During this Lenten season I have felt the Lord asking me to enter more deeply into our spirituality "They shall look upon Him Whome they have pierced." While praying in front of the crucifix I realized that my vocation, caring for the poor and needy of every condition as a Sister, was an answer to a prayer I had made when I was in middle school. I prayed that I would never be afraid to stand up for anyone. It came as a result of a specific situation that I don't think I will ever forget. There was a girl in my class that many students had started making fun of. It began small, like most things do, but it grew into a daily isolation and taunting, which eventually led her to leave the school after that year. I remembered when it started. I didn't take part in it but I didn't do anything to stop the teasing either. When I was asked by a teacher to be a friend to her, I did, although I was worried about what my friends would think. They did confront
The Franciscan Way of the Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George is the road that St. Francis followed: in the footsteps of Jesus Christ and in the spirit of our foundress, Mother M. Anselma.