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Sr. Karol Marie, Sr. Cordia Marie, and Sr. M. Lucy are currently
on their mission as this new year begins. Sr.
Karol Marie is stationed in Tulsa, OK, Sr. Cordia
Marie is in Lincoln, NE and Sr. M. Lucy is stationed in
La Crosse, WI.
Please keep them in your prayers. Come back soon to
hear more about their experiences. |
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Sr.
M. Lucy |
Age: 33 years old
From: West Richland,
Washington
Mission: Mater Redemptoris
Convent in La Crosse, Wisconsin
During our second
year as novices, we each go on “mission” for six
months, living with professed Sisters in one of our
other convents, and putting into practice what we
learned in class last year about living out the
vows. For my mission, I am working at the House of
Formation in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The young women
(called “aspirants”) who live and pray here with us
are discerning whether God is calling them to the
religious life, and if so, to which community. My
role can be summed up well by the words of our
foundress, Mother M. Anselma: to be “simply ready in
obedience.” No one day is quite like the next one,
other than the constant of the Holy Hour that I get
to pray each day for vocations to the priesthood and
religious life in this diocese.
A large part of what
I do is show the aspirants who live and pray with us
the joy and the reality of a life lived for and with
Christ. While I have different projects that I’m
working on, being simply ready in obedience also
means that I’m willing to stop those projects and do
whatever else needs to be done that day. Recently,
we held an Open House for the Diocese, to let people
come and see what the House of Formation is like. I
gave tours. For a few days before that, you almost
always could find me doing lots of yard work and
housekeeping to get the house all sparkly clean.
This included my “levitating” on a ladder to remove
all the cobwebs made by our very industrious
spiders. There was also the day when Fr. Fernando,
a newly ordained priest for the Diocese, said his
First Mass in our chapel. He is from Mexico. After
Mass, we hosted his family and friends for a light
reception. They spoke little English and we, no
Spanish, so that was an adventure! Other days, you
might find me volunteering at the Shrine of Our Lady
of Guadalupe, welcoming pilgrims from around the
world as they arrive, or providing cart rides up and
down the hill to the Shrine Church for those needing
the assistance. Though the days are varied, Christ
never fails to show His love for me and to give me
opportunities to share that love with others, for
which I am very grateful! |
