Before it becomes “old news”, we wanted to share with you the lovely reflection that Sister wrote for her Profession program …
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Our chapel was filled nearly to overflowing with friends and family who came to share in the joy of our Sr. Bethany Marie of the Glorious Wounds of Christ, as she made her first vows and was consecrated as a Bride of the Crucified. We are so grateful to God for the gift of Sister’s vocation, and of her “yes” to the Bridegroom’s call.
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This morning, Deacon Conrad Jaconette will be ordained a priest of Jesus Christ, to serve our Diocese and the Archdiocese for Military Services, USA. Just a few hours later, our Sr. Bethany Marie will make her First Profession of vows, placing herself at the service of Christ and of His Church.
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We have some joyous news to share about our “senior novice,” Sr. Bethany Marie …
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In the latest edition of the Western KY Catholic (the diocesan newspaper for our Diocese of Owensboro), our own Sr. Bethany Marie was featured! Sister sat down for an interview with WKC reporters in early August, to discuss her vocational discernment and the wonderful way God led her to a monastery in her own hometown of Whitesville.
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To round out our “coverage” of Sr. Bethany Marie’s Vestition, we wanted to share with you the beautiful exhortation that Mother John Mary gave during the ceremony. We hope it inspires you as much as it did us!
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Close to a week after the happy day of her Vestition, our new Sr. Bethany Marie is still glowing with joy! She is so grateful for your prayers and support as she begins this important stage of her religious formation. As promised, we now share with you some photos from the ceremony and the radiant new novice!
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“You should be a nun - you know, just up the road.”
“No way, Grandma! They’re cloistered! I don’t want to live in Whitesville forever!”
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Today, after months of anticipation, our Postulant Hannah received the Passionist habit and her new religious name! The private Vestition ceremony took place in our chapel this morning, and a beaming new novice now walks the halls of St. Joseph’s Monastery. We’ll share pictures soon, but we won’t make you wait to hear Hannah’s new name!
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There has been a lot of activity in the cloth room lately … much more activity than usual.
A certain postulant seems to be very eager to join in that work … much more eager than usual.
Everyone seems excited about the end of May … much more excited than usual.
What ever could be the cause of all these happenings?
As we mentioned in our previous post, Aspirant Hannah has now officially entered the monastery! On May 31st, she knelt at the enclosure door with her parents for the simple but beautiful entrance ceremony.
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We welcome with joy our newest aspirant, Hannah, who on Pentecost Sunday entered formally into this period of deeper discernment with our community! Women in our aspirancy program continue to live in the world for at least 12 months, but they also come for live-in visits to the monastery and begin taking classes with our Novice Directress, Sr. Mary Veronica.
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