SISTERS  SPEAK

I thank Abba, my Father, for setting His seal on me and making me His own.  God’s love has been poured into my heart and it is this love which makes me reach out to people.  My commitment to my Institute and the apostolate which I am engaged in is all because of Jesus, my Saviour.  May my life make a difference to the lives of others.

- Sr. Romana Fernandes, PSOL

Professed : 1991

As a tree by the water grows - in spite of  drought all around it - so too I,  by drawing upon the life of Christ, grow into His strength and beauty on my life’s journey.  Religious life for me is daily energizing through the resurrecting life of Christ made real in me by His Spirit.  I experience the state of transformation where I feel worthwhile just as I am.

-  Sr. Norma Fernandes, PSOL

  Professed : 1970

“I have called YOU by name and

YOU are mine”

I joined the Institute to show my gratitude for the numberless blessings and His closeness to me.  There is nowhere else I would live than here by His side, so that His joy might be in me and my joy might be full.

- Sr. Philomena Rose Quadros, PSOL

Professed 1951

Looking back on the golden years of my joyful surrender, I can only exclaim: ‘How faithful and wonderful you have been to me, Lord!’ What an exciting, fulfilling and challenging life, mine has been.  When you realize who has chosen you and whose hand you hold, you just walk blissfully in the joy and strength of the Lord.

     - Sr. Agnes D’Mello, PSOL

Professed: 1957

I joined the Institute of the Poor Sisters of Our Lady on June 5, 1982, 23 years ago.  Though a number of people discouraged me from joining the convent, I did what a gentle inner voice told me to do.  My only intention to be a Religious Sister was and is, to love God dearly and to love His humanity.  Though at times I did feel the need of having my own family, my own home, etc. I also realized that having renounced the joy of marriage, I have instead the King of Kings as my beloved spouse; instead of having one or two children, I have countless children to care for, to love and be loved by; instead of having a single family, I am at home in every house I enter.

- Sr. Flevy D’Souza P.S.O.L.
Professed : 1985

I thank God for choosing me to be His own. With His grace, with faith and prayer I have served the Lord for the past 35 years in this Institute. The secret of my happiness is my commitment and obedience to God’s will and the authority of my Superiors.  May I continue to be an instrument of Christ’s light to the world, especially to the poor who need us most. 
                                                                            
-Sr. Rita D’Mello, PSOL

Professed : 1972

My call to the religious life, has made me more sensitive to God’s presence in my life and aware of His designs for me.  I have come to know Him as a person in my life whom I am learning to trust more and more.  He calls me to share His life, His values and His mission.  This has been very challenging. I love to see His face in others especially in the poor and marginalized.

- Sr. Marie Gonsalves, PSOL

Professed : 1975

As a teenager, I had a dream – to do something in life where I would be fully involved without strings attached.  That dream became reality when I decided to join the Institute of the Poor Sisters of Our Lady in 1994.  However, when it came to a renewal of vows after my first profession, I experienced a crisis of indecision as to whether I was really called to a professed life in this Institute.  Faith helped me cope and I was able to see clearly what I wanted to do.  Today, when I look back, I strongly believe that there was and is a powerful force at work in me – the mighty hand of God that has been with me at every step of my religious life. Today, I have no second thoughts

- Sr. Pascuelinha Fernandes, PSOL

Professed : 1997

As I walked into Divya Prabha, it felt so good – to be among these special children who have been rescued off the streets.  I feel that I am a mother to some, a sister to many and a friend to others.  More than this, I have the opportunity to be the hands, eyes, face and heart of Christ – a unique opportunity and experience which I enjoy as a member of the Institute of the Poor Sisters of Our Lady.

- Sr. Juliet Pullokaran, PSOL
Professed : 1991

                      You did not choose me but I choose you [John 15: 16]

Yes, what I am today, a religious its purely because of the Lord's choice. So I depend on him for everything and each day I determine to dedicate myself with devotion to the lord, who assures me of his constant help and companionship.

-Sr. Matilda D'Mello,  PSOL
Professed : 1972