Fullerton, California

My Mother, My Confidence!
May 19, 2010

Congratulations!!
Cathy renews her vows for another year and Palmira celebrates her 50th anniversary!

Who is an Apostolic Oblate?
By Bishop Giaquinta

She is…

A contemplative.
A person of prayer.
One who has an intense desire for perfection.
In love with the charism of the Institute to sow hope and encourage holiness.
She is given only for God, set apart for him and for his service.
She is given without reserve to the point that there is nothing else necessary.
She is open to giving a witness that costs.
She is a person who knows what she wants and wants what she knows.
She is actual, real, and relevant.
She is easygoing in meeting with people.
She is authentic and thus believable.
She is able to listen.
Sisterly.
One who works.
Creative.
She is a woman who understands the gradual growth of the others.
She is a woman of the tent, ready to pick up and go at any moment, holding on only to the Lord her Spouse!

This is the woman that Bishop William Giaquinta describes as an Apostolic Oblate. It is the ideal and at the same time it is the challenge that we, as Apostolic Oblates strive
to meet.

Fullerton, California