Sisters of the Divine Compassion
To be a Sister of the Divine Compassion is to live the gospel call as a prayerful woman gathered in community in service to the people of God. The vows of poverty, celibacy, and obedience that we profess express our embrace of a life characterized by simple living, inclusive loving, and attentive listening.
Following the example of Jesus and our Founders, we are challenged to step out beyond our comfort zone and attend to the cry of the marginalized in our world ~ to see our culture, our society, our world and ourselves with new eyes, a ready heart, and a courageous and eager spirit.
Becoming a vowed member of the Sisters of the Divine Compassion is an ongoing process during which we are drawn more and more deeply into Divine Compassion spirituality and congregational life. Each step of the way is the opportunity for mutual discernment for the prospective member and the congregation.
In the late 1970s, the Sisters of the Divine Compassion embraced the expressed spiritual yearnings of people of faith, both married and single, women and men, Catholic and other, to search for ways to deepen their spirituality. Together, they began to explore an appropriate mode of participation in the charism and mission of compassion.
The Companions of the Divine Compassion are women and men who choose to commit themselves to a life oriented to contemplative living and spiritual partnering in the Divine Compassion tradition and in relationship with the Congregation. Companions make a public affirmation of their commitment to integrating the charism of compassion into all facets of their lives.