They are women who, moved by the Holy Spirit, commit themselves to follow the Lord by observing the evangelical counsels —poverty, chastity and obedience—, practicing fraternal charity and living their lives as a testimony of the arrival of the Kingdom of God.
They share the spirituality of the Dominican Order, and Saint Catherine of Siena is not only their patron saint but also their model of spiritual and apostolic life.
As the spiritual sisters of the members of Fasta, they accompany them in prayer, counsel and example. They collaborate, together with the City, in the evangelization of culture, family and youth.
We Catherines are sisters who support the women in Fasta through prayer, listening, counsel, and preaching. Inspired by the life of Saint Catherine, we try to make our lives a reflection of the Kingdom of Heaven in the world.
To be a consecrated women in Fasta —or as people lovingly reffer to us, "catherines"— is to be spiritual sisters: sisters to pray with, to laugh or to cry with, and to walk along in hope the path of salvation we have been called to.
In order to provide an appropriate space for discernment, spiritual growth and doctrinal formation of young women, Fasta has a House of Formation for the admission, incorporation and education of the Catherines.
In an atmosphere of fraternal life, young women are provided with the necessary means to prepare themselves for consecrating their lives to God, following Christ and fulfilling their mission.
