Archdiocese Of Boston: A New Congregation Of Sisters

[sistersintigo]

Boston's Archbishop, Sean Cardinal O'Malley, has announced that a charism with its roots in a discernment group in his diocese will be permitted to form a religious order.
The discernment group is from Boston University's Catholic campus ministry, and the group was facilitated by long-time chaplain Sr. Olga of the Eucharist / Olga Yaqob, an Iraqi of Assyrian ancestry from her country's Christian minority.
The campus-ministry discernment group has resulted in a few members following a religious vocation as far as ordination or entering a congregation.
Sister Olga's new congregation/order is to begin with a number of young women who were discernment-group members and who want to follow her into vowed religious life. Here are some links.

[url="http://thegingercatholic.blogspot.com/2011/06/new-order-of-sisters.html"]http://thegingercath...of-sisters.html[/url]

[url="http://www.americancatholic.org/news/report.aspx?id=3591"]http://www.americanc...rt.aspx?id=3591[/url]

[url="http://www.womenofgrace.com/blog/?p=8435"]http://www.womenofgr...om/blog/?p=8435[/url]

Edited October 10, 2011 by sistersintigo

[NovemberFourth]

Thank you so much for posting these links. I don't suppose anyone has contact details for the prospective order or Sister Olga?

God bless

N4

[sistersintigo]

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[Aya Sophia]

H.S. at work . . . amazing and wonderful.

[Feankie]

Sr. Olga stands 4 feet, 10i inches tall. Though she's small in stature by the worlds standards, she makes up for that with her faith, fidelity, and courage as she answers God's call in formation of a new religious order. Many blessings to her and her daughters as they begin this amesome undertaking

[sistersintigo]

[quote name='NovemberFourth' timestamp='1318274663' post='2319225']
Thank you so much for posting these links. I don't suppose anyone has contact details for the prospective order or Sister Olga?

God bless

N4
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For Sr Olga I have no contact information. Please note the following:

Sr Marian Batho, CSJ is the diocesan Delegate for Religious, her office phone is 617 - 746 - 5637. She is also responsible to the Consecrated Virgins and diocesan Hermits, as well as Consecrated Life in its more conventional form. I can't locate her e-mail.

December 10 is the date of a Boston Catholic Conference, both men AND women, in Lowell, Massachusetts. It is a daytime event. The Vigil Mass in early evening will CONCLUDE the conference, and Sean Cardinal O'Malley will preside.
Before that Mass, speakers available for lectures and to ask questions will include Sr. Olga of the Eucharist.

[NovemberFourth]

[quote name='sistersintigo' timestamp='1318444700' post='2320236']

For Sr Olga I have no contact information. Please note the following:

Sr Marian Batho, CSJ is the diocesan Delegate for Religious, her office phone is 617 - 746 - 5637. She is also responsible to the Consecrated Virgins and diocesan Hermits, as well as Consecrated Life in its more conventional form. I can't locate her e-mail.

December 10 is the date of a Boston Catholic Conference, both men AND women, in Lowell, Massachusetts. It is a daytime event. The Vigil Mass in early evening will CONCLUDE the conference, and Sean Cardinal O'Malley will preside.
Before that Mass, speakers available for lectures and to ask questions will include Sr. Olga of the Eucharist.
[/quote]

Many thanks for this. Unfortunately, I am based in the UK so attending the conference is out of the question. I will however note the telephone number for Sister Marian.

Thanks again!

N4

[sistersintigo]

[quote name='sistersintigo' timestamp='1318444700' post='2320236'] For Sr Olga I have no contact information. Please note the following: Sr Marian Batho, CSJ is the diocesan Delegate for Religious, her office phone is 617 - 746 - 5637. She is also responsible to the Consecrated Virgins and diocesan Hermits, as well as Consecrated Life in its more conventional form. I can't locate her e-mail. [/quote]

Here is the e-mail address for the diocesan Delegate for Religious, in the Archdiocese of Boston. Presently this is really the only way to get more contact/information regarding consecrated life in this diocese, particularly about the new congregation, Daughters of Mary Our Lady of Nazareth, and its founder Sr. Olga of the Eucharist.

[email="Sr_Marian_Batho@rcab.org"]Sr_Marian_Batho@rcab.org[/email]

[sistersintigo]

If this link works, it will pull up a printed summary of a recent radio interview broadcast.

[url="http://www.thegoodcatholiclife.com/2011/10/17/program-0158-for-monday-october-17-2011-sr-olga-yaqob/"]http://www.thegoodca...-sr-olga-yaqob/[/url]

[NovemberFourth]

Thank you. Props!

N4

[reminiscere]

http://photos.pilotcatholicnews.com/Photogalleries/Interfaith-Prayer-Service/28983619_XZTKZb#!i=2464557330&k=rbwcqCB&lb=1&s=A

 

 

[Chiquitunga]

http://photos.pilotcatholicnews.com/Photogalleries/Interfaith-Prayer-Service/28983619_XZTKZb#!i=2464557330&k=rbwcqCB&lb=1&s=A

 

Wow.... thank you so much for posting this!! I almost missed it! How well she is reflecting Christ's love........ 

[HopefulBride]

I've not heard of his they are doing in a little while. Has anyone any news of them?

[Chiquitunga]

I've not heard of his they are doing in a little while. Has anyone any news of them?

 

There are a couple new (at least not posted here yet) videos on their youtube page

 

http://youtu.be/fvOF_DOvC5w

 

http://youtu.be/_tJVRlrGhl8

[krissylou]

There are a couple new (at least not posted here yet) videos on their youtube page

 

http://youtu.be/fvOF_DOvC5w

 

http://youtu.be/_tJVRlrGhl8

 

That's a different community.  They're Maronite Catholics.  Mother Olga is from Iraq, and I think she was originally some form of Orthodox but became a Latin Rite Catholic.

[EmilyAnn]

I've not heard of his they are doing in a little while. Has anyone any news of them?

Their website is: http://www.dmnazareth.org/about/

[Chiquitunga]

That's a different community.  They're Maronite Catholics.  Mother Olga is from Iraq, and I think she was originally some form of Orthodox but became a Latin Rite Catholic.

 

Ah, ha! You're right! Thank you! I somehow had them as one community in my head and thought maybe they had a couple different habits or changed them or something. Thanks again!