Posted May 10, 2016

The Sisters of Life fulfill their vow to “protect and enhance the sacredness of human life” as they work with the women coming to the order’s crisis pregnancy home in New York City. The sisters pray throughout the day just as diligently as they serve. Read the full story here.

  • Sister Virginia Joy, a member of the Sisters of Life, sits in a cubicle as she speaks with a woman on the phone May 4 at the religious community’s Visitation Mission on New York’s East Side. Members of the religious community offer emotional and spiritual support to pregnant women in crisis through in-person and over-the-phone counseling. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz).

  • Sister Magdalene, superior at the Sisters of Life’s Visitation Mission on New York’s East Side, exposes the Blessed Sacrament during a midday Holy Hour May 4. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

  • Sisters Virginia Joy, right, and Magnificat Rose, a novice, members of the Sisters of Life, pray during a midday Holy Hour May 4 at the congregation’s Visitation Mission on New York’s East Side. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

  • Three-month-old Zakarya yawns while sitting on the lap of Sister Catherine, a member of the Sisters of Life, at the religious community’s Holy Respite residence in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of New York City May 4. Holy Respite serves as a home and support center for pregnant women in crisis and new mothers. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

  • A woman holds her baby as Sister Brigid Ancilla, a member of the Sisters of Life, looks on during the annual Mother’s Day celebration May 8 at the religious community’s retreat house in Stamford, Conn. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

  • Sister Celeste Marie, a novice with the Sisters of Life, helps distribute food to guests during the annual Mother’s Day celebration May 8 at the religious community’s retreat house in Stamford, Conn. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

  • A child and Sister Antoniana Maria, a member of the Sisters of Life, play with bubbles during the annual Mother’s Day celebration May 8 at the religious community’s retreat house in Stamford, Conn. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

  • Sister Talitha Guadalupe, a member of the Sisters of Life, holds six-month-old Esther during the annual Mother’s Day celebration May 8 at the religious community’s retreat house in Stamford, Conn. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

  • Rohini Brijlall holds her three-month-old son Zakarya as Sister Mary Elizabeth, vicar general of the Sisters of Life, talks with the child May 4 at the religious community’s Holy Respite residence in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of New York City. Holy Respite serves as a home and support center for pregnant women in crisis and new mothers. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)