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"A religious institute is a society in which members, according to proper law, pronounce public vows, either perpetual or temporary which are to be renewed, however, when the period of time has elapsed, and lead a life of brothers or sisters in common."
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- ↑ "The Worker Sisters of the Holy Spirit » Community Life". workersisters.org. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
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- ↑ Armentrout, edited by Don S.; Slocum, Robert Boak (2000). "Worker Sisters of the Holy Spirit". An Episcopal dictionary of the church : a user-friendly reference for Episcopalians. New York: Church Pub. p. 564. ISBN 978-0898692112.
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