A Divine Romance
Consecrated life is not a career or a job that we choose. It is a call within the heart to a divine romance!
Are you searching for a community where you may give yourself totally to Jesus? A Franciscan vocation is a call to serve God in simplicity and joy of heart. By the vows of poverty, chastity and obedience our hearts are set free of earthly attachments so that we are able more easily to concentrate on living the Gospel as exemplified in the joy-filled life of our Seraphic Father Francis.
Perhaps you are being called to spend your life adoring Jesus in the Most Holy Eucharist, following the Little Way of the Divine Child Jesus. Our Lord is calling out to our hearts, saying “Behold This Heart which has loved men so much!” He is waiting for our response.
Ask Our Lady, Mother of the Eucharist to guide you to the place in which you can become holy. If you feel you might have a vocation to our contemplative community, please write and tell us about yourself.
“For I know well the plans I have in mind for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare, not for woe! Plans to give you a future full of hope.” Jeremiah 29:11
Vocations
“The more the members of a religious community are bound to one another by bonds of deep friendship and love, the more that community embodies the reality of the Church as the 'sacrament of salvation'”. (LG 48).
In order to begin your new life with Jesus...
The consecrated life, deeply rooted in the example and teaching of Christ the Lord, is a gift of God the Father to his Church through the Holy Spirit. By the profession of the evangelical counsels the characteristic features of Jesus-the chaste, poor and obedient one-are made constantly "visible" in the midst of the world and the eyes of the faithful are directed toward the mystery of the Kingdom of God already at work in history, even as it awaits its full realization in heaven.
In every age there have been men and women who, obedient to the Father's call and to the prompting of the Spirit, have chosen this special way of following Christ, in order to devote themselves to him with an "undivided" heart (cf. 1 Cor 7:34). Like the Apostles, they too have left everything behind in order to be with Christ and to put themselves, as he did, at the service of God and their brothers and sisters. In this way, through the many charisms of spiritual and apostolic life bestowed on them by the Holy Spirit, they have helped to make the mystery and mission of the Church shine forth, and in doing so have contributed to the renewal of society.
Introduction -Vita Consecrata
Religious Consecration
The Evangelical Counsels
Desiring to embrace a poor, chaste, and obedient life in imitation of Jesus Who is the Way, the members willingly undertake a life of radical and continuous conversion as demanded by the Gospel, specified in the content of each of the vows.
By the vow of poverty, the members desire a simple way of life, giving witness of eternal treasures already possessed. They hold all material goods in common and as truly poor people they shall expect to experience want and inconvenience at times and the need to work for their living.
By the vow of chastity, the members bind themselves to a life of celibate love and the observance of perfect chastity in heart and body.
By the vow of obedience, the members shall obey the legitimate decisions which come from the Council and Chapter meetings. They shall give sisterly obedience to the moderator and those entrusted with the various duties and responsibilities in the Community.
Requirements
Do you feel the Lord calling you to give your whole life to Him?
If you would like to discern with our community, please write to us at vocations@seraphicadorers.com.
Requirements for Aspirants to our community:
- Must be a young woman 18-35 years of age.
- Have the physical and psychological health for this life.
- Have a high school diploma.
- Possess the aptitude and desire for contemplative community life.
- Have a strong devotion to the Blessed Sacrament.
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The members participate in a daily communal schedule which includes the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass (in either form of the Roman Rite), together with Eucharistic Adoration, Divine Office, mental prayer, periods of spiritual and intellectual formation, recreation, domestic work and occasional apostolic activity.
5:15 am Rise
5:50 am Meditation/Matins and Lauds
6:40 am Breakfast (Pick-up)
7:30 am Rosary
8:00 am Mass and Thanksgiving
9:30 am Community Lesson
10:15 am Work Time
11:45 am Midday Prayer & Child Jesus Chaplet
12:10 pm Lunch
1:00 pm Free Time
2:00 pm Work Time/Study
3:00 pm Divine Mercy Chaplet
5:00 pm Vespers and Supper
6:15 pm Recreation or Music Practice
7:45 pm Compline
8:00 pm Grand Silence begins
9:30 pm Retire to cell
*** Each sister is privileged to have a daily holy hour and also some nights of personal adoration.
Young women who feel called to the contemplative life and have a strong devotion to Eucharistic adoration are permitted to live as candidates within the community for up to 3 months, so that they and the community have time to prayerfully discern their vocation.
3 MonthsCandidacy
1 YearAspirancy
Aspirancy is a year of preparation and formation, during which the Aspirant continues to experience our manner of communal living and deepen her prayer life. She will study scripture, catechism, and the evangelical counsels and continue to be formed in the charism of this community. When she is ready to move forward, she may request admission to the novitiate.
At her clothing ceremony, a novice receives the holy habit and a white veil. As a novice she will deepen her fidelity to Christ through prayer and the practice of the vows of obedience, poverty, and chastity of which she intends to make profession. She will continue to study the charism of the Seraphic Adorers, and the elements of the consecrated life, including the spiritual, human, fraternal and intellectual dimensions and will strive to use her gifts of nature and grace to make a positive contribution to community life. When she is ready to move forward, she may request permission to make first holy profession.
2 YearsNovitiate
6 YearsFirst Profession of Vows
At first profession, the newly professed is given the dark blue veil and a profession crucifix. Temporary profession is made for a period of 3 years. A minimum of 6 years is required before she may be admitted to perpetual profession. In the juniorate, the sister progresses toward further maturity and prepares for the complete gift of herself to God through a permanent commitment of perpetual vows.
When a sister makes her perpetual profession, she enters into a lasting covenant with the Lord, and with God’s grace she will mature in the spiritual life. She becomes a permanent member of the community, receiving a wedding band as a sign of love and fidelity to Christ her Bridegroom and Lord.
“Receive this ring, for you are betrothed to the eternal King; keep faith with your Bridegroom so that you may come to the wedding feast of eternal joy.”
VariedPerpetual Profession of Vows
Vocation Brochure
"This is what I wish, this is what I seek, this is what I long to do with all my heart."
~Our Seraphic Father Francis of Assisi
Answer The Call
Do you wish to discern if you have been chosen? Contact us for a visit after reading our requirements above.
