Daughters of a Great Father
Daughters of a Great Father
We communicate the Gospel with the passion and the courage of the Apostle Paul.
Grace Must Enter Everywhere
Grace Must Enter Everywhere
Our whole day and our entire being must be caught up in prayer. (The Founder)
A Life Centered on the Eucharist
A Life Centered on the Eucharist
The daily hour of Eucharistic adoration is a privileged moment in which each one, as a disciple, places her entire being in the school of Jesus.
The Light
The Light
The Daughter of St. Paul has the same mission as the Apostle Paul: to give the world what he had received from Jesus Christ. And what had he received from Jesus Christ? The Light.
Bearers of Christ
Bearers of Christ
"You live in the world, but you are not of the world. You work in the world, but you wait until heaven for your reward. Bearers of Christ.... Bring the truth in charity." (The Founder)
Choosing Christ
Choosing Christ
The initial years of formation in the Daughters of St. Paul are a school of faith, of discipleship, a journey of life that leads to the radical choice of Christ.
Meeting Jesus in His Word
Meeting Jesus in His Word
The Pauline life is not a matter of doing. It is a way of being before Jesus Christ whom we meet in his Word. Finding him we are joyous, speak with him, understand his values, take on his choices. We learn a new way of being and relating to others.
Self-Donation
Self-Donation
The novices prepare themselves for a total, free and conscious self-donation to the Father, following Christ the Master in the practice of the evangelical counsels.
The Apostolate
The Apostolate
"The Lord could have chosen you for many other tasks, but in choosing you to carry out the apostolate of communications he gave you a mission very close to the mission fulfilled by Christ." (The Founder)
Offering Our Entire Being
Offering Our Entire Being
We are called to become a communication of Christ's love even in the demanding field of social communications.
Becoming a Daughter of St. Paul
Becoming a Daughter of St. Paul
In the years of postulancy and novitiate a young woman experiences life in our community, grows in awareness of her vocation, and begins to dedicate herself to the work of evangelization.
Eucharist
Eucharist
Growing in a spirit of praise and thanksgiving, we learn to love and compassionately embrace the hungers of the human family.
Sent by the Father
Sent by the Father
As Christ was sent by the Father, he now sends us through the Church 'to preach' the Gospel to everyone.
In the Presence of Mary
In the Presence of Mary
Mary is the teacher who leads us to the school of her Son Jesus and forms us for the apostolate.
Contemplation of the Master
Contemplation of the Master
Through the power of the Spirit, we are conformed more and more completely to Christ.
Consecrated Life
Consecrated Life
Consecrated life needs mysticism, passion, and prophecy. It gives birth to a mission that is attractive, courageous, and passionate.
Joy
Joy
"Happy those who hear the word of God and keep it." (Jesus)
Queen of the Apostles
Queen of the Apostles
Our vocation matures in the presence of Mary, Mother, Teacher, and Queen of the Apostles. From her we learn how to give Jesus to the world.
 
Pause
Together

 
"You are the body of Christ...."
(Saint Paul)
 
  

“All of our life should allow the mystery of Christ to shine through. (Sr. Joanna Puntel, FSP).

If the most central element of religious life is the following of Christ, then the heart of this following is relationship, living in community with each other. In community we live a daily yes together. Through the beauty of relationships we make visible the loving, merciful, free, and liberating face of God, whom we are called to communicate through mission.

Rooted in the teaching of St. Paul, our communities seek to be places of communion and mutual respect, where each one opens up so as to understand the other, build up the other, and find the way to share in the other’s joys and sorrows. Venerable Mother Thecla, our Co-Foundress, often said: “Community should be a corner of heaven, not because there are no shortcomings, but because there is virtue that overcomes and passes over so many little things.”

We seek the will of God together, listening to the Spirit, accepting the poverty of relinquishing our own ideas and opinions in order to respond together as a group of apostles to the new invitations of God in a spirit of co-responsibility, collaboration and communion.

Joy and festivity are characteristic of the family spirit of the Daughters of St. Paul, as we build up communities open to values, to reconciliation, and to hope.

“Letting herself be touched by the tenderness, meekness, and compassion of Jesus, the Daughter of St. Paul is able to live a way of relating that prefers and chooses attention over indifference, solidarity over individualism, forgiveness over violence, gentle words over harsh words” (Sr. Joanna Puntel, FSP).
Joy is one of the most evident signs of God's presence and is one of the qualities of the life of a Daughter of St. Paul. Even in sorrow, we are sustained by the presence and the joy of the community.
 
Sr. Ruth and Sr Neville at a community celebration. 
 


Sr. Christina Miriam with Sr. Fay Josephine at their Perpetual Profession.