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#tbt SONG: Wake the world with dawning joy-http://ow.ly/XX3yE By Steven Warner, music and lyrics POPE FRANCIS called on the faithful to express their gratitude for those in consecrated life. What better way to offer praise and thanksgiving than in song? That is why the editors of VISION Vocation Guide and the National Religious Vocation Conference commissioned world-renowned composer Steven Warner to write a song in honor of the Year of Consecrated Life. The result, “Wake the world with dawning joy,” celebrates the unique and ancient form of discipleship that is known as consecrated life and, inspired by the words of Pope Francis, urges men and women religious to continue to wake the world with their witness.  Video by: Michelle Sherliza, OP-http://youtu.be/OxL7fZPaFuY #wakeuptheworld #yearofconsecratedlife #ycl15 #YCL2015 #visionvocationnetwork #instagram www.vocationnetwork.org

"Cloistered community reaches out to discerners" is the latest found on the SpiritCitings blog here:http://ow.ly/WUd9a Pictured: Philadelphia's cloistered Holy Spirit Adoration Sisters have launched a campaign to recruit new, younger members. "The cloistered Holy Spirit Adoration Sisters of Philadelphia have worked in shifts to ensure nonstop prayer for more than 100 years, according to The Huffington Post, but now, with the numbers entering their order declining, the sisters have been reaching out to the community at large to recruit members for the next 100 years. From banners outside the convent to interviews with news reporters to invitations to schools, the order is working to see growth in new, younger members. "We rarely reached out for vocation promotion before the centennial. But now we want young ladies to see how beautiful the life is and how truer the joy when it is without the trappings of material things," said Holy Spirit Adoration Sister Maria Clarissa." Read the full blog here: http://ow.ly/WUd9a #yearofconsecratedlife #ycl15 #YCL2015 #visionvocationnetwork #spiritcitings #catholicsisters #nuns #cloistered

We are praying for you! #wakeuptheworld #yearofconsecratedlife #ycl15 #YCL2015 #visionvocationnetwork #instagram www.vocationnetwork.org

Parish Visitors of Mary Immaculate [Code: 292] We are contemplative-missionary Sisters, founded in New York City in 1920 by Mother Mary Teresa Tallon. Our apostolate of evangelization, religious education and social service assistance is fired by a life of Eucharistic prayer and love for Jesus and His Church. Mary’s Visitation to Elizabeth, and Jesus the Good Shepherd, inspire us as we visit parish families or catechize children, youth and adults. We seek especially to befriend and spiritually assist careless and alienated Catholics while guiding and encouraging Catholic family life. To learn more about us, see our website. Discover more here: http://ow.ly/3yzsTl #wakeuptheworld #yearofconsecratedlife #ycl15 #YCL2015 #visionvocationnetwork #instagram www.vocationnetwork.org

Benedictine Sisters (O.S.B.), Yankton, SD--Sacred Heart Monastery [Code: 143] Rooted in our rural heritage and growing in relationship with God and one another in monastic community, we, the Yankton Benedictines, live a life of prayer, work, and lectio, serving God and God’s people in our time and place. Called first to prayer and community life, we then reach out in service in a variety of ways, depending on the needs of the people and the gifts of the sisters. Our community of 100 Sisters is “One Heart, One Soul” unified by Christ’s Sacred Heart, whose love flows out to us. If you are discerning your vocation in life, we invite you to contact our vocation coordinator. Discover more here: http://ow.ly/3yz11r #yearofconsecratedlife #ycl15 #YCL2015 #visionvocationnetwork #instagram www.vocationnetwork.org #wakeuptheworld