TOR Sisters-Vocations

"Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it."

We accept women from the ages of 18 to 35 years old who are in good physical and psychological health, and who have a generous heart to serve Christ and others. If you are discerning a religious vocation and are interested in our community, please feel free to contact us and we can discuss the possibility of a visit.

Testimonies

Testimonies of our candidates:

Heather Smith, Sarah Dent

Testimonies of some of our novices:

Sr. Elizabeth Beussink,

Sr. Sophia Grace Huschka,

Sr. Miriam O'Callaghan

Discernment Retreat:

We host Discernment Retreats once or twice a semester. They include talks on reliigous life, discernment, and our community as well as prayer, recreation and meals with the Sisters. We recommend these retreats for a first visit. They are usually held beginning on a Friday evening and closing Sunday afternoon. Our next Vocation Discernment Retreat is being held September 4th-6th, 2009.

Come & See:

Those women who have been to a Vocation Discernment Retreat and are interested in living our way of life can contact us about the possibility of attending a Come and See experience. A Come and See allows you to enter into the schedule and daily routine of the sisters. These retreats are as well over a weekend but can be extended if desired. Our next Come and See Experience is being held in the fall.

For more information on one of the above mentioned events

please call Sr. Thérèse Marie at

(740) 544-6204

or you can email to

vocations@torsisters.org

One of our Sisters wrote a poem about the two vocations of marriage and religious life. Her reflections come from watching her identical twin sister grow into her vocation of marriage as she embraces her own vocation to religious life. It is a beautiful comparison of the two vocations: Click here to view: Love Lives by Sacrifice

For vocational information on other communities: http://www.cmswr.org/.

Welcome to Franciscan Sisters, T.O.R., of Penance of the Sorrowful Mother