The
Foundress of the Sisters Adorers of the Precious Blood
1833 - 1905 |
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The
Sisters Adorers of the Precious Blood had their beginnings
in St. Hyacinthe, Quebec, when Catherine Aurelia Caouette
was called by God to found the first contemplative community
in Canada.
Together
with Bishop LaRocque and Monsignor Joseph Raymond, the
co-founders, she saw the new religious family become
a reality on the Feast of the Triumph of the Cross,
September 14, 1861.
Meditating
on the words of Jesus from the
cross,
"I THIRST," the foundress understood that
this cry expressed the thirst of God for the love of
his people. In union with Jesus she thirsted and cried
out, through prayer and penance, for those who do not
yet know the salvation of God, for those who are indifferent
to what God has done for them in his Son.
The
Sitio of Christ which found an echo in her heart filled
her with desire to be united with him in his atoning
sacrifice. The spirit of reparation was born in her
heart and became characteristic of the Institute she
founded.
Mother
Catherine Aurelia's spiritual testament to her daughters,
the SITIO, expresses the vision and hopes she had for
those who, like herself, "have heard and understood
the last cry of the immolated Lamb: I THIRST."
Mary,
immaculate from her conception, sinless source of the
Precious Blood of Jesus, held a prominent place of honor
in the life of Mother Catherine Aurelia.
The
Sisters bear the privileged title of ADORERS OF THE
PRECIOUS BLOOD, DAUGHTERS OF MARY IMMACULATE.
In
1984 the case for Beatification of this great lover
of the Blood of Jesus and woman of overwhelming charism
was introduced to the Church. May the title of Blessed
soon be given to her so that through Mother Catherine
Aurelia the Precious Blood of Jesus may be yet more
widely known and adored.the
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