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The Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd (also known as the Sisters of the Good Shepherd) is a Roman Catholic religious institute founded in 1835 by Saint Mary Euphrasia Pelletier, at Angers, France. In addition to the standard vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, the Sisters of the Good Shepherd take the following fourth vow of zeal for souls (to save all souls), particularly of women and girls: ''"I bind myself to labor for the conversion of fallen women and girls needing refuge from the temptation of the world"''. ==History== The Congregation of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd began as a branch of the Order of Our Lady of Charity (''Ordo Dominae Nostrae de Caritate'', O.D.N.C.), founded in 1641 by Saint John Eudes, at Caen, France, dedicated to the ministry of the Order is devoted to the care, rehabilitation, and education of girls and young women in difficulty. Some of the girls were abandoned by their families or orphaned, some had turned to prostitution in order to survive. The Sisters provided shelter, food, vocational training and an opportunity for these girls and women to turn their lives around.〔("St. Mary Euphrasia", Good Shepherd of North America )〕 The Congregation of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd was founded by Saint Mary Euphrasia Pelletier (formerly known as Rose Virginie Pelletier) in Angers, France, in 1835. Rose was the daughter of a medical doctor and his wife, known for their generosity to the poor. At the age of eighteen, she joined the sisters of Our Lady of Charity in Tours and given the name Sister Mary Euphrasia. When she was only 29, She was appointed superior of the convent.〔 While superior at Tours, Sr. Mary Euphrasia formed a contemplative group, the Sisters Magdalen, (now known as the Contemplatives of the Good Shepherd), for penitent women who wished to live a cloistered life, but were ineligible to become Sisters of Our Lady of Charity.〔("Rose Virginie Pelletier (St. Mary Euphrasia)", Catholic Information Network )〕 The Sisters Magdalen took three simple vows and spent many hours in prayer. They followed the Rule of the Third Order of Mount Carmel,〔(Le Brun, Charles. "Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 6. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1909. 22 Feb. 2015 )〕 and earned their own way with intricate embroidery and production of altar bread. In 1829, she traveled to Angers at the request of the Bishop to establish a home in his Diocese. Soon requests arrived from other cities. Each convent of the Order of Our Lady of Charity was independent and autonomous, with neither shared resources nor provisions for transferring personnel as needed. Sr. Mary Euphrasia envisioned a new governing structure that would free the sisters to respond more readily to requests for assistance. She appealed to Rome for approval to establish a new religious congregation, and the congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd was founded in 1835, with the motherhouse in Angers.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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