"God is not asking me to succeed but to offer myself."    Blessed Mary of the Passion

To Anh Bui and My Hoa Nguyen pronounced First Vows in the Institute of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary.

As Franciscan Missionaries of Mary we are called from many nations in the world and we are sent to many parts of the earth to bring the Good News of God's Love. We are sent as Sisters to one another - women who are deeply united in the gift we each have received - To be a Franciscan Missionary of Mary.

Our way of mission is rooted in our life of prayer and community. Jesus in the Eucharist is the great missionary of the Institute (NS 341). It is the Eucharist that sends us to our sisters and brothers, and our brothers and sisters send us back to the Eucharist. This movement from prayer and community to our sisters and brothers and then from our sisters and brothers to our prayer and community defines our life. In this way we live in the vision of Jeremiah, to whomever I send you, you shall go; whatever I command you, you shall speak...
L-R: To Anh Bui, Pauline Gilmore, Novice Directress, My Hoa Nguyen.

Our vocation is a tremendous gift and today it is a deep joy to celebrate with Hoa and To-Anh and to rejoice with them. Today they take another step with us in the journey of faith as Franciscan Missionaries of Mary. Together, living in the unity of the spirit, through the bond of peace, we are called to one hope. We... by the wonderful love of God have been called to the missionary life. (MD 598) The words of Mary of the Passion resound for us now, Let us be, always and in everything, true Missionaries of Mary. The world has need of missionaries.


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