Enjoy Sister M. Benedicta's Vocation Video Part III. When you give everything to the Lord, He cannot be outdone in generosity. Listen to the blessings Sister M. Benedicta has received in surrendering all to HIM.
Recently, I found a reflection I had written during my first retreat as a postulant. The last conference that had been given was on Spiritual Motherhood. As I approached the 4 th Station where Jesus meets His Sorrowful Mother, this is what struck my heart: What is the sacrificial love of a mother? It is the self-sacrifice made to love her children. Mary’s self-sacrifice to be there with Christ, her Son, in His passion was the selfless love that united her with Him. Her heart was pierced with 7 swords in the agony of watching her beloved Son endure a cross that He did not deserve, but which He embraced for the love of the Father and mankind. Could she not have said to Jesus, “You don’t have to do this, there are other ways. Do you know how much pain You are causing me and those who love you?” She knew He could have chosen any other way t...
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Your humility shines through this gift you shared with me!
Thank you for your simple openness!
Thank you for putting God in tangible terms of realization for me!
Hopefully more of your Sisters will share their witness as well and not hide under bushel baskets!
This takes my breath away...so apt on Pentecost as the Spirit moves!
a grateful reader
I noticed in at least one; there were women singing. Was that the Franciscan Sisters and if so do you produce any CD's or your own?