Our Mission is to be bearers of the Light of Christ to the spiritually hungry, the lonely and the unloved, and fostering this Light in every soul we encounter.

Our Apostolates have always been to evangelize and help form the youth.  This is automatically connected to families and marriages and young adults.  It is an honor for us to touch so many lives. May God be praised.

See buttons on left for some of our endeavors.

 

Catholic Schools

According to the original charism of Mother Hyacintha, the Christian education and evangelization of youth and young adults is our main apostolate. Mother Hyacintha and all of the Sisters recognize that each person we serve has a special dignity and deserves to be educated in the best possible way.

Our Mother Foundress not only taught her students the basics of education; she also taught them trades and skills that they could use in life.

We strive to live this spirit through our work in Catholic schools, Faith Formation classes in diocesan parishes, Youth groups, Vacation Bible Schools, and in many other ways.

Faith Formation and Sacramental Preparation

Faith Formation has been an important part of our apostolate since 1723. We work in different parishes teaching classes of all ages, engaging in Sacramental preparation, mentorship, and leading into full communion with the Church through RCIA or whatever part of the journey needs accompaniment.


Youth Ministry
 

Youth Ministry is a big part of our lives! It's not an easy time to be a teenager or young adult in the world, and the Church has the best to offer young people discerning their way. The Sisters do everything possible to touch the lives of the youth and young adults, asking God to use our community to bring young people and their loved ones closer to Christ. Many times it is mainly through planting seeds and praying untiringly for them.

"The human body includes right from the beginning…the capacity of expressing love, that love in which the person becomes a gift – and by means of this gift – fulfills the meaning of his being and existence."

ST. JOHN PAUL II
Theology of the Body, January 16, 1980

 

"Celibacy is the fulfillment of the nuptial meaning of the body" because the ultimate meaning of the body is to make a gift of ourselves to God. And that is precisely what the celibate person is doing."

CHRISTOPHER WEST
Speaker on Theology of the Body

 

"I would like you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the Lord's affairs--how he can please the Lord. But a married man is concerned about the affairs of this world--how he can please his wife--and his interests are divided. An unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the Lord's affairs: Her aim is to be devoted to the Lord in both body and spirit."

ST. PAUL THE APOSTLE
1 Corinthians 7:32-34

We as daughters of Eve and sons of Adam have all kinds of things inside of us that are usually hard to understand. 

"Whenever we pray for someone's healing, we simply entrust them into the loving care of Jesus and ask for healing, because we know in general that health and wholeness is good for God's children. But we trust that He knows what is best for each person at every moment along their journey. If our hearts were really open to the Holy Spirit, we would find that it is Christ's loving plan to heal broken bodies and wounded emotions far more often than we think. After all, during His sojourn on earth, He healed people far more often than He left them carrying the cross of illness! But in every case, in His merciful love for us, He knows what is best in each situation. We just need to lie still under His loving hand.

"Jesus, I trust in You" is at the heart of every authentic form of healing prayer."

Dr. Robert Stackpole
Institure of Divine Mercy


"When God sees our sin, He sees our pain." 
- Julian of Norwich

St. Francis House of Prayer is a great place to get away for some quiet, solitude, prayer, and healing. Some like to come by themselves for some special time with God. Others like to come and spend a little time with the Sisters.  Groups will find the House a perfect place to meet and have access to the chapel, conference, kitchen and dining areas. 
 

Visitors can have time to Be alone with Him and Spend one-on-one time with a Sister, if desired.

https://www.panhandlefranciscans.org/coffeebreak