Sisters Adorers of the Precious Blood
The Sisters Adorers of the Precious Blood are a contemplative and cloistered religious institute of the Catholic Church. They were founded in 1861 by Catherine Aurelia Caouette in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada.
Life
The Sisters follow a routine of prayer and of work, supporting themselves through the sale of their handicrafts as well as donations. As of A.D. 2012, the institute is composed of 17 autonomous Monasteries of the Precious Blood in the United States, Canada and Japan.[1] They wear a distinctive religious habit consisting of a white tunic, with a red scapular over it and a red sash, from which hangs a portion bearing the instruments of the Passion.[2]
Their mission, in the words of their foundress, is to pray for the salvation of the world and for an increased holiness of the clergy of the Catholic Church.[3]
Some locations[4]
- Monastery of the Precious Blood in Toronto, Ontario (1867)
- Monastery of the Precious Blood in Montreal, Quebec (1874)
- Monastery of the Precious Blood in Ottawa, Ontario (1887)
- Monastery of the Precious Blood in Brooklyn, New York (1890)
- Monastery of the Precious Blood in Portland, Oregon (1891-1991)
- Monastery of the Precious Blood in Manchester, New Hampshire (1898)
- Monastery of the Precious Blood in Havana, Cuba (1902-1960)
- Monastery of the Precious Blood in Edmonton, Alberta (1925-2012)[5]
- Monastery of the Precious Blood in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (1929-2012)[6]
- Monastery of the Precious Blood in Portland, Maine (1934)[7]
- Monastery of the Precious Blood in Watertown, New York
- Monastery of the Precious Blood in Lafayette, Indiana (1955-2006)
See also
References
- ↑ Sisters Adorers of the Precious Blood, Watertown, N.Y. "History"
- ↑ Sisters Adorers of the Precious Blood, Manchester, N.H. "Our Habit"
- ↑ Confraternity of the Precious Blood "History"
- ↑
Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Sisters Adorers of the Precious Blood". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. - ↑ Miller, Chris (July 16, 2012). "Precious Blood monastery closes after 87 years". Western Catholic Reporter.
- ↑ Diocese of Charlottetown "Departure of the Sisters"
- ↑ Maine Irish Heritage Trail
External References
- "Sisters of the Precious Blood-the thirty ninth anniversary of the order celebrated in Brooklyn." New York Times. New York, N.Y.: September 17, 1900. p. 10, 1 p. The order had 10 houses in the U.S. and Canada, enclosing 300 souls. ProQuest document ID: 105751771 Text Word Count 873. (subscription) viewed 9/29/2006
- Cook, Joan. "Even Today, Some Nuns Choose the Cloistered Life of Prayer." New York Times. New York, N.Y.: July 6, 1971. p. 38, 1 p. ProQuest document ID: 90680535 Text Word Count 2853 (subscription) viewed 9/29/2006
- Lieblich, Julia. "The Cloistered Life; More American women are finding a vocation in the age-old observance of silence and solitude to facilitate prayer." New York Times. New York, N.Y.: July 10, 1983. p. SM12, 9 pp. ProQuest document ID: 119514659 Text Word Count 5487 (subscription) viewed 9/29/2006