HISTORY OF THE LITTLE LILIES OF CHRIST

In view of my fundamental obligation to promote faith and devotion among Christ faithful in my diocese, Catholic Diocese of Ilorin, a duty which the Fathers of the Church have rightly termed as the greatest and holiest task of the Church (Ad Gentes, no. 29), and in the face of the numerous challenges facing the diocese and the world at large, I, Bishop Ayo-Maria ATOYEBI OP, by the virtue of my office to enhance a proper caring for the flock of Christ, and bringing Christ to those who still lack the knowledge of salvation, prayed and discerned for a long period of time and then had a due consultation with my consultors and the senate of priests over founding a religious congregation (male and female). Thereafter, from the positive response and the observation of the signs of time, I became convinced that the Lord wants me to found a new Congregation. I had to yield to the inspiration of erecting a new indigenous female Religious Congregation, namely – “The Little Lilies of the Agonizing Jesus Christ Sisters”. The goal of the institute shall be to respond to the invitation of the Lord in the psalm “…I look for sympathy but there was none; for Consoler but there was no one” (Ps 69:20.), and to promote the devotion to the Precious Blood and Gethsemane hour of prayer among Christ faithful. On July 5th 2014, the institute was founded and canonically erected in the House the institute in Nigeria, in the celebration of the Holy Mass, amidst the presence of Priests, Religious and lay faithful of Ilorin diocese with candidates in formation.

To the glory of God, the institute presently has 49 members among which the simple professed are seventeen, fourteen novices, eleven postulants and seven aspirants; each phase has its own house of formation. We are already present in three Dioceses: Ilorin, Enugu and Ibadan.

Meet Our Sisters Who Share God’s Love

She is the Superior/Mother General of the Little Lilies of Christ Sisters. Presently, she is undergoing her religious studies in Rome under the sponsorship of the Missionary Sisters of St Peter Claver.
She is the Novice Mistress of the Little Lilies of Christ Sisters. Presently, she is living in the Novitiate Gethsemane Home Convent, Oloofe Ilorin, Kwara State Nigeria, where she is directing the formation of the the Little Lilies novices
She is the Little Lilies of Christ Sisters Juniorate Mistress. Presently, she is undergoing her religious studies in Spiritan International School of Theology, Atakwu Enugu State, Nigeria under the sponsorship of the benevolent benefactors.
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