Sister Servant of the Holy Spirit of Perpetual Adoration

Sister Servant of the Holy Spirit of Perpetual Adoration –  Sister Mary Michael, S.Sp.S.A.P.                                 Congregatio Servarum Spiritus Sancti de Adoratione Perpetua                                                                                     “God is the joy of my heart”                                                                                                                                    The “Pink Nun”

Founders:  Saint Arnold Janssen                                                                                                                                   Mother Mary Michaele  (Adolfine Tönnies)

Place:  Steyl,  Holland

Year:  1896 A.D.

Her Charism:  This Sister’s cloistered life is centered on prayer, and above all, the Eucharist.  Embarking on a pilgrimage where she immerses herself in Christ’s presence and in the strength of the Spirt of Love, she lives quietly with God.  In her little piece of heaven on earth, she adores Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament and is consumed by Divine Love.  Her life is a perpetual prayer for the missions, for priests, and for unity among all people.  From dawn  to dusk and through the hours of the night, she takes turns kneeling before Our Eucharistic Lord, keeping a prayerful vigil on behalf of the entire world.  It is a life lived with Him, in Him, and through Him.  By this way of life, she bears witness to the basic truth that God is the center of being and the goal of history.  He alone can satisfy the human heart because His love is everlasting.  † The words Hail Heavenly Spouse are inscribed in her profession ring.  Her rose-colored habit symbolizes joy in honor of the Holy Spirit and her Adoration before       the Blessed Sacrament.  St. Arnold’s motto was: “Vivat Deus Unus et Trinus in Cordibus Nostris” – “May the Holy Triune God live in our hearts and in the hearts of all.” †