{"id":25944,"date":"2023-11-09T16:56:29","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T21:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssvmusa.org\/?p=25944"},"modified":"2023-11-30T19:38:11","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T00:38:11","slug":"eight-sisters-profess-first-vows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ssvmusa.org\/index.php\/2023\/11\/09\/eight-sisters-profess-first-vows\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight Sisters Profess First Vows"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"25944\" class=\"elementor elementor-25944\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7fa4fd1e elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7fa4fd1e\" 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-bd88181\" data-id=\"bd88181\" 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-9300671 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9300671\" 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=\"1440\" height=\"705\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/first-vows2-2023_cropped.jpg?fit=1440%2C705&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25950\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/first-vows2-2023_cropped.jpg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/first-vows2-2023_cropped.jpg?resize=300%2C147&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/first-vows2-2023_cropped.jpg?resize=800%2C392&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/first-vows2-2023_cropped.jpg?resize=768%2C376&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/first-vows2-2023_cropped.jpg?resize=1320%2C646&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" 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-2b67f24f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b67f24f\" 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-3f47a54f\" data-id=\"3f47a54f\" 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-18184aeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18184aeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cCome, Spouse of Christ, Receive the Crown\nthe Lord has prepared for you from all Eternity\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4827b20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4827b20\" 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>These past weeks, our <a href=\"https:\/\/ssvmusa.org\/index.php\/about-us\/our-religious-family\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Religious Family<\/a> had the joy of celebrating the first profession of vows for eight sisters in our province.\u00a0 There were two celebrations, one in the <a href=\"https:\/\/ssvmusa.org\/index.php\/contemplative-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contemplative monastery<\/a> in New York and one in Washington, DC.<\/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-b1b0cb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b1b0cb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Brooklyn, NY - Profession of vows in the Contemplative Monastery<\/h2>\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-3e68a4b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e68a4b\" 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-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c703da\" data-id=\"4c703da\" 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-9463f0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9463f0c\" 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>On October 7, Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, <strong>Sister Mary Mother of the Eucharistic Heart<\/strong> professed vows in our Contemplative Monastery in New York (<a href=\"https:\/\/ssvmusa.org\/index.php\/our-province\/st-edith-stein\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>St. Edith Stein Contemplative Community<\/em><\/a>).\u00a0 The Mass took place in the chapel of the Precious Blood Monastery and was presided by Fr. Pablo Waldman, IVE. Afterward friends and family were able to celebrate with the sisters in their visiting parlor.<\/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-84fccad elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"84fccad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/contemplative-first-vows-16-2023.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26018\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/contemplative-first-vows-16-2023.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/contemplative-first-vows-16-2023.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/contemplative-first-vows-16-2023.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" 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-4d26ef0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4d26ef0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-element-9c37490 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c37490\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Washington, DC - House of Formation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-818fd4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"818fd4e\" 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>On November 1st, the Feast of All Saints, seven sisters made their first profession of vows in the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC:<\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><strong>Sr. Mary Throne of Mercy<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Sr. Mary of the Crucifixion<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Sr. Mary Queen of Heaven<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Sr. Maria Lignum Vitae<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Sr. Mary Fountain of Life<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Sr. Mary Virgin Mother<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Sr. Maria Madre de Dulzura<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p>The Mass of Profession was presided by Fr. 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join us in praying for these sisters.<\/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-faa7d59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"faa7d59\" 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<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"346\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/first-vows-13-2023-1.jpg?fit=768%2C346&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-26044\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/first-vows-13-2023-1.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, 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