These desires can be---
• for a spirituality that will help us develop a personal relationship with Jesus and give meaning and purpose to our life;
• for a caring community that supports us and shares with us as a family and helps us live Gospel values following Jesus in a life of hidden service;
• for a life style that challenges us to know and accept ourselves and others in order to become the loving persons God meant us to be;
• for the silence and solitude where we can ponder the Word of God in our hearts, leading us into deep prayer where we bring the concerns and needs of the whole human family.

These are some of the indications that God may be calling you to the Cistercian contemplative life. Experience has shown that women between the ages of 20 and 40 adapt more easily and happily to this life style. For more information, please write to:

Vocation Director
Our Lady of the Angels Monastery
3365 Monastery Drive
Crozet, Virginia 22932
or email