Last Saturday we celebrated my Jubilee of 50 years of
commitment as a Sister of St. Benedict. The event has certainly been a time of
rejoicing all around. The gratitude I experience for the love and support of my
sisters at St. Walburg Monastery, our Oblates, my own family, and friends at
Mother of God Parish and Catholic Charities is so deep and heart felt that it
is beyond adequate expression.
A very meaningful quotation from the Rule of Benedict that
was used by our Prioress Sr. Mary Catherine in blessing me is “as we advance in
the religious life and in faith, [may] our hearts expand and [may] we run the
way of God's commandments with unspeakable sweetness of love.” This text has
always been a source of assurance for me when life was easy and when life was
difficult, from the time I was in high school and considering entering the
convent. The promise it holds has been fulfilled during these five decades and
I know to be trustworthy for the future.
Sr. Dorothy Schuette, OSB
Congratulations Sister Dorothy! Thank you for sharing the quotation...it is a good one to keep.
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