History
The congregation was founded in 1937 by Mother Bridget Sequeira (a native of Saligao, North Goa, then part of Portuguese India) in Karachi, which was a part of British India.
The congregation chose a white sari with a border of three red lines printed along the edge. The three border lines represented the 3 vows of chastity, poverty and obedience that the Religious make.
A prospectus of the congregation was published by the Rotti Press in 1948.
The congregation celebrated its platinum jubilee on July 28, 2012, when Joseph Coutts, the Archbishop of Karachi presided at a Mass for the Sisters. The congregation has grown to around 300 sisters.
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