Sisters Adorers of the Royal Heart
of Jesus Christ Sovereign Priest
"IN CORDE REGIS"
To support the work of the Institute of Christ the King, Divine Providence has brought about the formation of a community of contemplative nuns dedicated to reparation and adoration of the Royal Heart of Jesus Christ Sovereign Priest. Leading a non-cloistered contemplative life, the sisters offer their daily prayers and sacrifices particularly for the priests of the Institute and the souls entrusted to them.
In June 2004, Ennio Cardinal Antonelli, Archbishop of Florence, vested the first three sisters with their habit. In Spring 2007, they already number nine sisters and four postulants, from France and the United States. |
As with the priests and oblates of the Institute, the Adorers of the Royal Heart hold three co-patrons as guiding lights of their spirituality: St. Francis de Sales, St. Benedict, and St. Thomas Aquinas. From St. Francis de Sales' doctrine of Divine Love, the sisters draw the pattern of their vocation, in constant pursuit of growth in Love, always grounded in Truth. The
Benedictine aspect of their charism is reflected in the centrality of
the Church's Liturgy, Holy Their day is centered around prayer -- Holy Mass and the Divine Office in the Classical Latin Rite, one hour of mental prayer and one hour of adoration in the evening, Rosary, etc. Punctuating this rich life of prayer are periods of manual labor and intellectual training, including instruction in Gregorian Chant, Latin, Spirituality, Philosophy, Theology, as well as the learning of crafts such as sewing, lace-making, and the care of liturgical ornaments and altar linens. As the community expands, it is foreseen that foundations will be made alongside the apostolates of the Institute of Christ the King, where the Sisters will support the apostolic work of our priests. Counting already with three American sisters, it is foreseeable that the Sisters will eventually make a foundation in the United States.
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The first three founding sisters receive their habit from Ennio Cardinal Antonelli, Archbishop of Florence, in June 2004. |
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Mass
and the Divine Office, carried out in the Classical Roman Rite, around
which revolves the rhythm of their daily life. In St. Thomas Aquinas,
the sisters find the clarity and structure of thought necessary for
their formation and ever deepening understanding of the mysteries of
our Catholic Faith. Finally,
it is through their principal patroness, the Blessed Virgin Mary under
Her title of the Immaculate Conception, that they seek to conform their
beings and their lives to the Royal Heart of Her Divine Son; thus their
motto -- "In Corde Regis." 