Sister of Charity of Saint Elizabeth

Sister of Charity of Saint Elizabeth –  Sister Miriam Teresa, S.C.N.J.                                                                                                  “The New Jersey Sister of Charity”                                                                                                           “Deus Est Caritas”  –  “God is Love:”

Founders:  Saint Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton                                                                                                             Sister Mary Xavier Mehegan                                                                                                                       Bishop James Roosevelt Bayley  (St. Elizabeth Ann Seton’s nephew)

Place:  Newark, New Jersey

Year:  1859 A.D.

Her Charism:  This Sister lives in the spirit of Saints Elizabeth Ann Seton, Vincent de Paul, and Louise de Marillac.  Drawn by Christ’s vision of a world that is healed, reconciled, and fulfilled, she opens herself to the God Who is Love and Who calls her to be a channel of this transforming power.  Caritas (Charity) is her mission.  With deep faith and trust in Divine Providence and energized by the fire of Charity, she integrates contemplation with action, accompanying people in need and being a bearer of hope.  In each generation this Sister finds infinite ways to incarnate Charity in our world.