Sisters of Mary Morning Star
| Formation | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Founded at | Bergara, Spain |
| Type | Religious congregation |
| Members | 300 |
| Website | mariastellamatutina |
The Sisters of Mary Morning Star, also called the Sisters of Maria Stella Matutina, are a Roman Catholic religious institute of non-cloistered contemplative sisters.[1] The sisters do not perform missionary or educational work, focusing primarily on prayer and spiritual guidance.
The order was formed in June 2014 in Bergara, Spain as an association of the faithful under Bishop Jose Ignacio Munilla of San Sebastian.[2] The initial associations consisted of members who had broken off from the Community of Saint John, an order based in France, after feeling the priests of the community were overly controlling of the sisters.[3][4] It has about 300 members across fourteen dioceses and thirty convents. The order's generalate is located in Parma, Italy.[1]
Locations
[edit]In the United States, the order has convents in Ghent, Minnesota,[2][5] Monona, Wisconsin,[6] and Waco, Texas. In Australia, there is a community in Brisbane.[7][8]
The Texas priory has worked with death row prisoners in Gatesville, Texas since December 2021.[3][4] Of the seven women the sisters have worked with (including Kimberly Cargill, Brittany Holberg, Melissa Lucio, and Darlie Routier), six chose to convert to Catholicism and to become oblates.[3][9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Sisters of Mary Morning Star (Maria Stella Matutina)". Institute on Religious Life. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
- ^ a b Meyer, Joyce (2015-01-21). "A life of presence, prayer and joy". Global Sisters Report. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
- ^ a b c Rice, Laura (2025-02-12). "A sisterhood of nuns is quietly emerging on Texas death row". Texas Standard. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
- ^ a b Wright, Lawrence (2025-02-10). "The Nuns Trying to Save the Women on Texas's Death Row". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
- ^ Gau, Deb (2024-07-11). "'Gratitude and joy'". Marshall Independent. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
- ^ Gerber, Amber (2018-09-13). "Silence and solitude part of daily life at convent". Hometown News LP. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
- ^ "Sisters of Mary Morning Star choose Brisbane as first home in Oceania". The Catholic Leader. 2019-09-17. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
- ^ Baker, Jordan (2024-06-14). "A TikTok priest and a surfing nun: The new wave of conservative Christians". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
- ^ McKeown, Jonah (2024-08-04). "Texas religious sisters care for their 'sisters in Christ' on death row". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 2025-02-15.