The Catholic Catechism says that “taking up one’s cross each day and following Jesus is the surest way of penance.” We express this interior penance in the traditional ways of fasting, prayer and works of mercy. The first thing any Christian must “fast” from is sin. And living closely together in community provides countless opportunities to show mercy in seen and unseen ways.
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As one officially enters the novitiate, to receive a name in the context of one’s new state in life as a person preparing for consecration to God as a religious. Religious consecration itself intensifies our baptismal consecration and unites us to the mystery and mission of the Church in a special way.
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One of the traditional Catholic practices very dear to our hearts is the Way of the Cross. Besides the Stations of the Cross in our chapel, we have another set in a long corridor leading to the chapel. This devotion is an effective way to grow in an intimate, personal union with Our Lord, and to steep oneself in the surpassing knowledge of Jesus Christ and the wisdom of His Cross.
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