Prayer is central to the life of a Loretto Sister. Through prayer we acknowledge God and creation in all its glory and wonder and we bring the needs of the world to our loving God. Many of our senior Sisters have a special devotion to prayer ministry.
The Loretto Sisters (Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, IBVM) are an active community of Catholic women seeking to spread the Gospel as ‘Contemplatives in Action’.
Mary Ward (1585 - 1645) founder, an English woman who held a strong conviction “that women in time to come will do much,” continues to inspire and challenge women today.