God is generous, that we might be generous
Sr. Tracey Matthia's Perpetual Profession Celebration

What better way to tell others about the Lord than through prayer. Our time in Louisiana was powerfully wrapped in prayer. We prayed in people's homes, in the churches in the evenings, with prayer groups. always interceding for the needs of the community, the nation, and the world.

I remember hearing once that the world's great imbalance of abundance and poverty can only be bridged by human solidarity. The Lord calls us to stand with his people and be attentive to their needs. Only then can we hear "the cry of the poor." Solidarity calls us to take reverent hold of what we have already been given so that we can share it with others.

"God is able to make every grace abundant for you, so that in all things, always having all you need you may have an abundance for every good work" (2 Cor 9:8). Not one day went by that we did not receive from the goodness of the people. In giving of ourselves, we were overwhelmed by how much we got back.delicious Cajun food, beautiful friendships.grace upon grace!

In our every prayer we prayed that God's still small voice might be heard in the sanctuary of every heart.especially for those he is calling to serve him more closely in priesthood or religious life.

The sisters planned a special Prayer Vigil to pray me through the few days before professing my forever "yes" to the Lord. Many people came and prayed with me at the parish church. The Spirit of God hovered over that holy place.