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Sister Rejane
This Random Nun Clip is brought to you by A Nun's Life Ministry. I'm Sister Rejane of A Nun's Life Ministry. My guest today is Sister Ana Gonzalez, a Dominican Sister of Peace, who currently lives in New Haven, Connecticut, and ministers in the admissions office of Albertus Magnus College with international students.
Sister Ana
Yes. On August 8, it will be my first anniversary of my perpetual Yes.
Sister Rejane
Woo-hoo!
Sister Ana
I know.
Sister Rejane
Congratulations! That's a big step. Yeah.
Sister Ana
I am right now chatting with you live from Kansas.
Sister Rejane
That's right! We're both in Kansas.
Sister Ana
We're both in Kansas!
Sister Rejane
I'm in Leavenworth and -- now where are you?
Sister Ana
I'm in Wichita. But a few hours ago, I was in Great Bend, Kansas and I had traveled there because my Sister Margaret Uche, also a Dominican Sister of Peace, just made her perpetual vows. So it's just so much to be grateful for and so much to celebrate. And I can't help but as sisters make their vows -- you know, I had the privilege to participate in Margaret's perpetual vows. And a few months earlier, you and I met up at Christin and Nicole's perpetual vows. I can't help but also think back to a year ago, when I was making my vows, and I was making my final Yes, my perpetual commitment. And just overflowing -- just, I couldn't contain in my chest my beating heart. I was filled with abundant gratitude and joy. And you know, the sentiment is one of awe. And as I witness my sisters, with their perpetual vows, I relive that moment. And I imagine you have a similar experience.
Sister Rejane
Yes. You do. You think back to your own experience, and it kind of resonates with this wider group of people that have also said Yes. And so you can tap into to your joy from past and present. And you know some of that experience is going to carry us into the future. It is that abundant gratitude for this life, and that we have sisters on the journey with us, right?
Sister Ana
Isn't that beautiful? And that, you know, as we're making this journey, we don't know what's going to unfold in the future. We are not alone. Of course, above all, we are navigating with God. God is our rock, our pathway, we're following Jesus. But we have amazing companions in the journey. And look, I have you, and we could get together and karaoke and bang on tables and sing really loud. [laughter] What a gift that, through our commitment to religious life, we have companions in the journey, our sisters who have been in this journey, celebrating 60, 80 years of religious life. And the ones that are coming in with us, and after us. It's exciting.
Sister Rejane
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