On September 15, 2026--the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows--Sr. Mary Lucia of the Seven Sorrows, DVM professed her lifelong vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience . His forever! "And I will espouse thee to me for ever: and I will espouse thee to me in justice, and judgment, and in mercy, and in commiserations. And I will espouse thee to me in faith: and thou shalt know the Lord" (Hosea 2:19-20, Douay-Rheims) Sister signs her vows in the presence of her witnesses: Mother Mary Raphael and Fr. Matthew Kauth, spiritual advisor of the Community. [...]

Final Profession of Vows: October 11, 2025 On Saturday, October 11th, 2025, Sr. Mary Jacinta of the Holy Name of Mary made her final profession of the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. What a joy to be His... forever!

On Sunday, September 14th, the Feast of the Triumph of the Holy Cross, Sr. Mary Agatha Rose of the Precious Blood professed, for the first time, the evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity, and obedience according to our Rule of Life as Daughters of the Virgin Mother. Following Sr. Mary Agatha Rose's ceremony, Sisters Mary Lydia and Mary Philomena renewed their own vows for another year. Deo gratias! Needless to say, the graces continue to abound. And then, on the following day, we got a new novice...