Welcome a new member of the Company

Yvonne making her vows
with Canon Luiz Roscillo celebrant

On Monday evening on the Feast of St Angela, the Ursuline sisters, and members of the Company of St Ursula and parishioners from St Thomas More and St Peter's Cathedral witnessed Yvonne Talbutt make her temporary commitment and first vows on her way to joining the Company of St Ursula.  We offer our prayers to Yvonne and the other women who are making this journey to consecrated life as their response to God's calling.

Members of the Company of St Ursula with
Canon Luiz Roscillo and Fr Stewart Keeley

Yvonne, like all single women seeking admission to the Company has been undertaking a two year period of formation leading to temporary commitment for two years and then a further three years. At the conclusion of these five years, she her vows will be made for life. However, she is not alone but makes her commitment in companionship with other members of the Company with whom she meets regularly for prayer and mutual encouragement. Today secular Ursulines are organised in many diocesan Companies. Most of these companies are united in a federation which was recognised as one Secular Institute of Pontifical Right on May 25th 1958. For further information about the Company see Sr Zela Proctor's website for Ursulines in religious life 

Year of Consecrated LifeThis week Pope Francis has announced that 2015 will be dedicated as a Year to Consecrated Life.  To hear more about the plans for the year, please see Rome reports video on Year of Consecrated Life.