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Each Vocation is a Mystery. ~ Bishop Flavin
Stages of Formation
The formation program of the School Sisters of Christ the King begins even before a young woman enters the doors
of the Motherhouse to begin living the common life of the Sisters.
A life of prayer, virtue, and desire to grow in union with Christ are the basis of
the formation program. Once a young woman, in consultation with the Directress of Vocations,
decides to enter the School Sisters of Christ the King, she decides to embark upon a journey
of love with Christ that will never end.
The main stages of the formation program after entrance into the community are as follows.
A brief description of each is included.
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- Novice: a 2-year program; the novice receives the habit of the community
and a religious name, studies the constitutions and customs of the community, deepens a life
of prayer and love for God, and becomes more deeply a contemplative; the first year is spent
at the Motherhouse while the second year consists of integrating the contemplative dimension
of the lives of the Sisters with the apostolic zeal that is manifest in their apostolate of
Catholic education.
- Perpetually Professed Sister: the stage of on-going formation which
begins after perpetual profession and continues until death; the Sister continues to strive
to incorporate her contemplative mission with her apostolic zeal while deepening her love for
and commitment to the community.
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- Candidate: Pre-entrance program provides opportunities to become more acquainted with the prayer,
spirit and work for the Sisters.
- Postulant: the first 11 months are spent at the Motherhouse deepening a life of prayer
and service while learning about the life of the Sisters.
- Sister in First Vows: normally the 5 years after the first profession of the
vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience that are renewed yearly; the Sister continues her education
and is assigned an apostolic mission in the Catholic schools when her education is complete;
monthly formation programs occur to continue the formation begun in the novitiate.
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The School Sisters of Christ the King welcomed another young woman into the Novitiate on August 1, 2009.
During the Rite of Initiation ceremony Lisa Gordon received the habit of the community, a copy of the constitutions and her new religious name, Sister Mary Jacinta.
She requested the name because of her love for our Lady and the inspiration that Jacinta gives her because she offered all her acts to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Sister Mary Jacinta is the daughter of David and Joanne Gordon of St. John LaLande Parish in Blue Springs, Missouri. She is a 2007 graduate of St. Mary High School.
Sister Regina Marie of the School Sisters of Christ the King made her First Profession of Vows in Our Lady of the Coronation Chapel at Villa Regina Motherhouse on
August 1, 2009. Bishop Fabian Bruskewitz was the main celebrant of the Mass during which she made her first commitment to the Lord,
receiving the blue veil of the professed Sisters and a ring, signifying her spousal relationship with Christ the King. Monsignor Myron Pleskac,
her previous pastor at St. Joseph Parish in Lincoln and current chaplain at Villa Regina delivered the homily. Sister Regina Marie is the daughter of
Brian and Michelle Chambers of Lincoln. She is a graduate of Pius X High School and attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the Newman Center
for two years before entering the community. This fall Sister Regina Marie will continue her studies in elementary education at Benedictine College
and reside at St. James House of Studies in St. Joseph, Missouri.
The School Sisters of Christ the King rejoiced as Sister Mary Maximilian professed her perpetual vows, consecrating herself to Christ,
during a Mass celebrated by Bishop Fabian W. Bruskewitz on Sunday, August 2, 2009, at the Cathedral of the Risen Christ in Lincoln.
Sister Mary Maximilian is the daughter of Robert and Carol Ruskamp of North American Martyrs Parish in Lincoln.
She attended St. Mary and North American Martyrs grade schools and graduated from St. Pius X High School in 2001.
This fall Sister Mary Maximilian will continue teaching second grade at St. Teresa School in Lincoln. North American Martyrs Parish hosted Sister
Mary Maximilian’s Mass of Thanksgiving on August 9, 2009.
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