Vocations

Let the Cross be for you, as it was for Christ, proof of the greatest love. Is there not a mysterious relationship between renunciation and joy, between sacrifice and magnanimity, between discipline and spiritual freedom?”

Pope Saint Paul VI

Through the profession of the evangelical counsels, the Sisters bind themselves to the Lord in a special way and strive to imitate Him in all things. Our life is a response to a divine call to live for God alone.

A vocation to the religious life is a call to self-gift, made possible by God’s grace.  Each Sister is called to live a life of physical, intellectual, and spiritual mortification by a commitment to prayer and community life, by continued study of the Faith, and by fidelity to her daily duties. We strive to imitate Mary’s generous “yes” to God and to follow the examples of Saints Francis and Dominic in their devotion to the Eternal Word. Each Sister is to proclaim the truth of God’s love by her life of prayer and penance and the work in the apostolate of evangelization through catechesis and retreats.

The sisters look to Mary as their model and guide. Only with Mary’s help can each sister give her own “Fiat” to God.

Are you called?

If you are discerning a call to religious life, praise God! The fact that you are even open is a gift from the Father. God has a plan for each person, and you are no exception. To the extent that you open your life to God, He will fulfill you. Here are several indicators that God may be inviting you to discern a call to religious life:

  • A deepening desire for God and prayer,
  • Interior and persistent inclinations to be open to religious life,
  • A desire to freely give of oneself to God,
  • A desire to serve the Church and pray for the salvation of souls,
  • Faithfulness in living a Catholic life, yet desiring something more,
  • The emotional, mental, and physical capacity needed for the self-gift lived within religious life.

Come and see

If you have been thinking about religious life but have not yet visited or spoken with a sister, now is the time! Often, God simply wants us to take the next step in faith. A discernment retreat is a good opportunity to step away from the world, experience religious life, and spend time alone with God.

The Sister Servants offer discernment retreats to Catholic women between the ages of 18-30. The retreats are weekends of prayer, quiet, and interacting with the sisters, so that young women can better discern the vocation to which God is calling them.

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