Franciscan Sister of the Atonement (Graymoor)

Graymoor Franciscan Sister of the Atonement  –  Sister Maria Sanctissima, S.A.                                                                                  “Atonement Sister”                                                                                                                       “All for Christ and the Salvation of Men”

Founders:  Servant of God, Reverend Paul James Wattson, S.A.                                                                             Mother Lurana Mary White                                                                                                          †  both founders were Episcopalian converts to the Catholic Church  †

Place:  Graymoor, Garrison, New York

Year:  1898 A.D.

Her Charism:  In Franciscan simplicity and joy and dedicated to Our Lady of Atonement, this Sister is enflamed by the Holy Spirit to serve the poor and nurture unity-in-diversity among the human family in accordance with the Gospel.  She works passionately to enable and empower the neglected and oppressed, respond to the needs of our times, and strive to be an instrument of justice and channel of peace.  “Put out in the deep” she is part of many missions, small and poor, but always rich in the love of God, one another, and all people.  Called and sent to live, pray, and minister with joy in a world God loves, this Franciscan Sister is the embodiment of her motto: “That the world may be one: That all may believe.”