St. Elizabeth Ann Seton: The Sisters Of Charity

The Sister of Charity are a group of women that use faith to try and introduce peace into the world. They were created by St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in the year 1809. She was also canonized as a saint in the year 1975. She is the main influence in today’s sisters of charity work. She was born in New York. “Early on in her life her mother had passed away so she became extremely attached to her father who was a physician.”(St. Elizabeth Ann Seton) Later on in her life she became a very well-known person. She would then get married and have five children named Anna Maria, William II, Richard, Catherine, and Rebecca Mary. Soon after having their last child Willy Elizabeth Ann Seton’s husband died. He was their main source of income and soon after
“The many different sisters are Hermits, Monks and Nuns, Mendicant Orders, Active (Apostolic) Communities, Secular Institutes, and the Consecrated Virgins.”(Sisters of Charity) “The hermit sisters are of the oldest date dating all the way back to the 200’s. They usually live alone or in small groups. They enjoy their solitude and try to do individual work. Monks and Nuns are the next oldest. They usually live in a monastery and minister to a large church. Mendicant Orders usually live in small local houses and travel city to city preaching. Active Apostolic communities were originally founded especially to do some specific work for the church. Secular institutes are a newer form of religious life in which they work a wide a variety of secular occupations. Consecrated Virgins are women that take a vow of chastity and usually serve a local church.”(Sisters of Charity) Why are there so many different kinds of sister? Because many orders attracted certain kinds of women. Those orders also taught different types of people for example some orders would teach upper-middle class type of women while other orders would teach poor women. The reason there are so many different types is because there are so many women from different
Like Elizabeth we are called to be vitalized by Scripture and Eucharist; with her we are called to fidelity to the Church, to reliance on the Spirit, and to life through love and friendship. We vow our lives to our God with whom we walk in humility, simplicity, and charity. As pilgrims we pray for the wisdom to know the needs of our sisters and brothers and we dare to risk a caring response.”(Sisters of Charity) This statement proclaims how all of the sisters of charity need to act and how they need see the world each day. They need to use the scripture and Eucharist to be able live through even the toughest day. They need to have an exceptional life mainly through love and friendship. They must pray for the wisdom to know the needs of those less fortunate and dare to risk a caring a response which lets them try and fix those lives that are less