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Mary Elizabeth Lange, OSP (born Elizabeth Clarisse Lange; c. 1789 – February 3, 1882) was an American religious sister in Baltimore, Maryland who founded the Oblate Sisters of Providence in 1829, the first African-American religious congregation in the United States.
It was the first permanent community of Black Catholic sisters in the United States. The Oblate Sisters were free women of color who served to provide Baltimore's African-American population with education and "a corps of teachers from its own ranks." [1] The congregation is a member of the Women of Providence in Collaboration.
The Oblates engage in daily common prayer and acts of charity to the poor and the less fortunate. Characteristics of the congregation are a particular devotion to the Virgin Mary, to the guardian Angel and service to the Church of Rome. [1] As of 2017, there were six sisters in residence. [4]
The Oblate sisters are also very musical, emphasizing singing and playing instruments during their liturgies and sometimes writing their own music. [1] The prayer life of the order is especially Eucharistic with at least a half hour of Eucharistic adoration every day for each sister, as well as daily Mass, Liturgy of the Hours, and Rosary. As ...
Mother Mary Lange (1784-1882): Founder and first superior of the Oblate Sisters of Providence. Henriette DeLille (1812-1862): Founder of the Sisters of the Holy Family order in New Orleans in 1842.
The Church of the Bambino Gesù on Esquiline Hill, attached to the General Motherhouse of the congregation. The Oblate Sisters of the Holy Child Jesus (Italian: Suore Oblate del Santo Bambino Gesù) are the members of a religious congregation of women founded in the 17th century, dedicated to the education and religious formation of poor girls.
One of the main activities of the Oblates of the Virgin Mary is conducting retreats. They also provide parish missions throughout the Northeastern United States. A mission is typically three to five days in length, and includes preaching on the major themes of the Gospel, confessions, and guidance in the life of prayer. [2]
Louis Brisson. An order of cloistered nuns, the Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary, was founded by Francis de Sales at the request of Jane Frances de Chantal in 1610. The establishment of an Oratory at Thonon, where Francis served as the first Provost, was a preparatory step toward carrying out his design, the accomplishment of which was prevented by his death.