All Saints Sisters of the Poor: [SSS]

The Society of St. Scholastic Order
 for the month of January is:

The January order for the Society of St. Scholastica is:

January is the fourth month for the Society of Saint Scholastica.  In October, we prayed for the Sisters of Our Mother of Divine Grace. In December, the Dominican Sisters of the Immaculate Conception.  Now, in January, David suggested the All Saints Sisters of the Poor as an order to support. I asked him if he would mind writing something up about them, so here is his go at it.

The Sisters celebrate their profession as Sisters following the announcement as an official diocesan priory

The All Saints Sisters of the Poor are a “baby order” in the Church.  They are convent converts!  About two years ago,  a group of the Sisters, who were originally Anglican, converted to the Catholic Church, while still being able to live in community as a religious order.  On November 1, the Archdiocese of Baltimore welcomed them as an Official Diocesan Priory, by decree of the Vatican.

The Sisters describe themselves as

a traditional Community desiring to uphold orthodox Christian faith and morality and to support the Apostolic tradition in ministry and practice. We are united by our common commitment to the One Lord Jesus Christ, and by the desire to live for Him.

With that unity, and made possible by it, there is great diversity both in our personalities and in our talents. In giving these as an offering to the Lord our communal life is enhanced and the skills and talents of each are used for the benefit of all.

The All Saints Sisters of the Poor are the American Branch of a Society founded in England, and which came to Baltimore in 1872. We are a traditional religious community, living under the evangelical vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. A mixed Life of Prayer and Work enables us to be flexible in meeting whatever needs and ministries present themselves.

If you are in the Baltimore area reading this, you can go to the Convent for Mass with the Sisters!  Mass is celebrated daily at 7 AM.  The Sisters have aRetreat House, along with a guest wing for women who would like to either discern a vocation or just stay with the Sisters.

One of the Sisters works in one of their apostolates

For more information, or to reach the Sisters, you can call (410)747-4104, between 10:00 to 11:50AM, 2:00 to 2:50PM, and 3:30 to 4:45 PM.  In addition, the Sisters can  be reached by FAX to schedule retreats at (410)747-3321, or by writing to:

Mother Superior:
The Reverend Mother Christina
All Saints Convent
P. O. Box 31271501 Hilton Ave
Catonsville, MD 21228-0127

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Enrolling in the Society

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• Enter your name, and blog if you have one, at the bottom of this page in the link form, see the example.
• Post about this month's order and the SSS at your blog, if you have one.
• Provide a link back to this post or the main SSS page, on your blog. 
• Comment in the box about how you plan on supporting this order, this month. 
• Encourage others to join!

About How The Society of Saint Scholastica 'Works'

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We started the Society of St. Scholastica as a group of laity and religious that pledge to support different orders of Women's Religious each month through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. We are asking readers, bloggers, clergy, and friends to share this with others, and to encourage one another to "pledge" our support for the sponsored order of the month through the spiritual work of our choice. 

The way you choose to spiritually support them is up to you. To show that you are participating, simply "sign" your name below, and then post about the group on your blog, with a link back here or to the SSS Page. Think "7 Quick Takes" but for Women's Religious. You can post your own information or you can copy and paste from here. We just ask that you give the basic info about the Order, some info about the SSS, and then link back here so that everyone can see the support of the community.

The point is to create an community of Catholics that lift up in prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, those that dedicate their lives to the Church in doing the same. You can leave in your 'efforts' in the comment box, keep it private and just sign your name, or help them out monetarily.


For more information, please visit the Society of St. Scholastica page on the main menu-bar.

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