Sister Jessica Vitente
Jessica Vitente of Pomona, California entered the Sisters of Providence as a postulant on Sept. 10, 2018. She received the title of Sister on Aug. 3, 2019, as she entered the novitiate. Sister Jessica professed first vows in 2021. Sister Jessica's current ministry is a graduate student at Loyola University of Chicago. Her area of focus is Pastroal Counseling. Prior to that, she ministered for the Diocese of Evansville serving University of Evansville as the Catholic Campus Minister for the Newman Center.
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Sister Jessica Vitente and the ‘School of the Heart’
Sister Jessica explains the final stage of formal formation in religious life
Quest for God leads to fullness of life as a Sister of Providence
I’ve found a treasure! I’ve found the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary of-the-Woods, Indiana, and they have found me. I pray to Provident God that we will never let go of each other.
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Simbang Gabi the Terre Haute way!
Filipinos who believe in fostering family ties and values that serve to strengthen the backbone of the Philippine Society hold these gatherings as sacred. Simbang Gabi expresses the faith of Filipinos who share the same core belief with all Christians, namely, that God resides in human society. It is a great way for children of God from various cultures to come together as one body of the Church.
Postulant Jessica Vitente shares of her journey to the Sisters of Providence
Finally now, since my September entrance to the postulancy of the Sisters of Providence, I have both feet in Indiana, but part of my heart is in California. As Saint Mother Theodore Guerin said, “Put yourself gently into the hands of Providence and you will find yourself well supported.”