Just what is a Parish Visitor? What is she like?
She may be short or tall, young or not so young.
She may have light hair or dark, light skin or darker skin.
She may be slender or not so slender; she may be exuberant or quiet.
She may come from the East, the Midwest, the West, or overseas.
She might enjoy singing, or the beauties of nature, or a good book. She likes a good laugh and a good game at recreation.
She might live at our convent in the Bronx, in Pennsylvania or Arizona, at our motherhouse in New York, or in the Philippines, or in Nigeria.
The important thing is, she is a woman of God.
A prayerful woman, who has given herself totally to Him.
A woman who feels for God’s people—especially those who have strayed from Him.
And who feels for His children—especially the spiritually neglected ones who never learned about Him, who are starved for Him and don’t know it.
She feels for them, goes out to help them, prays and sacrifices for them.
She loves her vows of chastity, poverty, obedience; she loves her Sisters in community wherever they may be.
She is inspired by our foundress, Servant of God Mother Mary Teresa Tallon.
She loves the Church, the Eucharist, the Sacred Heart of the Good Shepherd, Our Blessed Mother, and Saint Joseph.
This is a Parish Visitor!
Many blessings from Our Risen Lord to all of you!
Holy Week and Easter at Marycrest, our motherhouse, were especially beautiful this year. We had all the Holy Week and Easter ceremonies! What a comparison to last year when we only had livestreaming.
Above shows a Sister in adoration at our repository on Holy Thursday.
At the Easter Vigil, our Pascal Candle, surrounded
by Easter flowers, proclaimed Our Risen Savior!
We had some fun, too. During the Easter octave, our novices gave an ice cream party to the Sisters, complete with an Easter bunny!
Preparing to serve the ice cream.
Yum!
The novices also planned a game evening and a “carnival” event.
As our foundress told us, “God expects us to pray well, to work faithfully, and to play cheerfully.”
May God’s guidance be with you as you as you continue to discern His will for your life. Feel free to email me. If you’d like to plan a phone chat to get better acquainted, just let me know. Our prayers are with you all!
In Jesus Our Risen Lord,
Sister Dolores Marie