When I was young, the thing that fascinated me to the point of making me decide to enter the Congregation of the Daughters of St. Paul at the age of 14 was a vocation film that showed the sisters and their candidates working at the printing presses. And when I entered the Institute in the… Read more »
My Vocation Story A vocation is a response to the gift and mystery of God’s call: “You did not choose me; I chose you” (Jn. 15:15). I am Sr. Carmencita Garcia, a Filipina missionary in Italy. Looking back on my journey of faith and my relationship of love with the Master in this 24th year… Read more »
My name is Ghazia Akbar and I am from Pakistan. I am a Christian, a Catholic and a member of the Institute of the Daughters of St. Paul, founded by Blessed James Alberione. My parents, who surrounded me with love when I was a child and who continue to do so today, are devout Catholics…. Read more »
“Would you like to go to Taiwan? The sisters there need help and I thought of you.” The voice was that of the Superior General. Go to Taiwan? The Far East? The dream I had nourished since childhood was about to come true! I needed a passport and a white habit. I had to say… Read more »
Back in 1987, when Sr. Maria Cevolani was Superior General, she asked me to go to the Congo (or Zaire, as it was then called) for a year. When I arrived in Kisangani, I found myself in the midst of a huge, damp rainforest, which, combined with the intense heat, encouraged the spread of malaria…. Read more »
My vocation to the Pauline life was a big discovery because, in India, I had never seen or heard anyone speak about the Daughters of St. Paul. Today, many years later, as I look back over the road I traveled, I thank God for the “abundant riches of grace and mercy” that I received. The… Read more »
A small island in the immensity of the Atlantic Ocean, a piece of land merely 67 square miles, a speck on a map; unbelievably, this is where God placed me to call me to himself among the Daughters of St. Paul. It seems that the words of Isaiah were meant just for me: “Listen to… Read more »
One of the unforgettable memories of my vocational journey is the shadowed nave of the splendid Gothic cathedral in my diocese of Crema, Italy. I can still see myself seated in one of the pews, reading the Letters of St. Paul with great passion. I don’t recall whether or not I understood the words I… Read more »
My name is Emma Marie Umurerwa Ruhunga. A Rwandese by birth, I am currently a member of our FSP community in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Rwanda is located in eastern Africa and is bordered by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Tanzania and Burundi. I was born in Rwanda in 1951 but for various reasons… Read more »
I can sum up who I am and why I became a Daughter of St. Paul in these words: I am who I am because the Lord loved me and continues to love me with great mercy in spite of my limitations. My name is Carmen Maria Dellaserra and I was born in Rabbi (Trent),… Read more »
