Today, many years later, I still remember the beautiful smile of the Daughter of St. Paul who answered my timid knock on the door of their residence…. I had long admired a similar smile in the book, The Biography of Sr. Laurence, which a friend of mine had given me. She had purchased it by… Read more »
My name is Olga Massango and I am the first Daughter of St. Paul to enter our Institute from Mozambique. I was born in Maputo in 1964, the oldest of ten children. My father, José, is a tailor, and my mother, Maria, is a homemaker. In spite of their poverty, my parents saw to it… Read more »
Valeria is my baptismal name. I was a happy child, joyful and fun-loving with friends at home, in the country atmosphere of Farfengo, a small town in the province of Brescia (Italy). At the age of 20 I was ready and willing to get engaged to the best boy in town: Gino, an excellent singer… Read more »
To recount my vocation story: at first this seemed to be a very simple request…but as soon as I sat down in front of the computer keyboard, I discovered that the task wasn’t as easy as it had seemed! The first problem I ran into was that I realized the Lord had not called me… Read more »
Sono suor Veronica, Figlia di San Paolo, e mentre scrivo, sono passati pochi giorni dalla mia Professione Perpetua, avvenuta a Roma il 30 giugno del 2022, dopo alcuni anni di cosiddetti “voti temporanei”. Nel tempo ho avuto occasioni per riflettere e condividere anche con altre giovani suore la ricchezza dei voti di povertà, castità e obbedienza che professiamo… Read more »
I want to begin my story by recalling a simple question addressed to my mother by two Daughters of St. Paul, who were visiting the families of my hometown to spread good reading. “How many children do you have, Ma’am?” they asked her. “Four,” my mother replied. “I’m preparing some things for one of my …
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Of all the essential ingredients that go into my life as a Daughter of St. Paul, I think community life is the one I most tend to take for granted. I’m frequently in awe of the mission we have been given, and on fire for communicating Christ to the people of our world today. And… Read more »
