On Monday, December 28th, on the feast of the Holy Innocents, Our Prior General presented four young ladies with the Blue Capelin and the Cross of Saint Francis. This ceremony marked their official entry into the postulancy of the Sister Adorers.From the nave, reserved for the faithful, Our Reverend Mother and the Novice Mistress will accompany these young ladies to the choir, reserved for persons consecrated to God. This first step begins the time of discernment of the vocation of each one.Invocation to the Holy Spirit by the song of Veni, CreátorBlessing of the crosses......followed by their sprinkling with holy waterBlessing of the CapelinesAspersion with holy waterEach new postulant goes one after the other before the Prior General. After kissing the cross, she receives it from the hands of the Prior General...... as well as the Capeline"Receive the capeline of the postulants of the Adorers of the Royal Heart of Jesus
Christ the Sovereign Priest, which will be your choir habit and which you will put on
every time you proclaim the praise of God by participating in the Divine Office"."Receive the Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ."The sisters then sing the Magnificat of ThanksgivingInclination of the Gloria PatriSolemn Mass of the Holy InnocentsThe deacon comes to ask for the blessing of the Celebrant before singing the GospelGregorian sung MassMonsignor Wach, Our Reverend Mother, the Novice Mistress and our four new postulantsIn front of our statue of the Royal HeartFestive Lunch with Our Prior GeneralAll our postulants gathered around the Novice MistressThis meal was an opportunity to give and receive Christmas giftsGifts from the Sisters for the MonsignorA Pall with golden embroidery made by the sistersMonsignor's gifts for the Sisters: Christus Vincit, interviews of Diane Montagna with Monsignor SchneiderSaint François de Sales, a guide for our time, directed by the Canon, P.-A. Lefèvre
