{"id":26943,"date":"2024-12-16T17:00:57","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T22:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssvmusa.org\/?p=26943"},"modified":"2024-12-25T00:21:09","modified_gmt":"2024-12-25T05:21:09","slug":"investiture-of-holy-habits-a-visible-sign-of-a-life-transformed-by-the-gospel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ssvmusa.org\/index.php\/2024\/12\/16\/investiture-of-holy-habits-a-visible-sign-of-a-life-transformed-by-the-gospel\/","title":{"rendered":"Investiture of Holy Habits: a visible sign of a life transformed by the Gospel&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"26943\" class=\"elementor elementor-26943\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32935612 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32935612\" 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-14af559f\" data-id=\"14af559f\" 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-114e2db4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"114e2db4\" 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=\"960\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/investiture-2024_banner.jpg?fit=960%2C405&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26967\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/investiture-2024_banner.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/investiture-2024_banner.jpg?resize=300%2C127&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/investiture-2024_banner.jpg?resize=800%2C338&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/investiture-2024_banner.jpg?resize=768%2C324&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\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-3ca281b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ca281b6\" 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-5b5965e\" data-id=\"5b5965e\" 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-2d88eb5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d88eb5d\" 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>In the month of December, 14 of our novices received the holy habit for the first time. This is an occasion of great joy for our province and for our congregation!<\/p><p>On December 6, 10 novices received the habit at the National Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC. A week later, on December 14, four contemplative novices were also invested in our contemplative monastery in Brooklyn, New York.<\/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-9345a09 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9345a09\" 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-a17a2b2\" data-id=\"a17a2b2\" 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-7d3b569 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7d3b569\" 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 decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/investiture-2024_10.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26947\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/investiture-2024_10.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/investiture-2024_10.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/investiture-2024_10.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/investiture-2024_10.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<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">10 sisters are invested in Washington, DC<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-55e5697\" data-id=\"55e5697\" 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-7f5ec9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7f5ec9e\" 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 decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/contemplative-investitutre-2024-05.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26955\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/contemplative-investitutre-2024-05.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/contemplative-investitutre-2024-05.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/contemplative-investitutre-2024-05.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<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Four contemplative novices receive the habit in Brooklyn, NY<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\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-1cf422e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1cf422e\" 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>Fr. Andrew Whiting, IVE, presided over the Solemn Masses for both celebrations. In his homily on December 6<sup>th<\/sup>, Fr. Whiting emphasized \u00a0that the taking of the religious habit is a visible sign to the world of the life upon which they are embarking: a life totally consecrated to God.<\/p><p>Citing various Church documents, especially from the pontificate of St. John Paul II, he said:<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>\u201cAt its core, the habit represents a profound commitment to God. It signifies that the religious has dedicated her life to serving God and living out the evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity, and obedience. This consecration is a public declaration of faith and a visible sign of a life transformed by the Gospel&#8230;<\/em><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><em>The religious habit is designed to be simple and modest, reflecting the values of poverty and humility that are central to religious life&#8230;<\/em><\/li><li><em>The habit also signifies a commitment to chastity, reflecting the religious sister&#8217;s dedication to living a life of celibacy for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven\u2026[it] is a positive affirmation of a total self-giving love to God and the community\u2026<\/em><\/li><li><em>Wearing the habit signifies religious obedience, which involves a complete dedication to following God&#8217;s will as expressed through the Church and the directives of the religious institute of the Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matara\u2026<\/em><\/li><li><em>[Finally,] the veil signifies a woman&#8217;s total dedication to God, akin to the spousal relationship between Christ and the Church.\u201d<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\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-6c40ef9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c40ef9\" 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 novices are distinguished in the first stages of religious life by their white veil. Once they have formally professed religious vows, they will wear a blue veil.<\/p><p>We ask you to join us in giving thanks to God for these new vocations and in praying for their perseverance in seeking God\u2019s will!<\/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-4e382db1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e382db1\" 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\">Investiture - December 6, 2024 - Washington, DC<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9ad9f1 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"c9ad9f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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This is an occasion of great joy for our province and for our congregation! On December 6, 10 novices received the habit at the National Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC. 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