The Pauline Central Europe delegation joyfully celebrated the perpetual profession of Sr. Verena Godde on Saturday, June 27, 2026, in her home parish of St. Martin in Gundelfingen, in southern Germany.
In preparation for this significant occasion, Sr. Verena—together with Sr. Anna Matikova, Sr. Christine Hirsch, and Sr. Margaret Michael Gillis—led a week of spiritual, vocational, and apostolic activities. The program began with a pilgrimage to the Church of Our Lady Untier of Knots in Augsburg, and continued with gatherings for children and young people, creative workshops, visits to the elderly at a residential care home, and times of prayer and adoration.
Special emphasis was placed on days dedicated to our Pauline devotions: Sr. Verena shared her vocational story on the Feast of St. Paul, while Sr. Anna Matikova spoke about devotion to the Queen of Apostles. A book exhibition was also set up for the duration of the week.
Sisters from across the Delegation attended the profession ceremony, joined by a group of 30 people who traveled by bus from Nuremberg. The Mass, broadcast live by Radio Horeb, was a profound moment of faith and communion.
For her perpetual profession, Sr. Verena chose the motto: Living Christ, Giving Christ.
