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The Oblate sisters are also very musical, emphasizing singing and playing instruments during their liturgies and sometimes writing their own music. [1] The prayer life of the order is especially Eucharistic with at least a half hour of Eucharistic adoration every day for each sister, as well as daily Mass, Liturgy of the Hours, and Rosary. As ...
Mary Elizabeth Lange, OSP (born Elizabeth Clarisse Lange; c. 1789 – February 3, 1882) was an American religious sister in Baltimore, Maryland who founded the Oblate Sisters of Providence in 1829, the first African-American religious congregation in the United States.
It was the first permanent community of Black Catholic sisters in the United States. The Oblate Sisters were free women of color who served to provide Baltimore's African-American population with education and "a corps of teachers from its own ranks." [1] The congregation is a member of the Women of Providence in Collaboration.
Mother Mary Lange (1784-1882): Founder and first superior of the Oblate Sisters of Providence. Henriette DeLille (1812-1862): Founder of the Sisters of the Holy Family order in New Orleans in 1842.
The Divine Office (canonical hours) is a focus of Benedictines and oblates strive to pray these individually or with others, including with monastics throughout the day in person, or live-streamed; this is normatively prayed seven times a day (cf. Psalm 119:164). [2]
Cofounder, Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Oblate Sisters of Providence: Detroit: Heroic Virtues 1894 Elizabeth Hayes (rel. name: Mary Ignatius of Jesus) 1823 Saint Peter Port, Guernsey, United Kingdom 6 May 1894 Rome, Italy Founder, Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception Saint Paul and Minneapolis
Two years later, in 1928, they were allowed to profess vows as Religious Sisters. At that time they changed the name of the congregation to the one they currently use. [1] This period saw a new spurt of growth of the congregation within Italy: Sorrento (1916), Giulianova (1931), Montone (1936), Roseto degli Abruzzi (1936) and Tortoreto (1946).
The Oblates engage in daily common prayer and acts of charity to the poor and the less fortunate. Characteristics of the congregation are a particular devotion to the Virgin Mary, to the guardian Angel and service to the Church of Rome. [1] As of 2017, there were six sisters in residence. [4]