The vows of Poverty, Chastity and Obedience
are professed by those who choose to live a consecrated life.
Poverty
Through the vow of Poverty, we commit ourselves to live simply in spirit and in fact, to share all things in common, and to use what we have for carrying out our mission in the Church.
"Following the example of Jesus, who being rich became poor for our sake, we choose to live a life of voluntary poverty." (SCIM Constitutions 34)
.jpg) Chastity
Everyone is called to live a chaste life, but to be able to live celibate chastity is an exceptional gift received from God. One cannot live this without that special grace given by God.
That's one reason why we say that we are chosen by God to live this life. It is God who first called each one of us and prepared us for this vocation. We respond and pray for the grace to remain faithful until we die. By committing ourselves to love in a single-hearted way, we allow God's love for us and our love for God to be the center and source of our love for others.
Obedience
By the vow of Obedience, we commit ourselves to listen to God's will revealed in a special way in the community to which we belong, in order to carry out our mission in the Church. A community of vowed women religious chooses leaders to guide the community in this process of listening to and being faithful to God's plan.
"Together, we seek to recognize the Will of God in the call of the Church, to hear it in the appeals of our brothers and sisters, and to discern it in all events." (SCIM Constitutions 31)
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