Sister Mary Gabriel recently had a conversation with a young student:  

Child: Do Sisters drink tea and eat cake? 

Sister: Sometimes. 

Child (longingly): I really want to be a Sister!  

This week we are observing National Vocation Awareness Week. We not only recognize the blessing of the complementarity of every vocation: holy matrimony, priesthood and consecrated life, but also the gift of our own personal vocation. Following Mass each morning we pray, “Dear Jesus, tell me what you want me to do and I will do it.” Then we take a moment of silence. This is my favorite moment of the day! For me, it is filled with peace and joy; we are united with Jesus in Holy Communion and giving him quiet space to speak to our hearts.    

Asking Jesus every day what he wants us to do and saying yes to whatever he speaks prepares us in a small way to answer with a bigger yes when Jesus invites us into our own life-long vocation. His plan for us, even though it will not always be tea and cake, is the only thing that will bring real meaning to our lives and eternal joy in heaven. This is our desire for each student: that in saying yes to Jesus each day, they may know and love God now and in eternity. 

In Jesus our Eucharistic King, 

Sister Marie Caritas, CK