Are You Called?

Are you considering a call to consecrated life? Do you have questions about our life? Don’t waste time wondering if you have a call! Do something about it. Call or email us to begin the conversation. You do not have to wait for a vocation retreat! Contact Sister Mary Elizabeth Endee and perhaps you can arrange an initial visit with her at a time that works for you.

As a Community founded after Vatican II, we have experienced steady growth since our founding. We are proud to say that each new vocation has been a gift. Many wonderful and talented young women have found new life in entering and becoming vital members of the Community.

A vocation is a call.
It is a gift, an invitation to enter into a relationship.
It is a matter of falling in love.

Contact our Vocation Director, Sister Mary Elizabeth Endee, FSE, in any of these ways:
Fill out the form on this page.
Call 203-238-2400 or 203-237-8084.
Mail: Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist
405 Allen Ave. Meriden, CT 06451

For information about the Franciscan Brothers of the Eucharist, contact Brother Rufino Grealy, FBE:
brothers@fbecommunity.org
203-235-4318
Franciscan Brothers of the Eucharist
173 Goodspeed Ave. Meriden, CT 06451

Restless Questioning Starts the Adventure

Pope Francis, in his homily on Epiphany 2023, encourages us to learn from the “exciting adventure of these Wise Men” how to find God, and where He is leading us. First, God loves to be sought in “restless questioning. . . .  His grace helps us to shake off our apathy and opens our minds to ask the important questions in life. Questions that challenge us to leave behind our presumption that everything is fine, questions that open us to what is beyond us. For the Magi, that was the beginning: the restlessness of those willing to ask questions.”

Then comes the risk of journeying inwardly through constant dialog with the Lord, remembering that “faith is a journey, a pilgrimage, a history of starts and restarts.” The Holy Father suggests we ask ourselves, “Am I journeying towards the Lord of life, to make him the Lord of my life? Jesus, who are you for me? Where are you calling me to go, and what are you asking of my life? What decisions are you inviting me to make for the sake of others?”

Finally, we can encounter the Lord in the “wonder of worship.” “At the end of their long journey and tiring quest, the Magi entered the house, where ‘they saw the child with Mary his mother; and they knelt down and paid him homage’ (v. 11). This is what really matters: our restlessness, our questioning, our spiritual journeys and the practice of our faith must all converge in worship of the Lord.”

See the entire homily.

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