Sacramentine Nuns, Scarsdale, NY

History and Spirituality
Why a Sacramentine nun? Why, in this age of frenetic activity, has she chosen the life of a cloistered contemplative? Why, in this time of imperative social concerns, has she elected to dedicate herself to Eucharistic Adoration? Why has she professed the evangelical counsels of chastity, poverty, and obedience? Why has she made a total, life-long gift of herself to Jesus Christ and to His church?

The Sacramentine nun yearns to explore the contemplative dimension of her being in monastic solitude and silence. The thoughts of her heart are drawn to the God of the Eucharist. She expresses by her life the praise, love, and adoration she owes to her creator and redeemer. Mary, the Mother of the Church, is the inspiration and support needed for our life of prayer. The Eucharistic Liturgy and the Liturgy of the Hours are celebrated with dignity and grace and provide an environment where personal prayer is fostered by instruction, example, and experience. Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration is a fundamental value. The pain and suffering of the mystical body of Christ and all its needs are presented to God.

This order of the Blessed Sacrament and Our Lady, also known as the Sacramentine Nuns, was founded by the Venerable Antoine LeQuieu, OP, at Marseille, France, in 1639. For three and a half centuries the sisters have maintained continuous adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament, replacing one another hour after hour by day and by night. We have two American houses, one is Scarsdale, New York, and the other in Conway, Michigan.

The glory of God is never to be measured by tangible and statistical success. What He wants and what completely satisfies Him is the effort--the love. When He has our love He can do as He pleases with us. He can use us to set the world on fire or just to light another sanctuary lamp. People cannot measure the glory that we give Him. We cannot measure it ourselves. So without pride or discouragement, but with boundless faith and hope in the Blessed Sacrament, we go on loving Him century after century