Who are the Sister Disciples of the Divine Master?
Founded in 1924 in Italy by Blessed James Alberione (1884 -1971) we form part of the Pauline Family. This is a family of priests, religious and lay people whose mission is: ‘to live and give Jesus Master to the world’. We are a community born of the Eucharist, open to the newness of the Spirit and inserted within our socio-ecclesial context. In religious profession we publicly assume the obligation of living this Rule of Life in communion with our sisters and to fulfil our mission at the service of the Eucharist, the Priesthood and the Liturgy. Our communities are characterized by a strong prayer life, assiduous labour and reciprocal love, lived in joy, silence and habitual recollection. Our charism is lived out in missionary and multicultural communities of which we have two in Ireland, one community in Dublin and another in Athlone. We are in the five continents and in 31 nations where we have Chapels of Perpetual Adoration. There we are known as the ‘apostles of the Eucharist.’ Our