The Congregation of the Ursulines of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus (Polish: Zgromadzenie Sióstr Urszulanek Serca Jezusa Konającego), also known as the Grey Ursulines, is a Catholic order founded by Saint Ursula Julia Ledochowska in Poland. At present the Congregation consists of over 900 sisters in 12 countries. The nuns are committed to the service of poor people and specialize in providing educational opportunities.
Famous quotes containing the words congregation, agonizing and/or heart:
“re-enact at the vestry-glass
Each pulpit gesture in deft dumb-show
That had moved the congregation so.”
—Thomas Hardy (1840–1928)
“The Soul unto itself
Is an imperial friend—
Or the most agonizing Spy—
An Enemy—could send—”
—Emily Dickinson (1830–1886)
“All loss, all pain, is particular; the universe remains to the heart unhurt.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)