The Spouse of Christ: The Consecrated Women's Vocation

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament should have a very important and extensive part in the lives of all the members of Miles Jesu. The women especially should zealously spread this devotion together with a great love for the Immaculate Heart of our most beautiful Mother and her rosary.
–Miles Jesu Constitutions

In short, besides the regular mission of every Miles Jesu, the consecrated women members are entrusted with the special mission of fostering and promoting a deep devotion and love for the Most Blessed Sacrament and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and of constantly offering their prayers and works for all the members of the Institute. They are dedicated to caring for those in need, spiritually and physically.

Nigeria

The Miles Jesu women played a key role in starting perpetual adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in various parishes, including the archdiocesan Cathedral in Onitsha. The adoration in these parishes is well-attended to this day. Every Friday, women members of the vinculum meet together for an hour
of adoration.

Children were dying of starvation and malnutrition in the village of Umbakwu and the Miles Jesu women’s communities started a program to feed the children and educate the parents in health and nutrition. They started a home for poor or neglected girls and now have 12 girls under the care of two domus members.

They also visit poor families and the sick and elderly who are alone in their homes. They help them with cleaning and food, pray with them and help them to receive the Sacraments.

India

In Eluru the Miles Jesu women’s community began with feeding the poor, especially children. Then they opened their home to destitute girls. Very soon they had 50 children on their list who were hoping to come, but they could only receive 10 of them because of their limited space. They provide the girls with a loving, family atmosphere, good nutrition, spiritual formation, and education.

Miles Jesu was one of the first groups in India to do sidewalk counselling outside of abortion clinics.

Our women members there are also working with girls and young ladies to help them to fulfill God’s will for them in their lives.

Slovakia

Here the women’s community is bursting at the seams. With not enough space in their little apartment for all the beds they need, some of the girls have to sleep on the floor. Thanks be to God, there are many new vocation candidates, and the atmosphere in the community is very prayerful and joyful.

They give many formation classes, retreats, and seminars for youth and adults and speak in parishes about the missions.

They visit and care for the sick and elderly who are homebound, distribute winter clothes and simple medicines to people in need and feed the poor on the streets. They always make sure to attend any pro-life rallies, rosaries and other events.

Czech Republic

The Miles Jesu women have been active here in the pro-life movement. They were the first to begin praying at a hospital which was performing abortions. The group coming to pray gradually grew in number and eventually the hospital stopped doing the abortions.

They have been helping the poor and street people with food, clothing and looking for jobs for them.

In the history of the Church many outstanding women with their feminine and motherly gifts have accomplished great missions: the education of children, the care of the sick, the teaching of the spiritual life, and in being the backbone of civilization. The fruitfulness of the virgins of the Church, spouses of Christ, has been overwhelming in the human and divine spheres.
–Miles Jesu Constitutions

United States

In Arizona, the MJ women teach catechism, have a mothers’ group, a teens’ group, and a group for little girls. They are active in pro-life work. They have students in the community who are working for a degree in education with the plan to open a school for girls. One of the members is a committee secretary for the Arizona House of Representatives and is able to be a positive Catholic influence in her work environment.

In Chicago, the Miles Jesu women are active in pro-life work, vocation discernment retreats, Catholic evangelization trips across different parts of the country, and an annual summer camp for girls in which the girls have Mass and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament every day.

Poland

The Miles Jesu women have adoration of the Blessed Sacrament every day and invite others to attend.

They have formation groups in villages, many of which are in danger of being lost to sects, and retreats and camps for girls.

Some of the members are taking a course to learn to care for dying cancer patients.

They will offer constantly their work and their prayers for all the needs of the Institute. They must have a very abundant life of prayer and recollection.
–Miles Jesu Constitutions

Eastern Europe
Our Miles Jesu women working at the Star of the Sea Clinic counselled and then supported three street girls in their decision not to abort their babies. Thanks be to God these young mothers and their babies are doing well.
Street girls come to the center for food, and after a while they begin to trust the
MJ women who are always there for them. The girls eventually talk about their troubles and are more open to advice and help. The street girls don't have many friends; they are beaten and used. This is a place that shows them genuine love and concern.

Ukraine

The Miles Jesu women started the soup kitchen in L’viv which is feeding 300 people every day, many of them children.

They also started a home for girls which now has 14 with another five hoping to join them this summer. The community cares for these girls, loving them unconditionally, like a real family. All of these little girls have tragic histories and are so in need of seeing God’s love for them.

The MJ women in Ukraine are also very active in forming groups for girls and students, giving missions in villages and organizing camps and retreats.

Mexico

The Miles Jesu women’s community in Phoenix, Arizona, started a program to help the poor in the border towns of Mexico with food, clothing and toys for the children.

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