Apostolates
Fervent love of God inevitably overflows in acts of love toward our neighbor.
Love Expressed in Service
As consecrated women, our primary duty is assiduous union with God in prayer (cf. CIC 663), but this union is by its nature expressed in His service. As a community, we are deeply committed to the mission of Jesus Christ and with the Church we make evangelization the focus of our action. We ask Our Lady "to share with us the love which enables us to offer our lives every day for Christ and to cooperate with Him in the salvation of the world" (MSSR Constitutions).
Our apostolates flow directly from our life of consecration and are the fruit of our charism. They are directed toward the fulfillment of the two primary aspects of our charism: evangelization and liturgy.
Communicating the Faith
In the course of our apostolic works we find our strength and inspiration in contemplative prayer, especially before the Holy Eucharist. Apostolic action will proceed from our intimate union with God and will confirm and foster that union. In all that we do, we are first and foremost spouses of Christ. It is the power of our spousal union and ecclesial consecration which produces apostolic fruitfulness, not our human expertise. For this reason, we will give primacy to our spousal relationship with Christ in all things.
Each Sister communicates Beauty, Goodness, and Truth in some manner. Some Sisters teach religion in our Catholic schools, while others assist in Diocesan offices that enable the transmission of the faith throughout our Diocese. Our Sisters teach parish faith formation for adults and children at the Cathedral and assist with retreats and youth camps as able. The Sisters are delighted to share the beauty of our faith with all they meet.
Serving Through the Liturgy
In addition to our service of communicating the faith through teaching, the Sisters are involved in a variety of apostolates that support the spread and deepening of faith through the sacred liturgy. One of our Sisters serves as sacristan at the Cathedral parish. The Sisters lovingly care for the sacred linens, vessels, and vestments used for the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, and provide Sacred Music for the worship of God.
In living the fullness of the Church’s liturgical life, we desire to profit by these most sacred rites. We strive to develop a liturgical spirit, allowing this spirit to permeate our approach to the mundane affairs of life. We believe that the fruitfulness of our apostolates has its source in the grace of Christ and His Church and therefore consider our liturgical prayers to be a central apostolate, bringing down graces for the whole world, particularly our Diocese and the souls in our care.
Animated by Mary
As Marian Sisters, we are animated by a desire to magnify Jesus Christ in and through our lives of consecration to Mary. She teaches us how to mirror Christ to the world and we pray that she will share with us her strength of mind and her courageous will so that we can serve our Spouse faithfully.
Our deep and abiding filial devotion to Mary, Mother of God and Mother of the Church, informs our contemplative-active way of life. Imitating Our Lady, we drink deeply from the Heart of Christ in contemplation. We desire to be Mary’s hands and heart to all we encounter, drawing them closer to Christ by our witness, example, words, and apostolic works.