A word from our novices

Inspice Et Fac
Entry to Novitiate, 5 January 2013

Maria and I are the two Novices of Canossian Daughters of Charity. Maria is from Myanmar and I am from Singapore. Both of us came together and we began our pre-novitiate in October 2012. The main purpose of this phase is to settle ourselves down as well as to adjust ourselves to this new environment and community.

Before we adorn ourselves for the evening paraliturgy which was integrated with vespers, we made a 5 days retreat directed by Sr Rosalia Yeo. This retreat has helped me to experience my Lord’s passion, mercy and forgiveness once again. I saw myself standing at the foot of the Cross with Mother Mary. I felt her pain of “losing” her son. My heart lost a beat or two, together with hers, as we stood at the foot of the Cross.