Sisters Poor of Jesus Christ

Sisters Poor of Jesus Christ Founded in Brazil in 2001. Consecrated to imitate Jesus in His entirety and to belong entirely to Him. Serving the poor in 20 countries. North American Region.

06/10/2026

We began our General Chapter by learning from Mary, the perfect model of consecrated life.
In this moment of grace, we listened to our founder, Fr. Gilson, as he contemplated her as the Lord’s faithful disciple.
May she accompany us and intercede for us throughout this time of prayer and communion in the life of our Institute.

“O precious and wonderful banquet, that brings us salvation and contains all sweetness! Could anything be of more intrin...
06/07/2026

“O precious and wonderful banquet, that brings us salvation and contains all sweetness! Could anything be of more intrinsic value? Under the old law it was the flesh of calves and goats that was offered, but here Christ himself, the true God, is set before us as our food. What could be more wonderful than this? No other sacrament has greater healing power; through it sins are purged away, virtues are increased, and the soul is enriched with an abundance of every spiritual gift. It is offered in the Church for the living and the dead, so that what was instituted for the salvation of all may be for the benefit of all. Yet, in the end, no one can fully express the sweetness of this sacrament, in which spiritual delight is tasted at its very source, and in which we renew the memory of that surpassing love for us which Christ revealed in his passion.” -Saint Thomas Aquinas, priest

What is a vow, and which vows do we profess? The Code of Canon Law of the Catholic Church explains a vow as a deliberate...
06/06/2026

What is a vow, and which vows do we profess? The Code of Canon Law of the Catholic Church explains a vow as a deliberate and free promise made to God. It goes on to explain that, “By religious profession, members assume the observance of the three evangelical counsels by public vow, are consecrated to God through the ministry of the Church.” The three evangelical counsels, embraced by all religious orders of sisters and professed through public vows, are obedience, chastity, and poverty.

As Our Sources say: The vows of chastity, poverty and obedience are the greatest expression of our love for him and his kingdom, for whom and to whom we consecrate generously and without reservation, that capacity to love, that need to possess and that freedom to regulate one’s own life. Only the Lord is worthy of such a radical surrender.
In introducing each vow, Our Sources are clear: We are chaste because Jesus was chaste. We are obedient because Jesus was obedient. We are poor because Jesus was poor.

Our community professes and lives out a fourth vow, the Vow of Availability. As Our Sources state: “It is also called the Marian Vow for having in Mary the Handmaid of the Lord, its reason for being. This vow is a result of our Consecrated Obedience, and only in it we find its ultimate meaning. Through this vow, we want to imitate Mary in that attitude of total availability she had towards Elizabeth” at the Visitation. This vow “places us utterly and urgently at the service of others, preferably of the poorest.”

06/06/2026

“I even consider everything as a loss because of the supreme good of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord.”

Tomorrow, before the altar, a “yes” given forever.

Professional of perpetual vows | June 6th

On May 29th-31st, the lay associates of our region Our Lady of Guadalupe, reunited for their bi-annual congress retreat....
06/04/2026

On May 29th-31st, the lay associates of our region Our Lady of Guadalupe, reunited for their bi-annual congress retreat. Marked by prayer, moments of meditation and daily mass, during this year of our jubilee biennium, our lay associates were invited to awaken to the year of the Lord’s favor, with the guiding passage, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me..”

With 35 participants, which took place at Holy Mountain Franciscan Retreat Center in Garrison, NY, led by Sr. Rosemary of Jesus and reunited lay associates from Kansas City (KS), Los Angeles (CA), Baltimore (MD), Ontario (Canada) and New York. During the retreat Fr. Michal Kruszewski was also with us celebrating the eucharist and the sacrament of confession.

We thank God for the beauty of the lay vocation both in the Church and in our charism, for all the abundant graces poured out in this weekend and for the renewal of holiness in each of our lay associates. May they continue to be salt and light to their families and communities that surround them.

06/01/2026

We would like to introduce you to our sisters who will profess their perpetual vows on June 6th.
Please keep them in your prayers as they are in their retreat of preparation.

We acknowledge the Trinity, holy and perfect, to consist of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. In this Trinity the...
06/01/2026

We acknowledge the Trinity, holy and perfect, to consist of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. In this Trinity there is no intrusion of any alien element or of anything from outside, nor is the Trinity a blend of creative and created being. It is a wholly creative and energizing reality, self-consistent and undivided in its active power, for the Father makes all things through the Word and in the Holy Spirit, and in this way the unity of the holy Trinity is preserved. Accordingly, in the Church, one God is preached, one God who is above all things and through all things and in all things.
(From the letter by Saint Athanasius, Bishop)

The Devotions to the Holy Wounds and the Holy Cross have come to us through the inspiration of our patronness Saint Clar...
05/30/2026

The Devotions to the Holy Wounds and the Holy Cross have come to us through the inspiration of our patronness Saint Clare of Assisi, who had a particular devotion to the Wounds of our Lord Jesus Christ. By praying the Chaplet of the Holy Wounds, composed especially for our Community, we honor the Holy Wounds of Christ through which we were healed (1 Pet 2:24).
On Fridays we also honor His Holy Wounds together with the Adoration of the Holy Cross. The Lignum Crucis is the manifestation of the full obedience of Jesus to the Father (cf. Phil 2:8), as well as of His full mercy towards us (Gal 2:20).
So that this Mystery of Love may not be forgotten (1 Cor 1:17) every Friday, in a profound silence, we place ourselves before Him in adoration. On February 7, we pray the Office for the Feast of the Holy Wounds of Christ and on September 14, Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, we have the Adoration of the Cross in community.
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From May 10th to 14th, the Resident Candidates of our region attended a retreat dedicated to their formation. The retrea...
05/28/2026

From May 10th to 14th, the Resident Candidates of our region attended a retreat dedicated to their formation. The retreat included days of deep prayer, being called to immerse themselves more profoundly in union with God and to manifest their love for Him through the small things of daily life.
May those days of silence continue to bear fruits of holiness in their hearts.

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