Blessings Expressions of Faith

Sisters of St. Ann

Item No.: SP003

History
The Community of the Sisters of Saint Ann was founded in 1848, in Vaudreuil, P.Q., Canada, by Reverend Mother Mary Ann (Esther Sureau Blondin). The first five Sisters pronounced their vows on September 8, 1850. The Motherhouse was transferred to St. Jacques, in 1853, and to Lachine, a suburb of Montreal, in 1864.

Purpose
The Community was originally founded to educated the poor children in the rural areas of the providence of Quebec. Through the years, the Community extended it’s labor of education to include works of charity in hospitals, homes for the aged, sanatoriums, and industrial schools. The Community maintains schools and missions beginning from the northern Yukon Territory, and southward to Haiti.

Training
The six-month postulancy is followed by an eighteen month novitiate. The novices pronounce temporary vows for five years. At the expiration of the temporary vows, perpetual vows are made. During the period of temporary vows, the sisters continue their spiritual formation while taking courses toward their professional degrees.

Qualifications
• Of good moral character
• Age: at least 16

Habit
The habit is a simple black dress, a white linen coiffe, and a black veil. A brown rosary hangs on the left side. A silver cross is suspended by a black cord worn around the neck, and a silver ring is worn on the right hand.

  

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