“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower. Remain in me, as I remain in you. It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you to go and bear fruit that will remain.” John 15:1,16 “The charism of Religious Life is the fruit of the Holy Spirit, who is always at work within the Church.” Perfectae Caritatis, no. 11. ** To learn about a particular Religious community, click on its name below to be directed to its website. Religious Institutions of Women Represented in the Fall River Diocese Dominican Sisters of Hope (O.P.) Dominican Sisters of the Presentation (O.P.) Faithful Companions of Jesus (F.C.J.) Holy Union Sisters (S.U.S.C.) Maronite Servants of Christ the Light Missionaries of Charity (M.C.) Missionary Servants of the Most Blessed Trinity (M.S.B.T.) Servants of the Lord and Our Lady of Matará Sisters of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament (S.A.B.S.) Sisters of Mercy of the Americas (R.S.M.) Sisters of Our Lady of LaSalette (S.N.D.S.) Sisters of Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary and of Perpetual Adoration (SS.CC.) Sisters of St. Dorothy (S.S.D.) Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (P.B.V.M.) Religious Institutions of Men Represented in the Fall River Diocese Congregation of Holy Cross (C.S.C.) Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (SS.CC.) Conventual Franciscans (O.F.M. Conv.) Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate (F.F.I.) Franciscan Friars (O.F.M.) Institute of the Incarnate Word (I.V.E.) Missionaries of Our Lady of LaSalette (M.S.) Society of Divine Vocations (S.D.V.)