Father who created us, Jesus who espoused us, and Spirit who sustains us: Help us to be mindful that we should desire one thing alone, namely, the Spirit of God at work within us. Always obedient to the Church and firmly established in the Faith let us live according to the poverty, the humility and the holy Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ which we have solemnly promised to observe.
Sister Judy renews her vows
“Almighty and eternal God, I renew and confirm with all my heart the vows of poverty, chastity and obedience which I made at my profession and I implore your grace to accomplish them perfectly. Amen.” (Taken from our community’s Vow Formula)
Father Cam responds to this renewal.
“Sister if you remain faithful to these vows, I promise you in the name of God, eternal life. In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen”. (Taken from our community’s Vow Formula)
“Through our profession of the evangelical counsels, we respond in the spirit of Christ with a total gift of ourselves to the Father.” (Taken from our Community Constitutions)
“We embrace our way of life knowing that it is the way God is giving us to grow in intimacy with Him.” (Taken from our Community Constitutions)
After Mass Sister Judy was congratulated by many of her friends and fellow parishioners.
Mrs. Lewis, our Principal, stopped to congratulate Sister Judy after Mass.
Sister’s card are bears the words; “Having walked and blessed the holy ground of St. Francis, Greenwood, you have softened the clay of your being to be more perfectly formed by the potter.” Also, one of Sister Judy’s favorite quotes followed; “Take me, use me, lead me, mold me, call me, fill me, guide me.”
Sister Judy seems delighted to receive a gift card for the purchase of a Jubilee skirt.
Also stamps! What Sister isn’t pleased with a gift of stamps?
As we downsize our possessions during these Lenten days, Sister Judy’s request was that any gift be consumable. She appears pleased.
Romans 12:1ff “Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercy of God, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God–your spiritual worship. Do not conform yourselves to this age but be transformed by the renewal of your mind that we may discern what is the will of God, what is good, pleasing and perfect. Let love be sincere, hate what is evil, hold on to what is good; love one another with mutual affection; anticipate one another in showing honor. Do not grow slack in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope, endure in affliction, persevere in prayer.”
Saint Francis’s Prayer Before the Crucifix: “Most High, glorious God, enlighten the darkness of my heart and give me true faith, certain hope, and perfect charity, sense and knowledge, Lord, that I may carry out Your holy and true command. Amen.”