Who Are the IHMs. . .

The Congregation of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, is a Pontifical Religious Institute, whose members are committed to God and to the Church by the profession of the public vows of poverty, chastity and obedience.

The charism of the sisters is Love, which continues to manifest itself today in the sisters’ joyful service of God and his people; creative Hope, which puts all its confidence in God’s loving Providence; and Fidelity, which inspires fervor in their vocation in Christ and in their mission in the Church.

The Immaculata branch of the Congregation comprises approximately 900 Sisters who currently staff Catholic schools in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina, and Florida and in the South American countries of Peru and Chile. The sisters also serve the Church in pastoral and other religious ministries in other states as well.

What is the IHM Charism?

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