Vocation-Life lived in service and joy

• Have you ever thought of religious life? 
• Do you desire to serve others and make a difference in people’s lives? 
• Are you a prayerful woman? 
• Are you willing to sacrifice personal or material gain for the service of the Gospel and the Church?        
• Do you feel you are called to be more? 
• Does the idea of religious life keep coming back to you time and time again? 
• Are you afraid to tell family and friends you are thinking about a call to religious life?

Perhaps this is God’s call for you in your life. Perhaps God is inviting you. . .  


 
Who is a Sister of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary?
 
She is an ordinary woman with an extraordinary desire to make a difference in the world. She is a woman who desires to live in community, has a desire to share prayer, is service-oriented, feels called to give more, open to the needs of the day and lovingly responds to those needs. A Presentation sister is called by God to take up the mission of Nano Nagle, the foundress of the congregation. She was a woman who gave her personal and family resources to all in need of help in Ireland in the late 1700s.  Today there are about 3000 Presentation sisters worldwide who have answered this call and continue Nano Nagle’s work of going out to the poor of our day.

The call to religious life. . .
 
Each of us has a call as baptized Christians to use our gifts and talents in the service of others. Some do this as single women, others do this through marriage and some are called to religious life. The process of discernment in which a person prays for guidance and wisdom helps in understanding what God may be asking of you. Discernment requires that you have a relationship with God and desire to know God’s plan for you. During this process, you hear with your heart and become more aware of what is happening with you emotionally, intellectually, physically and spiritually. Discernment is a process in which you become familiar with how God speaks to you.
 
If you feel called to religious life or would like to know more about the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the vocation minister will respond to your interest. She is asSister who will be able to meet or talk with you, give you information and help you understand where God may be calling you in the future.  
If you are interested in learning more about us please contact: Take a moment to appreciate what you have been called by God.  A call needs a response. YOU were called in your baptism to be a disciple, to be a missionary, to spread the Good News of our Lord Jesus Christ. You are called now to love and to serve. How will you love God and his people? How will you serve God and his people? How will you live out your call?  

Every call needs a response.  

Our foundress Nano Nagle heard the call and responded wholeheartedly.