A religious profession in today’s Church is always a wonderful and fairly rare event to celebrate. Against the backdrop of years of falling numbers of vocations we are beginning to see a quiet increase in men and women offering their lives in the service of God.
Several weeks ago I was privileged to concelebrate a Mass of final profession with a difference. This occasion was unique because the person concerned, Sister Clare Francis, was in her mid-fifties. This may not seem that remarkable. However, in the Church this is almost unheard of as most religious communities and congregations will only accept candidates for the religious life into their thirties.
