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CENTERED ON JESUS
Consecrated women respond to the call to embrace Jesus as the center and meaning of their lives. Through their consecration they give public witness to their desire to grow more deeply in love with Jesus. Their relationship with Jesus determines every facet of their lives.
OWED FOR FREEDOM
Women religious seek to conform their whole existence to Jesus in an all-encompassing commitment expressed in the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience. Far from primarily being restrictions, the vows free Sisters to live their lives solely for God and His people. Those who profess the evangelical counsels serve as a reminder and incentive for all Christians to live their common call to holiness and to strive for eternal union with God.
CALLED ON MISSION
Called by the Father, following Jesus’ pattern of life, and guided by the Spirit, Sisters continue a special presence of the Risen Lord in today’s world. Through the grace of God’s call and their generous response, their hearts expand to embrace all people and to minister to their needs. They are drawn to those places in our world and society where Jesus would be if He were humanly present today. They always have been and continue to be a vital component in the life and mission of the Church.
SISTERS IN THE DIOCESE OF TOLEDO
The identity of Sisters is rooted first and foremost in their commitment to Jesus and His mission. They live this commitment in the context of a particular community of women with whom they share a specific charism. God gifts the Church with unique communities who give witness to certain aspects of Jesus’ presence and service. Each of these communities lives in the spirit of its founder/foundress and responds to the needs of God’s people.
Most communities of Sisters profess the evangelical counsels as a personal commitment of love for God and for the sake of carrying out different forms of apostolic service. They seek to model their lives after Jesus, Servant of all, who gave His life that others might share the fullness of the Father’s love. As the needs of people change, women in active apostolic communities respond in creative fidelity in serving these needs. Some Sisters are called to a monastic life. In living this life, they give an eloquent witness to communion with God. Prayer and conversion of life constitute the rhythm of their days. The Church is blessed through the witness and prayer of these consecrated women as they intercede on behalf of all God’s people. In the Diocese of Toledo there are Sisters from twenty-five active apostolic communities and one monastic community. Five of these have motherhouses or centers located in the Diocese.
Communities of Women Religious Serving in the Diocese of Toledo
(*indicates the motherhouse/center is located in the Diocese of Toledo)
*Sisters of St. Francis of the Congregation of Our Lady of Lourdes, Sylvania
www.sistersosf.org
*Sisters of Notre Dame
www.snd1.org
www.sndtoledo.org
*Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Charity, Tiffin
www.tiffinfranciscans.org
*Ursuline Sisters of Toledo
www.toledoursulines.org
*Contemplative Order of the Visitation of Toledo
www.toledovisitation.org
Institute of Sisters of Mercy of the Americas
http://www.mercycincinnati.org
Sisters of the Precious Blood
http://bright.net/~cppsnews
Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
http://www.franciscansistersolph.org
Little Sisters of the Poor
www.littlesistersofthepoor.org
Sisters of St. Dominic, Adrian
www.adriandominicans.org
Congregation of the Third Order of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate, Joliet
http://www.jolietfranciscans.org
Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
www.ihmsisters.org
Sister of Charity, Cincinnati
www.srcharitycinti.org
Our Lady of Victory Missionary Sisters
http://www.olvm.org
Sisters of St. Dominic, Akron
http://www.akrondominicans.org
Sisters of St. Agnes
www.csasisters.org
Sisters of St. Joseph of the Third Order of St. Francis
www.ssj-tosf.org
Sisters of St. Dominic, Racine
www.racinedominicans.org
Ursulines of Brown County
ursulinesofbc.org
Congregation of Divine Providence
www.cdpkentucky.org
Sisters of the Humility of Mary
www.humilityofmary.org
Sisters for Christian Community
Daughters of Divine Love
Sisters of the Imitation of Christ |
