SISTER OF PROVIDENCE, SAINT MARY-OF- THE- WOODS

Sister of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods –  Sister Mary Ambrose, S.P.                                                                      † The first Order of American nuns to go to China  †                                                                                                 “To suffer and to suffer much”

Foundress:  Saint Mother Théodore Guérin  (Anne-Thérèse Guérin)

Place:  Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana

Year:  1840 A.D.

Her Charism:  This Sister has an indomitable trust in Divine Providence.  She makes God’s love visible and credible by breaking boundaries and creating hope through living out the radical Gospel message of love, mercy, and justice among all God’s people.  Noted primarily as being a teacher, she performs other ministries that may arise.  Regardless of the mission, (prayer, education, service or advocacy) this Sister, who is wrapped in the Heart of Jesus,  possesses a great zeal for the glory of God, an ardent desire to acquire perfection and to contribute to the sanctification of her neighbor.