SAVE THE DATE: Friday, March 30 thru Saturday, March 31
JOIN US FOR AN INSIDE LOOK AT RELIGIOUS LIFE!
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Join Us As a Sister
Where do I begin?
What is God calling me to do with my one wild precious life?
What would it be like to be a Franciscan Sister?
Do I have the gifts and qualities to live as a Sister?
Do I have the passion and enthusiasm to live simply?
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Seeking to know God’s will and desire for us takes time, intense reflection, heart to heart conversations, and the ability to listen well.
Testaments from:
Sister Renae Hohensee, OSF
Sister Sarah Kohles, OSF
Sister Brenda Whetstone, OSF
Discernment
Seeking God’s call takes time. It’s not the same as decision making. It’s more than looking at all the options, listing pros and cons, talking with others and then making the decision.
The Process
- The first step is to spend time in conversation with God.
- Pray for guidance of the Holy Spirit.
- Pray for courage and strength to listen to your heart’s desires.
- Pray for the wisdom to trust yourself.
- Pray for freedom from undue pressure and/or influence from others.
- Pray that your gifts, talents, and personality will be used to serve God.
- Pray that your inner spirit/spirituality will match that of the congregation that you are drawn to join.
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We Dubuque Franciscans will invite you to receive a Sister prayer partner who will be supportive with daily prayer, an occasional email and/or card and possibly a face to face meeting over a meal at Mount St. Francis. She will share her thoughts and experiences about her call to become a Franciscan Sister, how she lived and continues to live in the Franciscan spirit with other Sisters. And of course, she will share how she continues to develop her relationship with our Creator God, Brother Jesus and the Holy Spirit. You may want to share with her your questions, your own faith story, and the challenges that you face.
Vowed Membership
A decision to become a vowed Franciscan unfolds over time. The interested person visits with Sisters to learn about their lives. In discernment with others and the congregation she considers her gifts, listens to her heart’s desires, prays for guidance to the Spirit, and responds to God’s call.
After a woman is accepted into the congregation she enters a one-two year process to deepen her understanding of the Franciscan life, values, theology, history and the vows. In a Franciscan Common Novitiate, during the canonical year she focuses on Franciscan theological and spiritual values necessary to live religious life today. The novitiate concludes with the profession of temporary vows. After living three-six years as a Franciscan Sister and in mutual agreement with the congregation she celebrates her permanent commitment.
Sr. Renae Hohensee, OSF made her
final profession of vows on August 7, 2010.
About Sr. Renae
Homily Profession of Vows Sr Renae Hohensee
Vigil Sr Renae Hohensee
View video of Sr. Renae's Profession of Vows
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To request more information please contact:
Sr. Ginny Heldorfer, OSF
3390 Windsor Avenue
Dubuque, IA 52001
mailto:heldorferv@osfdbq.org
Phone 563-583-9786
Text 952-457-25193
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