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Victory Noll religious life is characterized by diversity and flexibility in prayer, community and ministry. It is a kind of faithfulness that can embrace the unknown and the questions of transition. It is also characterized by the kinds of hospitality and simplicity that find a Victory Noll woman standing with people in ministry – whether that ministry is direct service to the poor and oppressed or whether it is a ministry of challenging and changing the structures that oppress. She is a woman who is free to respond to the needs of the Church without being bound by institutions. And, she is a woman who comes daily before her God.
In the candidacy period (one to three years) a woman experiences the spirit of OLVM community life by fully participating in the life of a local house. During the novitiate (two years) a woman is given a place, time and presence to deepen her relationship with God to learn to “see” differently. This time of intensified prayer and reflection is also integrated with formation for OLVM apostolic life. At the end of the novitiate, a woman makes her first profession of vows, which are renewed annually for three to six years. The time of annual commitment is a time of integration of all the components of Victory Noll religious life – community, prayer and ministry. It is also a time of preparation for final commitment.
A woman is challenged to ask and answer the questions: “Am I growing as a woman of faith?” “Does my spirit fit the OLVM spirit?” God wants nothing more than for us to become our best selves and so Victory Noll Sisters offer a place, a time, a presence to encourage and support those who COME AND SEE.
MINISTRY/SERVICE Our strength is in our diversity — as women religious we live counter-culturally and serve in multi-faceted ministries, including:
+ Pastoral Associate/Parish Coordinator
+ Director of Religious Education
+ Social Worker
+ Paralegal
+ Chaplain
+ Hispanic Ministry
+ Retreats and Spiritual Direction
+ Peace and Justice Advocates
OLVM LEADERSHIP TEAM Our strength is in our diversity — as women religious we live counter-culturally and serve in multi-faceted ministries, including:
Our Lady of Victory Missonary Sisters is an American Missionary Congregation founded in 1922 — serving the poor and oppressed in a personal, non-institutional way
+ Proclaiming the Gospel + Working for Justice + Empowering the Laity
We want to minister to the culturally diverse Catholic population of this country, proclaiming Jesus Christ through evangelization, education and/or Christian formation. We would like to offer a solid Catholic teaching and ministries that speak to the needs of the faith communities, empowering the Laity, dedicating our prayer and ministry to the proclamation of God's Kingdom.
That is why we have become part of a network of religious communities collaborating to assist home mission dioceses in their efforts to develop lay leadership and ministry. This is an initiative of the Home Missions Leadership Conference and the Congar Institute for Ministry Development. READ MORE
