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As the U.S. Church celebrates National Vocation Awareness Week Nov. 3–9, a prioress of a contemplative community in France remembers how it took years for the Church to recognize the religious vocations of women with Down syndrome. Now, almost 40 years later, Mother Line says theLittle Sisters, Disciples of the Lambcommunity is thriving, welcoming religious sisters with Down syndrome and able sisters alike.
“God speaks to the hearts of all,” Mother Line told CNA.
The community is based in Le Blanc in the Indre region of France, where it has been since 1995. The Little Sisters reside in a priory in the French countryside and live a life of prayer and work. It is the first community in the Catholic Church to invite women with Down syndrome to join religious life.
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“God speaks to the hearts of all,” Mother Line told CNA.
The community is based in Le Blanc in the Indre region of France, where it has been since 1995. The Little Sisters reside in a priory in the French countryside and live a life of prayer and work. It is the first community in the Catholic Church to invite women with Down syndrome to join religious life.
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The contemplative order that welcomes sisters with Down syndrome
The Little Sisters, Disciples of the Lamb community in France is thriving, welcoming religious sisters with Down syndrome and able sisters alike.
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