{"id":24471,"date":"2022-12-16T17:34:49","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T22:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssvmusa.org\/?p=24471"},"modified":"2023-01-19T18:46:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T23:46:05","slug":"10-novices-receive-the-holy-habit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ssvmusa.org\/index.php\/2022\/12\/16\/10-novices-receive-the-holy-habit\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Novices Receive the Holy Habit"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"24471\" class=\"elementor elementor-24471\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1649a2fa elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1649a2fa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-425336af\" data-id=\"425336af\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36047573 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"36047573\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/investiture2022_banner.jpg?fit=1200%2C416&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24476\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/investiture2022_banner.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/investiture2022_banner.jpg?resize=300%2C104&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/investiture2022_banner.jpg?resize=800%2C277&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/investiture2022_banner.jpg?resize=768%2C266&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c6cd90b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c6cd90b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-620b1421\" data-id=\"620b1421\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a5ee1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a5ee1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our Constitutions tell us that our holy habit \u201cshould be as our very own skin\u201d (Const, 154).\u00a0<\/p><p>For us as religious, the reception of the habit is a solemn and significant moment marking the commitment of consecrated life in a very visible way.\u00a0 This, together with the receiving of a new name which happens sometime before, shows to the world that the religious is not his own but belongs to Christ in a complete and radical way.<\/p><p>On December 9, ten of our novices in Washington, DC received the holy habit.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-24cfafe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"24cfafe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-edd796d\" data-id=\"edd796d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/investiture2022_2.jpg?fit=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24473\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/investiture2022_2.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/investiture2022_2.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/investiture2022_2.jpg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/investiture2022_2.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/investiture2022_2.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2ee9f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2ee9f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Those who were invested are:<\/p><p>Sister Mary of the Crucifixion<br \/>Sister Mary Mother of Good Counsel<br \/>Sister Mary Virgin Mother<br \/>Sister Mary Tower of Ivory<br \/>Sister Mary Queen of Heaven<br \/>Sister Mar\u00eda Madre de Dulzura (<em>Mary Mother of Sweetness<\/em>)<br \/>Sister Mary Throne of Mercy<br \/>Sister Mary Stainless Maiden<br \/>Sister Mary Fountain of Life<br \/>Sister Maria Lignum Vitae (<em>Mary Tree of Life<\/em>)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8546fd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8546fd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/investiture2022_3.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24474\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/investiture2022_3.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/investiture2022_3.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/investiture2022_3.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/investiture2022_3.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/investiture2022_3.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/investiture2022_3.jpg?resize=1320%2C990&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93bc71b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93bc71b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The habit of a <em>Servidora<\/em> includes:<\/p><ul><li>a grey tunic<\/li><li>a blue scapular<\/li><li>a blue veil for professed sisters<\/li><li>a white veil for novice sisters<\/li><li>the cross of Matar\u00e1<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Our habit with these colors represents the mystery of the Incarnation: the blue represents the Divinity of Christ and the grey represents His Humanity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7b1fd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7b1fd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201c\u2026The blue scapular, which represents the Divine Word, put over the grey habit, which symbolizes the humanity, is an eloquent statement of the great mystery of the Incarnation, in which the Word was united with our nature and dressed in our flesh\u2026<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2026In each <em>Servidora<\/em> there should be a love for her Habit; it should be like her skin, so that united to the Incarnate Word, who united Heaven and Earth, she may flower into all kinds of good works and be for all <em>the sweet aroma of Christ<\/em> (2 Cor 2:15).\u201d<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u2014 Las Servidoras<\/em>, Vol. I<\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02a6a0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02a6a0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Please pray for these novices as they embark on the adventure of following Christ!<\/p><p>Our Lady of Lujan, <em>pray for us!<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83ca62c 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