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\"Sisters<\/a>
Sisters Julia, FSPA President Karen Lueck<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The past\u00a0few weeks have been very busy and full of life for me. \u00a0I went on vacation and then retreat and then made my Final Vows on July 11th.<\/a> It was all amazing!<\/p>\n

Thank you very much for all of your support and prayers! I am in awe and overwhelmed by all the love and blessings\u00a0I have been showered with recently.<\/p>\n

If you are interested, you may view the mass of my Perpetual Profession of Vows as a Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration here:<\/p>\n

Sister Julia Walsh Final Vows U Stream<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Julia<\/a>
I am a bit amazed by the ring I received.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For me, one of the highlights of the profession mass was the phenomenal\u00a0reflection<\/a> given by my dear friend and\u00a0Messy Jesus Business<\/em> contributor Sister Sarah Hennessey<\/a> in which she cites what my heart, one day, began to say:\u00a0\u201cI pray, dear One, that the union that comes from my consecration helps your Church to boldly burn with the fire of your love.\u201d \u00a0(This was something I shared in my most recent Global Sisters Report<\/em> column<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

According to many who were present on Saturday, it was obvious I was boldly burning with a fire of love for Jesus; my family; my friends; my FSPA sisters; my Rabble Rousers<\/a>; and my partners in a life of Messy Jesus Business, including all of you!<\/p>\n

May God bless us–we are all in this Messy Jesus Business<\/em> as we set the world on fire with Gospel love! Amen!<\/p>\n

\"Sister<\/a>
Me with my family, minus brother-in-law Daniel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Sister<\/a>
Me\u00a0with my friend Rev. Graham Golden, O.Praem., who presided at Mass<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Joyful<\/a>
A joyful moment after Mass<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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It happened!<\/a><\/blockquote>