Rome Reports- Sisters Of Life

[Lisa]

I don't think this has been posted yet! A few of the sisters were in Rome for Pope Benedict's General Assembly for the Pontifical Academy of Life.

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-beautiful.

[DameAgnes]

I so love this community - and yes, they do have the coolest of habits! Cardinal O' Connor, I have heard, looked at their first habits and said, "no, no...more like the Nashville Dominicans..." bless him for it!

I happened to be attending Vespers one evening when Sr. Mariae Angus Dei was chantress. She has a lovely voice.

[OnlySunshine]

Their habits are gorgeous! SO MARIAN!

I absolutely adore this order and I have a special love for them since Sr. Mary Gabriel helped me in a very critical stage in my faith journey. I was at a retreat and it was a few days before my reversion and I was just absolutely exhausted because I had gotten lost 3 times on my drive over to the center. I wanted to go to bed so bad but the retreat was starting that night with prayer and Mass in the chapel. I don't think we got to go to our cabins until 1am! I was so anxious and my emotions were running high because I wasn't a very religious person and I experienced something so profound that night through my very first experience with Adoration. At the time, I just wanted to run away because I had never experienced this before and I was frightened (even though I shouldn't have been). I was crying so much and I asked one of the retreat coordinators if I could speak to one of the Sisters. Sr. Mary Gabriel came out and consoled me. She was like a guardian angel. We talked for about an hour and I was desperately wanting to go home but she was worried for my safety and asked me to please wait at least until morning. She prayed over me and reminded me that God is with me and I have nothing to fear. I went to bed so peaceful and I realized that God doesn't want me to be scared. He wants my happiness. I fell in love with Him and developed a personal relationship with Him for the first time in my whole life. Before, I just knew Him as God and not my Loving Father or Savior or any of the other beautiful titles. I thank God everyday for Sr. Mary Gabriel's presence at that retreat. If I hadn't stayed, I wouldn't be discerning and I probably wouldn't be Catholic either! I was seriously considering converting to the Protestant religion--most likely Presbyterian. At that retreat, I confessed and reverted to the Church and I LOVE my Catholic faith.