I grew up in a military barracks in Lagos, Nigeria because when I was born my father was in the Nigerian Army. I went to primary and secondary school in Ikeja Cantonment (the name of the barracks) and was an active member of the Legion of Mary and the Altar Girls parish group. We had… Read more »
Why did I choose this title for my vocational story? Because I entered very young (11 and a half years old) and also because I heard Jesus call me one day, in prayer, with this name. It was not a vision, just a gentle voice within my heart. First vocational seed My mother always prayed… Read more »
I was born into a family of 9 children, two girls and 7 boys. When I was born, my parents weren’t practicing Christians, but I studied in Catholic schools and went to Mass, a compulsory practice at school. I was baptized and made my first communion when I was nine years old. In 1990 my… Read more »
When I was growing up, becoming a Sister was the last thing on my mind. I was never religious or pious. When I went to the UK for my university studies, I found the Catholic Church and liturgy an utter bore. I was attracted to the Christian Youth Movement and began a journey of searching… Read more »
My name is Sr. Mariangela Tassielli. I was born in 1976 in Lecce, a small town in southern Italy, right at the tip of the Italian “boot,” where two seas meet and legend says that deep abysses can be found in the waters below them. I spent the first 19 years of my life in… Read more »
I was about eight years old, it was a hot summer afternoon and I was on vacation at the seaside with my grandmother in the village of Pinarella (Ravenna), Italy. Together we went to visit the parish church, which contained a beautiful painting of Christ, almost six meters (20 feet) high, depicting him with a… Read more »
Sr M. Filippina Medugno Una Figlia di San Paolo che ha raggiunto 100 anni di vita. Il suo impegno costante e generoso nelle comunità e nell’apostolato, hanno segnato la sua lunga vita.
Sr M. Lorenzina Nota (1923) Una Figlia di San Paolo che ha festeggiato i suoi 100 anni di vita. Missionaria in oriente per tanti anni, porta ancora nel suo cuore l’entusiasmo e la passione nate con la vocazione paolina.
When I was young, a seed took root in the soil of my heart that made me yearn to live a life of prayer–a life centered wholly on God. Where did this irresistible urge come from? I think it stemmed from the longing for God expressed in the songs my parents sang at home…. I… Read more »
My vocation began when I read an excerpt from one of the Gospels, specifically that of the call of the first disciples (Jn. 1:35-39). It is a passage I have re-read often, especially when I have to make important decisions such as accepting difficult acts of obedience, changing my lifestyle, etc. In the past few… Read more »
