Living in Krakow it has been amazing since we – Victoria and Alejandra – left Jerusalem. The Sisters in Krakow welcomed us with warm and open hearts and full of joy. Since we arrived in our community our sisters are doing their best in order to let us feel at home. We are feeling their love and kindness in different ways for example: telling us if we need something just to ask them. Also they are interested about our own countries and they are open to understand us by showing how they can live easily with us even though there is a big gap of age between us. Sister Ania and Sister Anne Denise have been living together in this community for ten years. The language that they use to communicate with each other is French but now because of us they changed from French to English in order to have a common language. How do we see Poland? Well, we can say that Poland is a beautiful country and full of life especially the people …

The days are passing so quickly; it is already the middle of July! How busy we were this last month! You will be aware of that if you have followed our website. Our time was filled with getting organized for what was to come, while we kept up with the session of Sr. Patricia Watson who shared with us the spirituality of Louise Humann and reflections on Alphonse’s beginnings in Jerusalem. Her newly-published book, Spaces of Dialogue gave us a glimpse of our NDS Schools in several countries and their ongoing commitment to teach mutual respect through coming to know the other. Sr. Oonah’s visit just before the Christology Seminar at Ein Karem in June, was a source of real hope and joy for us, but was far too short!! Celebrating the feast of John the Baptist, the Novitiate’s patron, was not forgotten in the midst of all the other celebrations at our house during this last month. We put together in one celebration the many birthdays that occurred at this time. With a big …

The second year of the Novitate is called the “Apostolic Year.” As a novice you try to integrate all the studies and spiritual experiences you have had over the past few years in a community of Notre Dame de Sion, before you came to the Novitiate community. You also do some daily work as a volunteer in a parish, or a social or educational organization. There could even be a chance for regular employment in a field of your interest which has some connection with the Charism of Sion. In this way, you seek to discover the Mission in which you would like to express the Charism and the call to follow Jesus in your vowed life in Sion. One month ago we were in another country to know more about Muslims where Arabic is spoken. Now we are preparing ourselves and our bags for a new community experience not just for one month, but for 5 months which is asking each one us for courage! Pick up your mat and go for a new …