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O Happy Day!
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Thursday, May 20, 2010 12:00 PM
Rejoice!
11 sisters of the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles professed their perpetual vows earlier this week.
Their diocesan paper describes the scene:
“There were rings, flowers, vows, even a reception with a wedding cake. Only this wedding had twelve brides and each of them were draped in a funeral pall symbolizing their mystical death to the world and to themselves.”
Kansas Catholic was there and has extensive pictures of the entire 4-hour ceremony. They are fascinating and gorgeous!
The sisters’ website describes the significance of perpetual profession (and is very informative for you who, like me, are curious about the lives of nuns):
At Solemn Profession the vows become perpetually binding. In other words, the Benedictine nun is consecrated solemnly to Our Lord, her Divine Spouse, forever and unto eternity. At this elaborate ceremony resembling in many aspects the ordination of a priest, she is called by Our Lord in the person of the Bishop who holds the Church’s authority, and she clearly answers His call. She repeats her vows and is given a gold ring, a symbol of her union with Christ and His Church as His bride. She then receives the cuculla and choir veil, to show her full and irrevocable acceptance into monastic life. Crowned with flowers, she is given her Office book and commissioned by the Church to carry on its praises.
The order is new (read their history here) and because the foundation process takes awhile, this was the burgeoning community’s first solemn profession.
Congratulations, Sisters, and thank you for your gift of yourselves to the Church.
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