2018 - Entrances, Vows, Ordinations

[littlesister]

Dame Agnes, thank you!  I was looking for those pictures but probably looked too soon.

[DameAgnes]

3 First Professions at Apostles of the Sacred Heart. I think a PM'er named shortnun might almost be due to make final profession soon. 
 

 

Final profession, Marian Sisters of Lincoln
 

 

[JHFamily]

Six novices for the Sisters for Life.  2018 Novices

[Bonkira]

The Poor Clares in Boston vested one novice in June...

...and welcomed one new postulant this week.

I believe they have one other postulant right now as well...these vocations are a huge blessing, as the community has been praying for new sisters for awhile. They also take older vocations, too, as noted by their new postulant.

[deusluxmea]

Nashville Dominicans:

Nine postulants became novices:
https://www.nashvilledominican.org/news-and-media/photo-gallery/view-gallery/?gallery-id=42

Eleven novices make their first profession of vows (no photos yet)

Ten sisters made perpetual profession of vows (no photos yet)

...and they receive new postulants today (August 15)! 

I have to say, they do seem to have good retention in this order. 

[Pax17]

Mount St. Mary's Abbey welcomed a new postulant:

 

https://msmabbey.org/news/lily-enters-as-a-postulant

[Kayte Postle]

The Relgious Sisters of Mercy had three final professions recently. 

https://m.facebook.com/dioceseofsaginaw/photos/a.2130191380356041/2130191477022698/?type=3&source=48

[DameAgnes]

Two first professions coming up for the Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary 

https://www.facebook.com/events/305014276973505/

[Pax17]

A solemn profession at Mount St. Mary's Abbey:

https://msmabbey.org/news/sr-christinas-solemn-profession-1

[Tessa]

One of two Professions taking place this month in St Mary's Abbey in Ireland.

 

http://www.glencairnabbey.org/news/story/solemn-monastic-profession-of-sr-angela-finegan-ocso/

[PrayerSupporter]

First profession of vows for Sr. Maria, August 15, 2018, Terre Haute IN Carmel

http://heartsawake.org/news/first-profession-vows-sr-maria/

[AveMariaPurissima]

13 new postulants for the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist!!  https://twitter.com/DSMMEVocations/status/1036592142070607872

(I don't know how to embed the tweet -- sorry!)

 

Here are their pictures and bios: https://www.sistersofmary.org/vocations/meet-the-sisters/meet-new-postulants/

[Franciscan Mike]

CONGREGATION OF HOLY CROSS (MEN)

5 Men profess final vows and become deacons (Video of final vows at Notre Dame.. beautiful!!)

6 Profess first vows

13 New novices!!!

https://www.holycrossusa.org/vocations/

 

[DameAgnes]

New postulant for the SFFPA's first time I've ever seen a "single" postulant enter. Usually there are several. 
 

 

[DameAgnes]

New Novice for the Sisters of St. Francis Third Order, in Peoria. They recently had a first profession. I know a former PMer, Jamie (now Sr. Veronica) is over there. She probably has made her final vows by now, I should think.  Anyone know? 
 

 

Also, this new novice, plus the sister in first vows are "later vocations" for anyone interested. 

[DameAgnes]

Sisters of Charity of Our Lady, Mother of the Church. Never heard of them. I'm always confused by communities that switch black and white habits. They have a postulant coming in Sept. 
 

 

[truthfinder]

6 hours ago, DameAgnes said:

Sisters of Charity of Our Lady, Mother of the Church. Never heard of them. I'm always confused by communities that switch black and white habits. They have a postulant coming in Sept. 
 

 

They emerged out of the Sisters of Charity of America (Seton-tradition) in the 70s.  It also seems that they have a very gradual change in habits over formation: first year novices change from small grey veils to white veils, second year novices get scapulars, etc.

[Nunsuch]

8 hours ago, truthfinder said:

They emerged out of the Sisters of Charity of America (Seton-tradition) in the 70s.  It also seems that they have a very gradual change in habits over formation: first year novices change from small grey veils to white veils, second year novices get scapulars, etc.

Actually, no. They are from the Sisters of Charity of Our Lady, Mother of Mercy, a community founded in the early 19th century in the Netherlands. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisters_of_Charity_of_Our_Lady_Mother_of_Mercy

 

[truthfinder]

1 hour ago, Nunsuch said:

Actually, no. They are from the Sisters of Charity of Our Lady, Mother of Mercy, a community founded in the early 19th century in the Netherlands. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisters_of_Charity_of_Our_Lady_Mother_of_Mercy

 

I re-read their website: https://www.sistersofcharity.com/founderfoundress/

and it looks like they were inspired by the Dutch community, but the actual foundress Mother Marie Alma Lafond had been an American Sister of Charity and that this new community was autonomous from the Dutch.

[Hna.Caridad]

Upon reading that website, it would appear that Mother Marie Alma Lafond was an American member of an American province (Immaculate Heart of Mary) of the Dutch Sisters of Charity congregation. 

It wasn't unusual in the 1970's for members of American provinces of European congregations to break off and form independent congregations in the U.S.  I'm aware of at least two other cases where this happened and another case of an independent congregation coming out of the U.S. province of a Canadian congregation.

For more information on the Dutch Sisters' of Charity presence in the U.S.:

http://sistersofcharity.nl/en/usa