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Age: 22 years old
From: Cashton, Wisconsin
Greetings from the newest members of the Novitiate! On
August 15, 2011 three young women were received into our
community as Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George
and I am blessed to have been one of them! While our
community received us, we in turn received our religious
names, habit and veil. I often go back to the moment on the
15th when Bishop Paprocki handed me my habit and
announced that I would “henceforth be known as Sister Teresa
Maria.” Walking in for the first time in my habit to our
Sisters singing “Here I am Lord” is a memory that will
forever bring a smile to my face and to my heart.
As I mentioned earlier, my
name is Sister Teresa Maria, I am 22 years old and I am a
proud Wisconsinite! I grew up in a small town in Southwest
Wisconsin called Cashton with my two younger sisters Kateri
and Clare and our parents. I tease my family that I entered
the convent so I could have a saint’s name like my sisters!
I took my name after Mother Teresa and our Blessed Mother.
I have loved Mother Teresa ever since I was a little girl
and I credit her for leading me to a deeper love for Our
Lady, and together they took my hands and guided me to the
vocation Christ had in store for me. My admiration for
Mother Teresa can be summed up in the simple way she gave
her whole heart to Jesus and because of her love for Him was
able to love the world in some of the ugliest situations.
Her courage and motivation
to love and serve the world came from her intimate union
with Christ. As canonical novices we spend this year
deepening our own union with Him. We are strengthening our
interior life with Christ so that after profession we will
have what we need to spread His merciful love wherever He
sends us. God bless you! |
