On August 21, 2021 in Nowogródek, Sr. Imelda professed her perpetual vows into the hands of Sr. Filotea Tichonowicz, Provicial Superior. Sister took the mystery: of Crucified Love. Most Rev. Aleksander Kaszkiewicz was the main celebrant of the solemn Eucharist.
Grateful to God for Sr. Imelda’s life and vocation, we ask for her joy in her daily commitment to God and for all our Sisters in Belarus.
Two new candidates began their affiliate program on August 21, 2021 in Nowogródek. It is a great joy to see our Congregation growing in Belarus as the community of the affiliates grows in number. We ask for prayer for new vocations in all parts of our Congregation.
On August 15, 2021, Sr. Anna Maria and Sr. M. Zofia professed their first vows into the hands of Sr. Teofania Migowska, Provincial Superior. The ceremony was held in Ostrzeszów, the novitiate house of Warsaw Province.
The Mass was celebrated by Most Rev. Damian Bryl, the bishop of Kalisz diocese. We thank God for the gift of these Sisters’ vocation and we ask for the graces needed for them and their families.
On August 14, 2021, in the Shrine of St. Joseph in Kalisz, three Sisters professed their perpetual vows into the hands of Sr. Teofania Migowska, Provincial Superior of the Most Holy Name of Jesus Province:
Sr. M. Anastazja of Jesus, the Incarnate Word
Sr. M. Emma of Jesus, who is the Way, the Truth and the Life
Sr. M. Veritas of the Holy Spirit, the Fire and Bond of Love
The Mass was celebrated by Most Rev. Damian Bryl, the bishop of Kalisz diocese.
Let us thank God for the dedication of our Sisters’ lives to God and ask for the graces needed to follow their Beloved faithfully.
On August 14, 2021, Katie Shelton entered postulancy in Holy Family Province in the USA. We wish her blessed, grace and beauty-filled days in Nazareth. We ask for prayer for our postulants.
On August 8, 2021 four of our Sisters: Sr. Esperanza Marie, Sr. Therese Marie, Sr. Molly Bernadette, and Sr. Mary Clare began their novitiate in Des Plaines, Illinois. Sharing this great joy, we ask for prayer so that God may lead and support them during this stage of their formation in Nazareth.
On August 1, 2021, the anniversary of the heroic death of our Blessed Martyred Sisters of Nowogródek, Sr. Anna professed her perpetual vows in the provincial house in Krakow. She chose the mystery: of the Holy Spirit the Giver of Life. Fr Ireneusz, OSPPE from Krakow was the main celebrant of the solemn Eucharist. Sr. Angela Marie Mazzeo, Superior General, received the vows on behalf of the Congregation and the Church.
We wish Sr. Anna faithful love and openness to God’s guidance in her daily life.
A beautiful ceremony of the profession of first vows of Sr. Izabela, Sr. Klara and Sr. Karmela took place on July 31, 2021 in Corpus Christi parish church.
Sr. Angela Marie Mazzeo, Superior General received the vows.
We pray for our Sisters for the grace of faithfulness and joy in their surrender to the Lord.
On April 23, 2021, the anniversary of the beatification of our Mother Foundress, a historic ceremony took place in Chiraa, Ghana. On that day, the first two Ghanaian Sisters were accepted into the novitiate: Sr. M. Angela Kissiwaa and Sr. M. Theresah Anane. Accepting the Sisters on behalf of the Congregation was Sr. Speranza Grzebielec, the general councilor responsible for the mission houses in Ghana. Sisters from the communities of Chiraa, Sunyani and Yamfo attended the ceremony.
The evening prior to the day of the Sisters’ admission into the novitiate, there was Mass celebrated on in the Sisters’ chapel, followed by the blessing of the crosses for the Novices. The Sisters spent the entire next day in silence and reflection, and at 3:30 PM the ritual of the admission to the novitiate began. These were extremely touching moments. After the celebration, during which the Sisters received white veils, vespers were prayed, followed by greetings and a joyful time of dinner and recreation.
We praise God for the gift of the vocations of our Sisters to Nazareth and for His blessing on our African mission.
