“And So Begins Our Day”
–by Sr. Mary Virginia SchmidtIt is dark outside when we gather for Morning Prayer.
As I find my pages in the liturgy of the hours prayer book,
I am aware of the muted footsteps of the other sisters arriving in the chapel.
A holy presence is there as I meet with such fidelity every morning.
I have done this for over 5o years.
Why is it so new to me each day?
The chanted psalms, the prayerful faith sharing never seems to grow old.
This is the place where our whole neighborhood worships.
Soon after the prayer time ends the door bell rings and we welcome the first of those for whom and on who’s behalf we have been praying.
And so begins our day.I would love to have you come for a while and share this with us.
Are you called to immerse yourself in prayer and community?
Are you called to immerse yourself in prayer and community?
Is Sr. Mary Virginia speaking to you? Are you called to a life of prayer and community? The Sisters of the Visitation of Minneapolis invite you to consider joining us for six to twelve months in a newly forming “Monastic Immersion Experience.”
As we listen to the Holy Spirit in the signs of the times, we discern a hunger for prayer and community among contemporary Christians. We know, too, that statistically the average person pursues several distinct directions in a lifetime. While commitment to the Gospel of Jesus Christ is paramount in the lives of many lay persons we know, we recognize that permanent commitment may be “down the road” for them. Having the opportunity for an in depth experience of our monastic way of life in an urban setting would, at the very least, give them an opportunity to “try on” monastic customs/ values. The monastic community’s engagement with temporary commitment participants will help to keep the Salesian charism fresh and alive while nurturing the desire for prayer and community.
For more information, contact Sr. Mary Frances Reis at 612-529-8215, or email her at maryfranreis@aol.com.
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