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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