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# The Company of St Ursula

Canada - United States  | Lay women consecrated to Christ – in service for the world

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- [Tough Words](https://companyofstursula.org/tough-words/) - Luke 14:25-32 My grandmother displayed several pictures of Jesus as the Good Shepherd in her home. These portrayals of our Lord often brought me consolation, especially through periods of uncertainty. A meditative gaze into these portraits led me to Jesus, who, with his shepherd’s crook, lovingly and wisely led me through valleys and into light and life. Yet Luke’s passage portrays
- [If Only You Knew](https://companyofstursula.org/if-only-you-knew/) - As he drew near, he saw the city and wept over it, saying, ‘If this day you only knew what makes for peace…Luke 19:41-44l In this short passage of Luke’s gospel, we read that Jesus weeps over Jerusalem. His lament immediately follows his triumphant entry into the city. He looks out at the sweeping vista and predicts
- [Martha: Woman of Action and Faith](https://companyofstursula.org/martha-woman-of-action-and-faith/) - Chances are, you are quite familiar with the story of Mary and Martha of Bethany in the Gospel of Luke (10:39-42). In this domestic scene, Mary listens and worships at Jesus' feet. In contrast, Martha serves and worries. Martha then complains that her sister isn't helping. And as a soft rebuke, Jesus tells her that
- [Hardships and Hope](https://companyofstursula.org/hardships-and-hope/) - Were epidemics and/or pandemics part of St. Angela Merici’s experience? The pandemic "Black Death" scourged Europe from 1346 to 1353. When Angela was born (1474), plague was periodic and local. Milan suffered an epidemic in the 1490s and Brescia in 1524, during her time there. People trembled before their vulnerability to disease. There is no
- [Staying Hungry in the Time of Corona](https://companyofstursula.org/staying-hungry-in-the-time-of-corona/) - Fasting from the Eucharist? Who knew this would be our Lenten fast in 2020, the pinch of this hunger? The corona virus has shifted our Eucharistic life online. An invisible community around our separate screens replaces – expands – the tangible community around the altar. Not all bad, for a time, to sense the invisible
- [Welcome To a Conversation!](https://companyofstursula.org/welcome-to-a-conversation/) - Do you enjoy the insights of others who take the Gospel seriously? We’ll share ours and invite yours. Are you pondering contemporary reality? Maybe our consecrated life in the world will offer a fresh perspective. Are you seeking a wise guide for your own spiritual life? That might be Angela Merici. Through the centuries many
- [Dear Kathleen](https://companyofstursula.org/dear-kathleen/) - Dear Kathleen, You have been gone for ten years. February 19 was a Tuesday in 2008. That afternoon your breathing stopped quietly, simply, almost unnoticed. You had gone home, as you had joyfully anticipated from the time of your stroke four months earlier. You had joined your Spouse, your parents, your beloved Madre Angela. I
- [Times and Circumstances](https://companyofstursula.org/times-and-circumstances/) - “If, according to times and circumstances, the need arises to make new rules or do something differently, do it prudently and with good advice…,” St. Angela told the Company’s leaders in her last Legacy. Her words ring in my 21st-century ears. Angela modified her plans in response to a need that had arisen. On March
- [Secular and Spiritual: Contradiction in Terms?](https://companyofstursula.org/secular-and-spiritual-contradiction-in-terms/) - Not for St. Angela Merici in 1535, when she founded the Company of St. Ursula. She spoke (in Italian) of the “secolo”: the ordinary circumstances of lay life. Not for Pope Pius XII on February 2, 1947, when he issued the document that gave “secular institutes” this title and recognized their place in the Church
- [Incarnation – Word and Mystery](https://companyofstursula.org/incarnation-word-and-mystery/) - Through the Christmas cards and the baking and the wrapping paper, “Incarnation” wove a great question mark. What does it really mean? Scripture offers some avenues: “The Word was made flesh...” “He emptied himself, taking the form of a slave…” “An infant, wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger…” But what does Incarnation
- [Angela – Woman of Peace](https://companyofstursula.org/angela-woman-of-peace/) - Indigestion – nightmares – quarrels – bitterness. Stress and division afflict me and most of our country. “What happens on November 9?” No matter who wins the presidency or which way the Senate tilts, we need reconciliation! We Christians look to Jesus, the One who prayed for his killers: “Father, forgive them.” We Americans take
- [Together](https://companyofstursula.org/together/) - Being together – “insieme” – is what St. Angela Merici recommended so strongly to her daughters that one directive to the Company’s leaders uses the word four times: “Take care to have your daughters come together from time to time in the place you think best and most convenient… so that, together like this, they
- [My Heart Is Wrenched](https://companyofstursula.org/my-heart-is-wrenched/) - “My heart is wrenched,” St. Angela said. My heart – our hearts – are wrenched. Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord! Lord, hear my voice! (Psalm 130) How many cities, how many lives before these…? Minneapolis – Lord, have mercy! Baton Rouge – Christ, have mercy! Dallas – Lord, have mercy!
- [Small, Smaller, Smallest!](https://companyofstursula.org/small-smaller-smallest/) - Congo & USA: 7405 miles distant and a mere heartbeat apart. “Small world” seems almost trite in this cyber-era. Still, some connections shake us into seeing how closely bound we all are, riding through space together on our small globe. Our thread is love. Our Congo-USA small-world story begins in 2007, at the Federation’s international
- [The Lamp Is Burning](https://companyofstursula.org/the-lamp-is-burning/) - Someone was missing from the Sanctuary of St. Angela last week in Brescia. And there was something new. This was my first visit since the death of Maria Teresa Pezzotti. The long-time leader of St. Angela’s Daughters in Brescia had died last December. As we often rediscover a death through an empty space, my expectation of Maria Teresa in the pew behind me fluttered momentarily, then plunged into reality.
- [Our Own Mercy Street](https://companyofstursula.org/our-own-mercy-street/) - Did PBS have a tip-off from the Vatican about the Jubilee Year of Mercy when its TV series "Mercy Street" went into production for this year? Merciful, merciless… they’re all here, in these “inspired-by-history” episodes set in a Civil War hospital in Alexandria, Virginia. My ears pricked up whenever the characters claimed mercy as their

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- [Home](https://companyofstursula.org/) - Are you seeking something more?Are you seeking a spiritual path through our world?Are you eager for connections with like-minded women? The Company of St. Ursula in the United States invites you to make a Gospel difference in our world in a spiritual companionship and way of life shaped by
- [Contact Us](https://companyofstursula.org/contact-us/) - Are you seeking more information? Contact us here to start a conversation and learn more. Mary-Cabrini Durkin3021 Fairfield Avenue, Apt. B-7Cincinnati, OH 45206 Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Name *Email (Required) *Subject (Required) *Message *Send Message Subscribe To Our Newsletter
- [In Memoriam](https://companyofstursula.org/elementor-24953/) - In Memoriam Jacqueline Morin 1925-2017 In courageous response to God’s call, Jacqueline Morin planted the Company of St.Ursula of Canada in 1967. Born into a devout family, she developed a deep spiritual sensitivity. She made her First Communion at the age of four. At 23 she entered the Ursulines of Rimouski, a teaching community. She
- [Accessibility statement](https://companyofstursula.org/accessibility-statement/) - Accessibility Statement for https://www.companyofstursula.org Company of St. Ursula is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone and applying the relevant accessibility standards. Conformance status The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) defines requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. It
- [Our Foundress – Saint Angela Merici](https://companyofstursula.org/who-we-are/our-foundress-saint-angela-merici/) - Angela Merici created a new way of life for women. Born in Desenzano, a town in northern Italy, she grew up happily on the family farm till being orphaned in her teens. In mid-life, Angela’s compassionate heart took her to Brescia, a bustling Renaissance city, to console a grieving widow. Through dangers and adventures, her
- [Formation](https://companyofstursula.org/what-can-i-expect-discernment/formation/) - Hear from one of our members-in-formation about the process as she’s experiencing it. More questions? Contact us here or on Facebook
- [What We Do – Our Mission](https://companyofstursula.org/what-we-do-our-mission/) - “What do you DO?” The answer is both simple and profound: We seek to make God’s love more and more present in the world. “But isn’t that the mission of every Christian?” Yes, and of every vocation. In institutes of consecrated life, each spiritual family lives out this mission according to its particular grace (sometimes
- [Secular Institutes](https://companyofstursula.org/our-global-family/secular-institutes/) - Secular institutes area form of consecrated life in the Catholic Churchfor single lay Catholicsmaking a life-long consecration to Godin poverty, chastity, and obedienceworking and living in ordinary circumstancesmanifesting their institute’s particular charismin fidelity to the baptismal vocation shared by all Christians. Consecrated life in the Catholic Church In the secular worldGod’s creative action continuesJesus’ mission
- [FAQs](https://companyofstursula.org/faqs/) - What is the company of St. Ursula? We are a group of single lay women, consecrated to Christ in life-long celibacy, who seek to follow the Gospel along the spiritual path of Angela Merici, who founded the Company in 1535 in Brescia, Italy. Learn more about who we are here. What is your mission? To
- [Discernment](https://companyofstursula.org/what-can-i-expect-discernment/) - We asked six women to comment from their experience: members who have made a life-consecration: MC, L members in formation: ES, M Candidate: E an inquirer: R What attracted you to the Company? She must enter joyfully, and of her own will. (Angela Merici) A simple, uncomplicated way of loving God above all, and loving
- [Our Patron – Saint Ursula](https://companyofstursula.org/who-we-are/our-patron-saint-ursula/) - Angela Merici selected an early Christian martyr as the patron saint of her new “company of women” in 1535. Saint Ursula was known as a leader of women companions, all martyred at Cologne, Germany, around 300 A.D. Dramatic legends and artworks had embellished their story:Ursula was said to have been a British princess who committed
- [Our History](https://companyofstursula.org/who-we-are/our-history/) - After its foundation in 1535, the young Company of St. Ursula grew exponentially. Members shed the light of faith, hope and love in their families, workplaces and local communities. Formal approval was granted by the Church in 1536 (diocesan) and 1546 (papal). Angela Merici’s death in 1540 left the Ursulines vulnerable. A patriarchal culture rejected
- [Who We Are](https://companyofstursula.org/who-we-are/) - The Company of St. Ursula The Company of St. Ursula in the United States was born in the year 2000. Drawn by a deep inner call, we give ourselves to God by a firm and life-long commitment of celibate chastity, poverty, and obedience. We devote ourselves to: Drawn by a deep inner call, we give
- [Vocation](https://companyofstursula.org/what-can-i-expect-discernment/vocation/) - Ministry? Profession? Job? Calling? Invitation? Where might we hear what God is telling us? Join the conversation! Contact us here or on Facebook with your perspectives
- [Albums](https://companyofstursula.org/who-we-are/albums/) - Together Receptions Consecrations Video 20th Anniversary in the USA (COVID) Retreat 2018 COVID Togetherness St. Angela’s Friends, Quebec Beach Time Visiting on Long Island Reds Night Out Thérèse chez Gertrude Together 2019 Visiting Liliane 2019 Monthly Zoom 2015 2018 2019 2018 Life Consecration, Quebec, 2009 1st Consecration 2016 1st Consecration, Brescia, 2007 2021 2021 Celebrating
- [Our Global Family](https://companyofstursula.org/our-global-family/) - Companies of women have been living Angela Merici’s original vision of consecrated life and lay spirituality for centuries. A Federation unites this global spiritual family. CamerounDemocratic Republic of CongoEritreaEthiopiaKenyaMadagascarNigeria North America CanadaMexicoUnited States of America South America Brazil Asia BangladeshIndonesiaPhilippinesSingapore Australia Europe AustriaEnglandFranceItalyMaltaPolandSlovakiaSwitzerland The Federation has as its purpose to foster growth in sisterly communion
- [Privacy](https://companyofstursula.org/privacy/) - Disclaimer Last updated: September 13, 2024 Interpretation and Definitions Interpretation The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions.The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural. Definitions For the purposes of this Disclaimer: Company (referred to as either
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- [](https://companyofstursula.org/company-of-st-ursula-convocation/) - Company of St. Ursula Convocation Thanks for dropping in! We’re the Company of St. Ursula, the Group in the United States. You probably know that St. Angela Merici founded us in 1535. Like St. Angela, we live our consecration as lay women in the world, dedicated for life to Christ, our Spouse. Like her, we
- [Merici Bookstore](https://companyofstursula.org/merician-publications/) - To place an order: Ursulines@fuse.net Leadership from the Heart: Guidance from Angela Merici (by Mary-Cabrini Durkin) @ $15 St. Angela left leadership manuals for the leaders who would follow her. Mary-Cabrini unfolds their wisdom for today, with special applications to school settings. Order Form Angela Merici’s Journey of the Heart: The Rule, the Way (by
- [Jubilee and Consecrations 2017](https://companyofstursula.org/who-we-are/albums/jubilee-and-consecrations-2017/)
- [Federation 2018, Rome](https://companyofstursula.org/who-we-are/albums/federation-2018-rome/)
- [USA Gathering 2019](https://companyofstursula.org/who-we-are/albums/usa-gathering-2019/)
- [Ceremony 2021](https://companyofstursula.org/ceremony-2021/)
- [Home](https://companyofstursula.org/home/) - Are you seeking something more?Are you seeking a spiritual path through our world?Are you eager for connections with like-minded women? The Company of St. Ursula in the United States invites you to make a Gospel difference in our world in a spiritual companionship and way of life shaped by a woman, Angela Merici. Act, get
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