DAUGHTER OF JESUS

Daughter of Jesus –  “Hija de Jesús” –  Sister Cándida María del Niño Jesús, F.I.                                                                                                 Filiae Iesu                                                                                                                                                               “Jesuitina”                                                                                                           “Para mayor gloria de Dios”  –   “To the greater glory of God”

Founders:  Saint Cándida María de Jesús  (Juana Josefa Cipitria y Barriola)                                                         Miguel José Herranz, S.J.

Place:  Salamanca, Spain

Year:  1871 A.D.

Her Charism:  This Sister is the very definition of a contemplative in action.  Inspired by the spirituality of St. Ignatius Loyola and devoted to Christian education in all its forms, this Sister belongs to Jesus and follows Him as His disciple with charity to all her dear neighbors.  The virtues of trust, unconditional love, gratuitousness, simplicity, and joy permeate her life as she contemplates the Face of God in all those whom she educates for Heaven.  In addition to the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, this Sister takes a fourth vow of availability.