Beautiful Names

Sr. Mary Elizabeth Gintling was very deliberate in choosing the names of the two organizations she founded.

The Joseph House was named in honor of St. Joseph. Sister said that if God trusted Joseph to care for Mary and Jesus, then she could trust him, too. She always referred to St. Joseph as our provider and protector.

The name of the religious community Sr. Mary Elizabeth founded was also carefully chosen. In her words:

“The beautiful name God has given us of ‘Little Sisters of Jesus and Mary’ should be the explanation of our lives. We must become true ‘little sisters’ of Jesus present in the hearts of our brothers and sisters in the world and present in the Eucharist. We must look to our Mother and older Sister Mary as a model of how to live with our brother and Lord Jesus. And in the company of Joseph and Mary our lives should be directed towards and emanate from the Eucharistic Jesus who lives in our midst.”