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Their bright-pink habits symbolize ‘the love and the joy of the Holy Spirit.’ Bursts of pink also are present throughout the convent and chapel in the stained glass, the altar flowers, and even in the color of the dishes used for visitors.
PHILADELPHIA — Entering into an old chapel on Green Street in central Philadelphia, first-time visitors will always observe the startling sight of a nun clad in bright pink continuing an unbroken 108-year vigil of adoration before the Blessed Sacrament.
There is always a sister either kneeling before the Eucharist or a group of them beside the altar singing the Liturgy of the Hours from behind the bars of the ornate grille that separates them from the outside world. These Holy Spirit Adoration Sisters — fondly known as the “Pink Sisters” — live their lives of faith centered around perpetual Eucharistic adoration and prayer for the world.
“Love, it’s everything,” said Sister Mary Amatrix, sister superior of the convent, speaking with the Register from behind another grille in their visitor’s parlor. She quoted the words of St. John of the Cross that “at the evening of life, we will be judged on love alone.” Indeed, their order is a visible reminder of love, as their bright-pink habits, the first thing people notice, symbolize “the love and the joy of the Holy Spirit.” Bursts of pink also are present throughout the convent and chapel in the stained glass, the altar flowers, and even in the color of the dishes used for visitors.
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PHILADELPHIA — Entering into an old chapel on Green Street in central Philadelphia, first-time visitors will always observe the startling sight of a nun clad in bright pink continuing an unbroken 108-year vigil of adoration before the Blessed Sacrament.
There is always a sister either kneeling before the Eucharist or a group of them beside the altar singing the Liturgy of the Hours from behind the bars of the ornate grille that separates them from the outside world. These Holy Spirit Adoration Sisters — fondly known as the “Pink Sisters” — live their lives of faith centered around perpetual Eucharistic adoration and prayer for the world.
“Love, it’s everything,” said Sister Mary Amatrix, sister superior of the convent, speaking with the Register from behind another grille in their visitor’s parlor. She quoted the words of St. John of the Cross that “at the evening of life, we will be judged on love alone.” Indeed, their order is a visible reminder of love, as their bright-pink habits, the first thing people notice, symbolize “the love and the joy of the Holy Spirit.” Bursts of pink also are present throughout the convent and chapel in the stained glass, the altar flowers, and even in the color of the dishes used for visitors.
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Philadelphia’s Cloistered ‘Pink Sisters’ Encourage People to ‘Find the Silence’ to Fall in Love With the Lord
Their bright-pink habits symbolize ‘the love and the joy of the Holy Spirit.’ Bursts of pink also are present throughout the convent and chapel in the stained glass, the altar flowers, and even in the color of the dishes used for visitors.
