Renewing our vows - such a grace-filled moment. We are doubly blessed to have Fr. Peter Fehlner receive our vows this year. From a Message of Pope Paul VI to the general chapters of Religious Orders and congregations on May 23, 1964: “Hence it follows that the profession of the evangelical vows is a super-addition to that consecration which is proper to Baptism. It is indeed a special consecration which perfects the former one, inasmuch as by it, the follower of Christ totally commits and dedicates himself to God, thereby making his entire life a service to God alone.”
By the vow of obedience, Religious make decisions in tune with God’s Will, which is often mediated for them through the authority of their congregation. By the vow of Poverty, Religious own everything in common, share possessions and live simply. By the vow of celibacy / chastity, Religious give themselves in love to God in a way so total that the pursuit of union with God makes it impossible for anything or anyone to be more central. Their heart is free to love God above all and to love all men for the sake of God. Celibacy is embraced not because marriage is not desired but because the union with God and the work of God is more greatly desired.
By the vow of obedience, Religious make decisions in tune with God’s Will, which is often mediated for them through the authority of their congregation. By the vow of Poverty, Religious own everything in common, share possessions and live simply. By the vow of celibacy / chastity, Religious give themselves in love to God in a way so total that the pursuit of union with God makes it impossible for anything or anyone to be more central. Their heart is free to love God above all and to love all men for the sake of God. Celibacy is embraced not because marriage is not desired but because the union with God and the work of God is more greatly desired.
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