Sisters of Jesus the Saviour

Superior General: Mother Mary Janefrances Okafor SJS

P. O. Box 48
19 Owerri Rd.
Elele, PH 511001
Rivers State

Mobile: 08037868690

Email: sjsgeneralate@yahoo.com

Our Apostolate

The Sisters of Jesus the Saviour:
otherwise known as, the Saviourites Sisters (SJS) is a young growing female Religious Institution founded by Very Rev Fr. Prof. Emmanuel Matthew Paul Edeh, C.S.Sp in the year 1985.

Presently its Generalate is situated at Elele in the South-South of Nigeria, Port Harcourt Diocese. The Congregation was founded for a particular need and purpose in the life of the Church. The sisters portray the compassionate Jesus in their actions whereby they profess the 3 Evangelical Counsels of Poverty, Chastity and Obedience.

Our father founder had his inspiration through our compassionate Saviour with his special mission for the sick and suffering people, together with Christ's sufferings on the cross. His love for the sick, the mentally deranged, the less privileged and abandoned always make them gather around him and he always felt compassion for them. He loves to stay with them to relieve their sufferings and scarcely had time for himself. As they increased in number, he saw the need for helpers.

Thus inspired by Jesus the Saviour he founded a Congregation of the Sisters to live and work in the midst of these sick and suffering people, the abjectly poor and abandoned, so that the sisters could understand their feelings and manifest the Charism of the founder in a profound manner.

The Charism of the Congregation which consists in caring with compassion for the sick and suffering people of God in a holistic way especially the handicapped, the abjectly poor, the aged and the abandoned in all ramifications- socially, economically, spiritually, educationally, psychologically and mentally. This practical Charity enables the people to whom the sisters are taking care of to grow in holiness.

Secondly, to highlight devotion to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament (Perpetual Adoration) this strengthens the spirituality of the sisters. The Blessed Sacrament is adored perpetually in all our houses when sisters are appropriate in number. The formation houses undertake perpetual adoration no matter the number of the sisters in the house. Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is the source of strength sustaining the sisters in their active apostolate.

Thirdly, Revitalization of the Education of the youths. And lastly, Personal sanctification of its members and observation of the Norms and Rules of the Congregation.

Our Congregation being a non-profitable organization that carry out their apostolate diligently wherever we find ourselves and with humility in counseling, visiting, listening and caring for the sick, suffering and less privileged people of the society. However, the already existing Apostolate has been extended in all our communities both Home and Abroad.

We are also involved in pastoral work in parishes where we are living, for example teaching catechism, organizing some pious societies in the Church, working with the C.W.O, the prayer meetings of Mary League Girls and instructing the youths which are the means of revitalization of the faith of the people. Likewise we relate very well with the local ordinary and parish priests of the different communi t ies and participate fully in the activities ofthe diocese.

Weal so work assiduously for the benefit of the less privileged, where we carry out our Apostolate also in schools, teaching and impacting knowledge on them. We worked hard to see that scholarships are given to those who cannot afford paying their school fees.

Having had our apostolate as active social works, we therefore work in almost all the parts of the world particularly in Nigeria, example:

Diocese: Port Harcourt, Enugu, Aba, Nnewi, Warri, Lafia, Ijebu ode.

Archdiocese: Ibadan, Owerri, Abuja and other countries like: Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, West Indies,

In United States of America, we have four communities namely:
New York City, Florida (Maimi), Detroit (Canton and Wayne) respectively. At present, our postulate and novitiate houses are still in Elele, Rivers State while our scholasticate is located at Aba. May Jesus the Saviour, our strength and brother continue to sow his seeds amongst us to enable us grow to full maturity.

Sisters in Perpetual Vows

Number of Sisters in Temporary Vows – 25

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