On this
Feast of St. Therese, October 1, 2012, the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and
Infirm thank God for the grace of welcoming new Sisters to our
Congregation. The Reception Ceremony
started with the four Postulants entering the Chapel and gathering in front of the
main altar. They were then asked the
question, “What do you desire?” The
Postulants then responded, “I ask the mercy
of God and the habit of the Blessed Virgin Mary. I wish to learn and to live this way of life
and to be tested, so that I may be admitted to this religious Community for the
following of Christ.” After invoking
God’s blessings, the holy habits were then blessed and given to each Postulant
by Mother Mark Louis Anne, Superior General, as they left Chapel.
The Postulants
then returned to Chapel dressed in the Carmelite habit and knelt down to
receive their religious names: “Your name in religion will be- Sr. Luke Mary Angeline, Sr. Mary Catherine Angeline, Sr. Maureen Paul Angeline and Sr.
Hope Therese Angeline.”
The Chapel then
filled with applause as the Community gave a warm welcome to our new
Novices! The Eucharistic celebration of
the Feast of Saint Therese then followed.
Our main celebrant, Father Ashley Harrington, O.Carm, of the Most Pure Heart
of Mary Province, thanked God for the graces bestowed upon the new novices and
our Congregation. It was appropriate that
Father Ashley would make “remembrance” as the theme of the day. This happy event, experienced by all the
Sisters who by their own calling answered the call of God, is an invitation to
our new Sisters to etch and to cherish in their memories this “first hour, of
the first day, of their Carmelite religious life.” The journey has started, and the road is
long, but for those who chose to follow the Will of God in their lives, every
day of the journey is a new beginning since the Will of God is always in the
present.
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| (L to R): Fr. Ashley Harrington, O.Carm., Sr. Luke Mary Angeline, O.Carm., Sr. Hope Therese Angeline, O.Carm., Sr. Maureen Paul Angeline, O.Carm., Sr. Mary Catherine Angeline, O.Carm., Mother Mark Louis Anne, O.Carm. |
A delicious
meal was then enjoyed by everyone present.
Congratulations, Sisters! May you
find your life in Carmel joyful, fulfilling and full of promise!
Hello dear Novices and Sisters all! Well you know I would have posted something last night after I read about your beautiful ceremony and saw these pictures, but all I could do was put my head down on my computed and cry! How incredibly beautiful, wonderful and full of grace this day was. Honestly...well that's enough blubbering for now. In the mean time I have written down all your names so I get them right on the next visiting day...I heard there's a little something going around that says every time a fellow Sister get a Novice's name wrong they have to say a Hail Mary for them. That's a good one! I am so happy to learn about the ceremony so I can tell everyone who is asking. Thank you to the Sister who wrote this and to the picture taker. Honestly it's just like being there! We will all keep praying for all of you for your Novitiate, and Sister Dianna (oops...Sister Hope Therese...Hail Mary!) your family is so happy for you and thankful to God for your vocation! Love and see you soon
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