Sr. Mary Christine, our Novice Directress, recently returned from a meeting held at Corpus Christi Monastery, Bronx, NY. She met several other novice directresses from other monasteries, had discussions, and shared ideas.
Sr. Mary Christine tells her story while the other nuns listen, working on handwork
Lots to tell!
The novices missed Sr. Mary Christine a lot, even though they had Sr. Marie Augustine to watch over them and the rest of the community to keep them company. They made this beautiful sign to welcome her home:
The novices carried it as a banner to meet Sister’s car as it came up from the gate to the house, and then hung it outside the novitiate.
Our Constitutions permit meetings of this kind to be held, especially in monasteries of our Order, so that the nuns can exchange ideas and mutually benefit both from expert speakers and from discussions among themselves. We are glad Sr. Mary Christine had this opportunity, but we really missed her, and we’re happy she’s back home again!
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