Vows
The Sisters, like other Catholic religious, take vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. The vow of poverty is to renounce material possessions in order to live more freely and simply to follow Christ. The religious chastity vow marks a total consecration and spousal relationship with Christ. Obedience is a submission to follow the guidance of the superiors. The current Provincial Superior of the American Province is Mother M. Regina Pacis Coury, and the General Superior is Mother Margaretha Maria Brand.
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Famous quotes containing the word vows:
“All mothers need instruction, nurturing, and an understanding mentor after the birth of a baby, but in this age of fast foods, fast tracks, and fast lanes, it doesn’t always happen. While we live in a society that provides recognition for just about every life event—from baptisms to bar mitzvahs, from wedding vows to funeral rites—the entry into parenting seems to be a solo flight, with nothing and no one to mark formally the new mom’s entry into motherhood.”
—Sally Placksin (20th century)
“A true military officer is in one particular like a true monk. Not with more self-abnegation will the latter keep his vows of monastic obedience than the former his vows of allegiance to martial duty.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)
“I pray you do not fall in love with me,
For I am falser than vows made in wine.
Besides, I like you not.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)