sacredness of every human life. The sisters are consecrated by a fourth vow to protect and enhance the sacredness of human life.

Participation in the Holy Mass, chanting the Liturgy of the Hours, recitation of the Rosary, and a common Eucharistic holy hour are part of the daily life of the sisters.

Our missions are carried out with the hope of revealing to those we serve the inherent beauty of their own lives, so that they may see and experience the truth that they are made in the image and likeness of God. Our apostolic works include welcoming women who are pregnant to live with us; assisting pregnant women in need; inviting those who have suffered abortion to hope and healing; spiritual retreats; intercessory prayer; staffing the New York Archdiocesan Respect Life Office; campus ministry; and by evangelizing on the charism of life throughout the country and around the world.

Our convents are located in New York, Connecticut, Washington, DC, Pennsylvania, Colorado, Arizona, and Ontario, Canada.

Generally, women enter from age 21-35.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Ann Immaculee, S.V. 198 Hollywood Avenue | Bronx, NY 10465 Phone: 718-863-2264 vocations@sistersoflife.org | www.sistersoflife.org

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Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Church We, the Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Church, are consecrated to Christ and His Church to bring the hope and encouragement of the Risen Christ to all. In communal charity and through joyful evangelization, we witness to the beauty of the Gospel through our ministry of prayer and presence. We bring new life to the world through our apostolates of faith formation, including religious education, retreat ministry, and comforting the infirm and dying, as modeled

by Mary, Mother of the Church.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Mary Eucharista, S.M.M.C. 4624 E. Jamieson Road | Spokane, WA 99223-2028 vocations@sistersofmarymc.org | www.sistersofmarymc.org

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Sisters of Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Joseph The Sisters of Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Joseph were founded in 1976, in the Diocese of Gallup, New Mexico. Their spirit is contemplative in action and it is reflected in their motto, “A Community of prayer and service in peace, joy, and love.” Their charism is based on the unity and love asked by our Lord Jesus in John 17, “That all may be one as You and I are one, so the world may believe.”

The sisters serve in the following areas: aiding the poor and needy, assisting in paralegal and immigration matters, education (nursery schools to universities), parochial and mission works, and orphanages. Meditation, Adoration before the Most Blessed Sacrament, praying the Rosary, and the Divine Office are part of their spiritual practices in a community. We are present in United States, Mexico, and Nigeria.

We welcome young women who are in good physical and mental health, and have an ardent desire to serve Christ and His Church.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Mother Rosa Zuniga, H.N.S.G. 711 S. Puerco Drive | Gallup, New Mexico 87301 Phone: 505-722-5511 | Cell: 505-862-3927 sistershnsgj@gmail.com

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Sisters of Our Lady of La Salette The Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of La Salette (SNDS) is an international, apostolic religious Congregation of Pontifical Right, at the service of the Church and its mission. It was born in 1965 from the union of two religious congregations: the Religious Reparatrices and the Missionary Sisters whose foundation originated from the Apparition of Mary at La Salette on September 19, 1846, at La Salette, France.

We are particularly sensitive to Mary’s call to Reconciliation and Conversion, the source of our Charism. Our following of Christ leads us to live the Spirit of Reconciliation in a life of prayer, sacrifice, and apostolate.

Sisters serve in 11 countries: Algeria, Angola, Brazil, Canada, France, Italy, Madagascar, Myanmar, Philippines, Poland, and USA. Our mission is realized in Shrine Services, accompanying women/girls in crisis, school and hospital ministry, handicapped and drug rehabilitation centers, teaching basic hygiene and alternative medicines, youth ministries, serving the homeless and the elderly, and journeying with poor families and small Christian Communities.

Our mission in United States was established on January 10, 2001. We have communities in Annandale, Virginia in the Diocese of Arlington and Attleboro, Massachusetts in the Diocese of Fall River.

Mary’s message at La Salette: “Come near my children, do not be afraid…make my message known to all my People.”

VOCATION DIRECTOR 7421 Saint Michaels Lane | Annandale, VA 22003 Phone: (703) 865-8767 | (703) 618-2258 sistersoflasalette@yahoo.com | srnidasnds@gmail.com www.soeurs-lasalette.com

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Sisters of Our Lady of Sorrows The Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Sorrows was founded in 1839 in Italy by Blessed Elisabetta Renzi. She was committed to providing both human and Christian formation and education to the children and young women of her time.

In October 1947, the congregation opened its first mission in Louisiana. Today, the sisters continue to work in educating the young and the poor in six countries around the world: Italy, the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Bangladesh, and Zimbabwe.

United with Mary, Our Lady of Sorrows at the foot of the cross, we are consecrated totally to Jesus Crucified. Our life consists of communal prayer with Liturgy of the Hours, daily Mass, daily recitation of the Rosary, spiritual reading, meditation, and weekly Adoration.

Young women seeking to follow Christ as a Sister of Our Lady of Sorrows must be between the ages of 18 and 35, in good physical and mental health, and possess at least a high school education.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Fatima, O.L.S. 911 St. John Street | Lafayette, LA 70501 Phone: 337-322-9983 vocations@ols.org | www.ols.org

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Sisters of Our Mother of Divine Grace The Sisters of Our Mother of Divine Grace are an emerging community of consecrated life, established as a public association of the faithful in the Diocese of Saginaw in 2010. Formed in a deeply Marian spirituality, we live the St. Louis de Montfort consecration to Jesus through Mary, which reflects Mary’s humility in continual loving abandonment to God’s will.

Our charism is to promote unity in the truths of the Catholic Church (true ecumenism among Christians) through prayer, especially Eucharistic Adoration, sharing a common life, fidelity to the Magisterium, and apostolic works that include parish ministry, education, catechesis on all levels, and domestic and clerical work.

If you are a woman of faith, between the ages of 20-40 (exceptions can be made), who has a sincere desire to dedicate yourself to God, is willing to take a risk for Christ, and possesses appropriate maturity and good physical and mental health, we invite you to join us.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Mary Philomena, S.M.D.G. 7066 Main Street | Port Sanilac, MI 48469 Phone: 810-622-9904 ext.3 sistermary@sistersmdg.org | sistermdg.org

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Sisters of St. Ann We are in the Church as consecrated women, called to be instruments of Providence to the poor and the little ones.

Our Founders, Carlo Tancredi and Giulia di Barolo, entrusted us to the Protection of St. Ann, mother of the Virgin Mary, so that, like her, we may dedicate ourselves to the young generations.

Our spirituality is centered on the Trinitarian mystery, which is a mystery of Love for the salvation of mankind: “God so loved the world, that He gave His Only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life” (Jn 3:16).

This mystery fills our life: we entrust ourselves totally to the Providence of the Father and animated by the Holy Spirit, we unite ourselves to the offering of the Son for the salvation of man. In this way through our life and actions we continue the mission of Jesus for the true happiness of our brethren.

VOCATION DIRECTOR 1120 N. Center Street | Ebensburg, PA 15931 Phone: 814-472-9354 del.holytrinityusa@gmail.com | www.suoredisantanna.org

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Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration Blessed Mother Maria Theresia Bonzel founded the Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration in her hometown of Olpe, Germany, in 1863. She and her Sisters seek to answer the call that Love may be loved through dedication to Perpetual Adoration, Sisterly Love, and Franciscan Joy. For over 160 years, the Sisters have remained faithful to their charism of Perpetual Adoration and to the active apostolates of healthcare and education. The Sisters have been established in the United States since 1875 and currently serve in schools and hospitals primarily in Indiana and south suburban Chicago.

Blessed Mother Maria Theresia’s love for Jesus in the Eucharist continues to be expressed by the prayer and apostolate of her Sisters. As she wrote, “... how innumerable the graces the Lord bestows on us during the quiet hours of adoration. Let us fulfill this obligation faithfully; then we can look forward to our last hour with confidence, for in eternity, we shall continue the loving labor of our grateful hearts: the adoration of God.” Catholic women between the ages of 18 and 35 may contact the Vocation Director for more information.

VOCATION DIRECTOR 1515 W. Dragoon Trail | Mishawaka, IN 46544 Phone: 574-259-5427 ssfpavocations@gmail.com | www.ssfpa.org

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Sisters of St. Francis of the Holy Eucharist Founded in Switzerland in 1378, we are a small group of women vowed to Jesus Christ in poverty, chastity, and obedience, living in community and serving in the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph for over 125 years. The Sisters of St. Francis of the Holy Eucharist are called to be little and humble in imitation of Jesus in the Holy Eucharist.

We live our spousal relationship with Christ through a life centered in the Holy Eucharist. We have a special love and concern for our priests, the young, and the matierially and spiritually poor. We serve through prayer, teaching, evangelization, and material outreach under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

We are witnesses to God’s provident, magnanimous love and care. In imitation of St. Francis we are continually seeking conversion to Christ and remain faithful to the Magisterial teaching of the Roman Catholic Church.

Every soul is called to greatness. As Franciscans we live this call to greatness by humbly imitating Jesus Christ in the Blessed Sacrament. Through prayer, poverty, penance, community life, humility, and our external apostolate, we seek to do more and greater things for God. We welcome you to spend time learning more about our Franciscan way of life, rooted in the Eucharist.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Colette Marie, O.S.F. 2100 N. Noland Road | Independence, MO 64050 Phone: 816-252-1673 sr.colette.marie@gmail.com | www.osfholyeucharist.org

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Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George By “looking upon Him whom we have pierced” (John 19:37), the Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George come to a deeper recognition of the Lord’s immense mercy towards us which beckons us to leave all things behind and follow Him by making His Merciful Love visible as Franciscans with a great devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Founded by Mother M. Anselma Bopp in 1869 in Thuine, Germany, the sisters serve Christ and His Church through a variety of apostolic works including healthcare, education, child care, care for the elderly, nursing home, parish and diocesan work, care for retired priests, and service within our own community.

Always simply ready in obedience to God’s call, in 1923, five sisters brought this charism to the United States. Our sisters currently serve in nine different dioceses.

The foundation of community life and the apostolate is a prayer life centered around the Eucharist, daily Mass, Liturgy of the Hours, meditation, reading of Scripture, Rosary, and Stations of the Cross characterize their lives of prayer.

A candidate for our community is a woman between the ages of 18-30 who, living a life of discipleship with Jesus, is invited by Him to give herself totally to Him through consecration and can do so in a state of good physical, mental, and moral health with appropriate personal maturity and freedom.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. M. Karolyn Nunes, F.S.G.M. 1 Franciscan Way | Alton, IL 62002 Phone: 618-463-2757 vocations@altonfranciscans.org | www.altonfranciscans.org

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Sisters of St. Joseph the Worker Desirous of living our baptismal consecration in a self-oblation of thanksgiving and praise to God, we follow Christ in a life of prayer, evangelical counsels, community, and the apostolates of Catholic education, care of the elderly, domestic, and secretarial work. We live a contemplative-apostolic life and cherish a special devotion to the Holy Eucharist, to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and St. Joseph. We strive to be a visible expression of the love of Christ and the mystery of the Church in a spirit of simplicity, self-sacrifice, and perfect charity.

Founded in 1973 in the Diocese of Covington, Kentucky by Bishop Richard H. Ackerman and Mother Ellen Curran, the Sisters of St. Joseph the Worker received canonical approbation in 1974.

Applicants should be between the ages of 18 and 30, possess good physical, mental, and moral health, and have a high school diploma.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Patricia Jean Cushing, S.J.W. 1 St. Joseph Lane | Walton, KY 41094 Phone: 859-912-4405 sjwvocations@gmail.com | www.ssjw.org

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Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary of Wichita In all things and at all times, the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary try to live Mary’s fiat, thus sharing in the redemptive mission of Christ. Called together as a family with the Eucharistic Christ as the center and source of life, the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary are a contemplative-active community with a Eucharistic and Marian spirituality and charism.

In union with Mary, the sisters serve the Church first and foremost through contemplation and prayer. In imitation of Mary, the sisters strive to give Christ to the world through their faithful, joyful witness and by works of Catholic education on all levels and in a variety of forms, including spiritual retreats.

Originally founded in Spain in 1848, the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary of Wichita are a new community with a long history. Invited to Wichita in 1976, a new foundation was established in 1979.

Interested young women between the ages of 18 and 30 are encouraged to contact the sisters for more information.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Marie Therese, I.H.M. 3550 N. 167th Street West | Colwich, KS 67030 Phone: 316-722-9316 vocations@sistersihmofwichita.org | www.sistersihmofwichita.org

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Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary The Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary were founded in Ireland in 1775 by Mother Nano Nagle. They came to Watervliet, New York in 1881 to establish a home for orphaned children.

Today, the sisters continue to minister to the needs of children in residential programs for the emotionally challenged and the autistic, as well as parish ministry. A habit, daily Mass and prayer schedule, as well as convent living, are important factors in the life of a Presentation Sister.

Entrance requirements include: at least a high school diploma and a sincere desire to dedicate oneself to God; the possession of average health and intelligence; and the intention of generously giving to God what is already His. Age will be considered on an individual basis. Widows are welcome.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Mother Mary Louise Kane, P.B.V.M. 11 Haswell Road | Watervliet, NY 12189 Phone: 518-273-4911 srmarylouisekane@gmail.com

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Sisters of the Resurrection The Sisters of the Resurrection were called into existence by the design and providence of God in 1891 when two women, a mother and her daughter, Blessed Celine and Venerable Hedwig Borzecka, began the congregation in Rome, Italy. The congregation has homes in the United States, Europe, South America, Australia, Africa, and Canada. Faithful to the Church and responsive to its contemporary needs, the Sisters of the Resurrection bring God’s hope and love to all they meet in education, health care, and other ministries which God leads them to embrace.

Called to be vibrant witnesses of the Risen Jesus and empowered by the presence of the Holy Spirit, the Sisters’ lives are rooted in a deep prayer life. They take the time each day to drink deeply of their relationship with God in order to bring the Risen Lord to others. With St. Paul, they echo the hymn of Resurrection, “I live now, not I, but Christ lives in me” (Gal. 2:20).

The Sisters of the Resurrection welcome women who desire to consecrate their lives completely to God by participating in a special way in the Paschal Mystery in which the love of the Triune God is fully revealed.

VOCATION DIRECTOR St. Joseph Province | Sr. Teresa Grace, C.R. 35 Boltwood Avenue | Castleton-on-Hudson, NY 12033-1097 Phone: 812-618-8253 vocation@resurrectionsisters.org | www.resurrectionsisters.org Immaculate Conception Province | Sr. Carolyn, C.R. 7260 W. Peterson Ave, Suite 216 | Chicago, IL 60631 Phone: 773-792-6363 info.crsisterschicago@gmail.com | www.crsisterschicago.org

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Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis As Franciscan Sisters, we follow Christ, after the example of St. Francis of Assisi, with the Blessed Virgin Mary as our mother and model. Our life is centered on the Holy Mass, Eucharistic Adoration, and our life of prayer.

Our community was founded in 1877 by Franciscan Sisters who had been exiled from Germany due to religious persecution. Our Foundress has charged us to serve the sick and the poor with the greatest care and love, and to never turn away anyone who comes to us for care. In our long history, our apostolate has grown from a small hospital in a rented house into a large, vibrant healthcare system that serves thousands of individuals. We have the opportunity to bring Christ and share God’s love through the Gospel to the many people who serve with us, the sick, and their loved ones in their times of greatest need. Our Sisters may serve in any area of our healthcare ministry, in our Colleges of Nursing, or Catholic schools.

Entrance requirements include a desire to serve the Lord, good mental and physical health, and the ability to be a joyful Franciscan in the Community.

We generally accept women between the ages of 18-40. Some exceptions may be made for strong candidates.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Teresa Paul, O.S.F. 1175 St. Francis Lane | East Peoria, IL 61611 Phone: 309-699-9313 ext. 2 osf.sister@gmail.com | FranciscanSistersPeoria.org

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Society Devoted to the Sacred Heart Filled with joy and zeal, our sisters love and serve God and His people in our community apostolate enlivened by the charism of a “Joyful Apostolate.” We teach religion to all ages in an inspiring, interesting, and dynamic way, seeking to bring the whole person to close union with God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Our apostolate includes serving in parish religious education programs, proclaiming the love of God and the truths of our faith through catechetical presentations, catechist formation, evangelization, and RCIA; offering sacramental retreats for children and adults, family retreat camps, summer camps, youth leadership formation; and catechesis through media. Our sisters are also engaged in the medical profession to complement our apostolate in the missions.

Our religious community was founded in 1940 in Hungary by Servant of God Sister Ida Peterfy. Our membership is international. Our Motherhouse is in Southern California with other convents in California, and we have missions in Taiwan and Hungary. We profess public vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience and wear a habit with the symbol of our community, a Sacred Heart badge.

Minimum entrance requirements: high school graduate, between the ages of 18 and 30.

VOCATION DIRECTOR 10480 Winnetka Avenue | Chatsworth, CA 91311 Phone: 818-518-4250 vocations@sacredheartsisters.com | www.sacredheartsisters.com

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Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity The Sisters of the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (SOLT) is a society of apostolic life that was founded in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1958. We live a Marian-Trinitarian spirituality, serving on ecclesial family teams with the Priests Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity. We serve in areas of deepest apostolic need and strive to bring all peoples into union with the Most Holy Trinity through discipleship of Jesus.

Since 1958, SOLT has been serving people in a wide variety of missions and ministries including parishes, evangelization, catechesis, education, and in direct service with the poor. We serve in many countries, including the United States, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, England, the Philippines, Thailand, Papua New Guinea, and Ghana.

VOCATION DIRECTOR | Sr. Mary Claire, S.O.L.T. Our Lady of Corpus Christi 1200 Lantana Street | Corpus Christi, TX 78407 Phone: 615-727-2884 sistersvocations@solt.net | www.solt.net

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Society/Daughters of Our Mother of Peace The Society/Daughters of Our Mother of Peace was founded by Fr. Placid Guste in 1966. We are an Eremitical Monastic Community. Our spirituality is based on the Gospels and St. John of the Cross teachings with special emphasis on evangelical poverty and simplicity. Our life is primarily contemplative, with a stress on silence and solitude. At the heart of our life is daily Mass, Liturgy of the Hours, and recreation in common. The fruit of our contemplation and the overflow of our prayers are our two direct spiritual apostolates of door-to-door evangelization and helping others to deepen their spiritual life through spiritual direction and private retreats.

We are located in High Ridge and Marionville, Missouri, with recent foundations in the Philippines and Nigeria.

Interested women ages 18-35 willing to live like CHRIST...Come and See!

VOCATION DIRECTOR Queen of Heaven Solitude 12494 Highway T | Marionville, MO 65705 Phone: 636-495-5382 smpsistersvoc@gmail.com | www.marythefont.org

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