The Sœurs Adoratrices du Précieux-Sang was established as a cloistered, contemplative community in 1861 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec. The first subsequent foundation was that of Toronto in 1867. A monastery was opened in Montreal, Quebec in 1874. In 1925, Precious Blood Monastery in Edmonton, Alberta was established. With declining membership, the monastery closed in 2012, with two sisters going to the nursing home at Providence Centre, and the other four dispersing to monasteries in Calgary, Quebec and Portland, Maine. A Monastery of the Precious Blood opened in Portland, Oregon in 1891 and closed in 1992, the sisters dispersing to houses in the East. A house was opened in Havana, Cuba in 1902 and closed in 1960. A Monastery of the Precious Blood in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island opened in 1929 but losed in 2012.
Life
The Sisters follow a routine of prayer and of work, supporting themselves through the sale of their handicrafts as well as donations. They wear a distinctive religious habitconsisting of a white tunic, with a red scapular over it and a red sash. Their mission, in the words of their foundress, is to pray for the salvation of the world and for an increased holiness of the clergy of the Catholic Church.
Present day
As of 2020, the institute is composed of autonomous Monasteries of the Precious Blood in the United States, Canada and Japan. Two independent monasteries are located in Japan. French Generalate There is a French-speaking community in St.-Hyacinthr, Que., where the order was founded. London Generalate
In 1913 eleven sisters from the Toronto house established a foundation in London, Ontario. The General Superior, other administrative Sisters and new members of the community who are in formation, reside at the London monastery.
Our Lady of Peace Monastery was founded in Hamilton in 1946 by eight sisters from the Winnipeg community. Our Lady of Peace houses the community's infirmary and takes in sick and elderly sisters from the monasteries in Calgary, Regina and London.
The Precious Blood Monastery in Calgary was founded in 1951 by eight sisters from the Edmonton house,. They support themselves by the making and distribution of altar breads throughout the diocese and beyond.
A monastery was established in Ottawa, Ontario in 1887. When the convent was sold, the eleven remaining Sisters moved to a convent near Quebec City. In 1991, the building was purchased by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons. American Federation of Monasteries:
Monastery of the Precious Blood in Brooklyn, New York In 2012, when the Flatlands monastery of the Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matará Sisters was found to be in need of significant repair, the Sisters Adorers of the Precious Blood welcomed them. The two communities share the building.
A Monastery of the Precious Blood was founded in Manchester, New Hampshire in 1898. In 1934 sisters from Manchester opened a house in Portland, Maine. The Portland house closed in 2018, with the remaining two sisters returning to Manchester.
