Sisters of the Presentation of Mary

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For the congregation of French, Broons origin, see Sisters of Mary of the Presentation.
For the congregation of Irish origin, see Presentation Sisters.

The Sisters of the Presentation of Mary are a religious congregation in the Latin Rite branch of the Catholic Church. It was founded in 1796 at Thueyts in the Ardèche department of south-central France, by Anne-Marie Rivier (1768–1838); originally, the congregation was devoted to the education of young girls.

The international

Rhône Valley, southern France. Today, the sisters minister in eighteen countries and are present on five continents.[1]

The sisters in Canada

The provincial house in

Marieville, Quebec), where E. Crevier, pastor of the parish, had prepared a convent
. They opened a boarding-school and a class for day pupils.

In 1855 the

Congregation of Notre Dame from Montreal
.

This house became too small and the community erected, not far from the seminary, a large building of which they took possession in 1876. The convent occupied since 1858 then became an academy, with the later addition of a large annex. The students were installed there in 1907.

The Canadian sisters are engaged in a variety of apostolates:

campus ministry in secondary schools, teaching, Catholic Christian Outreach at universities, nursing, inner city, spiritual direction, pastoral care, and working with the people of the First Nations.[2]

The sisters in the United States

The sisters from Canada established the first community in the

Rivier College of liberal arts was established in Nashua, New Hampshire.[3]
In 1938 the communities in the United States became independent of those in Canada.

Over the years, the sisters have broadened their ministry from the original focus on schools in the

Latinos of New Mexico, and from 1980–2005 among the poor of eastern Kentucky. In 2008 the Casa de Esperanza (House of Hope) community was established in Houston, Texas, where sisters work with children who have been subjected to abuse, deserted by parents, or exposed to HIV.[4]

The life of the sisters

The sisters take the traditional religious vows of poverty (simple living), chastity (as a sign that only God can truly fulfill human needs), and obedience (discerning what God wants them to do) in order to better devote themselves to their ministry. Their ultimate goal is a closer union with God through service to God's people.

The

mother of Jesus. At the centre of their existence is their "relationship with God, the mystery of prayer." To foster this experience they live together in order to "share our prayer, struggles, joys, possessions and our lives."[5]

The Sisters offer a discernment programme for both men and women wishing to discover God's will. This may involve weekend retreats and, for women, a live-in experience.[6]

References

  1. ^ Presentation of Mary, Canada: About us Archived 2010-08-04 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Presentation of Mary, Canada: Works Archived 2010-08-04 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Presentation of Mary, New Hampshire: History Archived March 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Presentation of Mary, New Hampshire: History Archived March 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Presentation of Mary, Canada: About us Archived 2010-08-04 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Presentation of Mary, Canada: Discernment Archived 2010-08-04 at the Wayback Machine
Attribution

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Congregation of the Presentation of Mary". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

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