To
Give Thanks for the Past
We Oblate sisters are especially grateful for the inspiration and
courage of our Foundress Mother Teresa Casini. Through her, God
has graced a religious congregation with the beautiful charism of
a life of prayer and reparation for priestly holiness. Each of us
is most thankful for the good example of priests, religious, our
families and our own community members who helped lead and sustain
us in our own vocations.
To Embrace the Present
We Oblate Sisters embrace the present moment
with faith and childlike abandonment to God's providence and help.
Our sanctification is found in living each moment for the love of
God and the persons we encounter. It is our special desire to assist
priests with the greatest compassion, and effectiveness in their
spiritual growth and ministry.
To Have Hope for the Future
Our hope lies in the enduring and captivating
love of God for each of us. We are confident and hopeful that as
long as our congregation seeks to remain faithful to the teachings
of Mother Teresa Casini and its charism of reparation to the Sacred
Heart of Jesus founded on love, Jesus will bless our institute with
continuous dedicated vocations throughout the world, especially
in the U.S.
We also have hope that by the faithful living of our special call,
priests will flourish both in number and in holiness.
Finally, as a result of this Centennial Year, we hope that a greater
awareness has grown among the faithful of the importance of supporting
their priests through prayer, encouragement and an expressed gratitude
to priests themselves.
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