Excerpt from Constitutions of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary 1. The primary end for which God in His goodness has designed to call and bring together the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is the glory of God and their own perfection. This is to be attained by the observance of the three simple Vows, Poverty, Chastity and Obedience, and of these Constitutions. The secondary or peculiar end of the Institute is the salvation of our neighbor. This is to be effected by the Christian instruction and education of children, imparted by our Sisters in their schools. 2. The Sisters consecrate themselves with special devotion to the Holy Family, Jesus, Mary and Joseph. To this end, therefore, shall they direct their labors, that they may imitate more and more the hidden life of this Holy Family. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.