Blessings Expressions of Faith
Sister Servants of the Holy Ghost and Mary Immaculate
Item No.: SP136
History
In 1893 Mother Margaret Mary Murphy was inspired to initiate a movement for the education of Negro children in San Antonio, Texas. Her dream materialized with the founding of this Congregation. She governed as its first superior until her death.
Purpose
The sisters work with children of all races on the elementary and high school levels, especially the poor and the colored, and care for the aged.
Training
The one-year postulancy is followed by a one-year novitiate. The novices are then permitted to make their first profession of temporary vows for three years. During this time, the sisters continue their spiritual formation while taking courses toward their academic degrees. After three years of temporary vows, and if the sister has past her twenty-first birthday, they then make their profession of perpetual vows.
Qualifications
• Age: maximum is 30.
• Completion of high school.
Habit
The sisters wear a plain black habit with a white collar and white band lining the veil, a cross and a rosary.
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