When I was discerning my vocation, my Vocation Directress recommended that I call on the intercession of Our Blessed Mother for guidance. At that time, I was certain that I was called to the religious life but was yet unsure to which community and charism. While I was waiting for the Lord to make it clear, she recommended that I pray, “Mary, show me where your Son wants me to go.” And so I did. Continually. My only desire was to know where God wanted me to be because I knew that this is where I would find true happiness. This prayer was a source of consolation for my soul during a time of uncertainty and waiting, for I was confident that Our Lady would answer. And she eventually did answer. It became very clear that her Son was calling me to be her Servant in our Congregation, and I am very grateful to her for obtaining this grace for me.

               As I grew in my vocation and got to know our Mother Soledad, I learned that she had great confidence in Our Lady’s intercession. In all of life’s ups and downs, she would have recourse to her and say, “I have placed my confidence in Mary.”  Today, as I have the privilege of meeting young women who are discerning their vocation and I witness their great desire to serve the Lord, I offer them the same advice that was given to me and commend them to Our Lady’s care: “Mary, show them where your Son wants them go.” And I know that she will as I say with Mother Soledad, “I have never prayed for a grace through Our Blessed Mother that she has not granted me.”

 -Sister Catherine