We, the Sisters of St. Scholastica Monastery in Fort
Smith, Arkansas, have responded to a call to seek God by a total
gift of self in a religious community of celibate women, who make
profession to live the Gospel according to the Rule of
Benedict, the norms of the Federation of St. Gertrude, and the norms
of the Monastery.
By professing stability and fidelity to the monastic
way of life, we promise to be faithful to our Benedictine tradition
of prayer, work, and leisure, and to be a Christian community where persons are
reverenced in their uniqueness and diversity.
By professing obedience,
we center authority in the Prioress with all Sisters sharing
responsibility in corporate decisions. We listen to the Lord
inviting us as monastics to be a part of the universal mission of
the Church. In a spirit of hospitality and reverence for the
connectedness of all creation, we respond to local and global needs
according to our giftedness and material
resources.
We strive to give
witness that people can live in unity and simplicity, that bonds of
caring and forgiveness can heal the wounds of loneliness and broken relationships.
To
those who hunger for meaning in life, we wish to share the power of
the Gospel to free people for a fully human life and to
create a community of peace.
Adopted August 1990
Amended
July 2000
