Sisters Take Vows in Myanmar

Novice Margaret Emaygin, Novice Monica Sine Aung and Novice Angela Sote Khine take their vows for the first time as La Salette Sisters

Sisters Take Vows in Myanmar

“We love because God first loved us.” (1 Jn 4:19) After a few years of the presence of La Salette Sisters in Myanmar, Novice Margaret Emaygin, Novice Monica Sine Aung and Novice Angela Sote Khine took their first profession of three vows of Evangelical Councils on the 2nd of February, 2010. Fr. Bernie, MS, Fr. Jerome, MS, Fr. Valentine, MS, Fr. Robert, MS, Fr. William, MS and Bro. Nicholas, MS attended to witness the profession in Myintkyina despite a day trip by train from Mandalay.

Sr. Mariejo Valenton, SNDS represented the Mother General and accepted the vows. Some members of the Missionaries of Faith joined in the celebration. Angela was once a novice of the congregation. With many priests and the Bishop Francis’ presence, it was a very solemn occasion; with a lot of food too.

The gathering of La Salette Sisters for the Ceremony of First Vows, with the local bishop.

With the newly professed, they are becoming numerous and have become a quasi-Region. Congratulations! All the La Salette Sisters in Myanmar are working in the diocese of Myintkyina. They arrived in Myanmar the middle of 2005 with Sr. Sonia to help them begin. They now have a full formation program and have houses for Aspirancy, Postulancy and Novitiate.

There are two making their canonical year of the novitiate. Two of the postulants are still working as volunteers on the Holy Mountain in France and three others will join them as soon as they get their papers.