SISTER OF OUR LADY OF KILIMANJARO

Sister of Our Lady of Kilimanjaro –  Sister Alouette-Marie Immaculée, C.D.N.K.                                                                       Congregatio Dominae Nostrae de Kilimanjaro                                                         “Doing all things for the praise and glory of God and the salvation of humanity”                                                                     “Ora et Labora”  –  “Pray and Work”

Founders:  Bishop Henry A, Gogarty, C.S.Sp.                                                                                                               Mother Felicitas Tirpitz, C.S.P.

Place:  Moshi, Tanzania, East Africa,  † in the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro †

Year:  1931 A.D.

Her Charism:   She belongs to a Congregation of indigenous Sisters whose food is to do the Will of their Heavenly Father.  This Sister empties herself so that Christ can fill her and make her His instrument to transform the world and to incarnate the Gospel values in a constantly changing world.  She chooses not to run away from a challenging world (fuga mundi) but to renew the face of it.  Placed under the patronage of Mary, this Sister lovingly follows in her footsteps spreading the Good News through education, evangelization, and healthcare.    This brings total liberation and salvation to the sick, poor, orphaned, and elderly.  She is living proof that through education and a willing spirit of hard work, the fight against poverty can be won.  Her works of mercy emulate Christ, while living with a heart as pure as the snow on Mount Kilimanjaro in the model of His Mother, Mary Immaculate, whose heart is absolutely pure.