I grew up in a Byzantine-Ruthenian Catholic family in Pennsylvania and attended a Roman Catholic high school where some of the most joyful teachers were Sisters of Christian Charity.
Every year, the school held a Forty Hours devotion that included all-night adoration, praise and worship, and a Eucharistic procession. During these powerful days, I experienced Jesus’ unique and personal love for me, and I felt drawn to give myself to him as a Sister of Christian Charity.
Visiting the sisters, I had learned about their foundress, Blessed Pauline von Mallinckrodt. Her joyful example of surrender to God’s will and selfless service of others, lived by the sisters, attracted me to the congregation.
Mother Pauline’s devotion to the Mother of God and to the Blessed Sacrament also resonated with me. Entering the motherhouse chapel for the first time, I saw two familiar sights: an icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, similar to the one in my home parish, and Jesus on the altar during adoration. I knew I had found the place where I belong.
Sister Maria Angeline Weiss
Sisters of Christian Charity
Mendham, New Jersey








