Abbreviation O.N.D. | ||
Motto That which pleases God I strive to do always Founder George Dion and Gerard Mongeau Type Religious congregation (Institute of Consecrated Life) Purpose Active ministries of the Church as Pastoral Catechesis and Social Ministry ( HESED FOUNDATION, Justice, Peace and Integrity of creation or JPIC, Reconciliation, Child Peace Learning Center, Migrants and Itinerant People, Women, Health Care) | ||
The Oblates of Notre Dame (OND) is a religious congregation based in Cotabato City, Philippines.
Founded November 10, 1956 in Cotabato City, by two missionaries of Oblates of Mary Immaculate who came to Manila in 1939: Fathers George Dion and Gerard Mongeau. First Members: Sr. Ma. Estrella Adre,OND and Sr. Rosita Quijano,OND
The congregation consists of 172 sisters (as of January, 2016).
Their primary apostolate is Pastoral Catechesis. Many sisters are working as parish sisters and help in diocesan offices in various local churches. They own and administer schools or help in other institutions as administrators, deans of women or campus ministers especially among Notre Dame schools in the Philippines and church-owned institutions.
The OND Sisters are also active engaged in Social Ministry which includes OND HESED FOUNDATION, Reconciliation Center, Hospital Work, Migrants, Women, Agro-Ecology,and action and dialogue of life with Moro Communities particularly in Sulu-Tawi-Tawi, advocating alternative education and promotion of rights among indigenous peoples.
The Sisters are located in the following Dioceses and Archdioceses"
Mindanao
Visayas
Luzon
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