“Blessed be God who refused me not my prayers nor His kindness.”
~ Psalm 66:20
The Dominican Sisters taught in our parish of Santa Cruz, New Mexico, where I attended Holy Cross School, then Loretto Academy in Santa Fe. I felt I had a vocation and spoke to the Sisters; they gave me Mother Victor’s address so I could write to her. Mother Victor answered: go to Marywood by late August and get ready to attend Aquinas College.
It was hard for me to leave my family, friends, and home for a place I had never visited. I liked the spirituality of Marywood and my classmates, though I missed my family and friends. I continued to pray to do God’s will. The following May I entered the novice class. I took final vows and went on to become a teacher. I enjoyed teaching intermediate grades for 22 years.
In 1970, I returned to New Mexico to teach for 10 years at St. Anthony’s School in Peñasco. Bilingual and planning to start a senior citizen’s program, I responded to a pastor’s invitation in 1980 to serve at St. Francis Parish in Rancho de Taos. In 1990, I was assigned to Santa Fe’s Santa Maria de La Paz Parish. For my last mission, at St. Francis Cathedral, I became a docent for tourists and visitors from around the world. I am now preparing for my return to Marywood. God has been with me during my ministry and will continue to be with me in retirement.
