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Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles

Nov 20, 2025 to May 23, 2026 - various times - English

Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles 

Discernment Retreats

TOTALLY GIVEN to His Heart!

We invite you to take some time to discern more deeply if God may be calling you to the Religious Life. If you are a single woman, between the age of 18 and 30, and wish to know more about the deep bonds that unite us as a religious family, what it means to belong completely to Christ, and if the spirit of Carmel resonates in your soul, join us for this retreat!

Retreats for single women, between the ages of 18-30 who would like to take some time
to seriously discern if God may be calling them to the Religious Life.

Location

Various: California, Florida, and Colorado
Discernment Retreats
920 East Alhambra Road
Alhambra, CA 91801 (Map)

More Information

Sister Maria Goretti

(626) 557-5816

[email protected]

https://www.facebook.com/CarmeliteSisters/

bit.ly/cs-discern-ret

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Upcoming In-Person Retreat Dates:
Alhambra, California: November 20 – 23, 2025
Miami, Florida: March 13 – 15, 2026
Wheatridge, Colorado: March 20 – 22, 2026
Alhambra, California: May 21 – 24, 2026

To RSVP, please complete the registration form by clicking on the website link. 
For more information, please contact: Sister Maria Goretti, O.C.D.
(626) 557-5816 or email [email protected]

Please also feel free to contact Sister Maria Goretti, Vocation Directress, if you would like to talk about your discernment and future discernment opportunities with our community. May God bless you!

For more information or to register, please see the flyer attached to this posting or visit our website: www.carmelitesistersocd.com 

Dominican Friars Province of St. Martin de Porres

Next date: Nov 20, 2025 - click here for time schedule - English

Dominican Friars Province of St. Martin de Porres 

Come & See! One In-Person Weekend Can Change Your Life

The Come and See Weekend provides an opportunity for you to take a deeper, more serious look at religious life. When you first come to realize God may be calling you to serve Him as a priest or brother, it seems as though you are the only person in the world with a vocation. Talking about it with your friends can be helpful to a certain point, but often your questions just don’t seem to make sense to them. This is where the Come and See Weekend can really make an impact on your discernment. The weekend brings together men like yourself. These men share many of your questions and concerns. In addition, the opportunity to meet and socialize with our friars and student brothers also helps in seeing whether religious life is really for you.

Your time at St. Dominic Priory and Studium will give you the chance to enter into the daily schedule and rhythm of a Dominican priory, to grow in your knowledge of the history and tradition of St. Dominic and the Order of Preachers, opportunities to meet and talk with the friars, both priests and student brothers, and the time to grow closer to our Lord in the Mass, the Divine Office, and adoration.

Location

Southern Dominican Province, USA
Provincial Office
PO Box 8129
New Orleans, LA 70182 (Map)

More Information

Fr. Carl Paustian, O.P.

314-240-3537

[email protected]

https://www.facebook.com/OPSouthVocations/

https://www.dominicanvocations.com/aboutyou

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Come & See Weekends are held at
St. Dominic Priory and Studium
3407 Lafayette Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63104

The weekend is free and travel scholarships are available (don't let the cost of a plane ticket be the reason not to come). You must be 18-35 years old to attend the Come and See Weekend.

The next weekends are
October 24-26, 2025
February 13-15, 2026
March 20-22, 2026

Space is limited. If you are interested, please contact the Director of Vocations, Fr. Carl Paustian, O.P., at [email protected], or complete the Vocation Interest Form by clicking the link.

Dominican Friars Province of St. Martin de Porres 
Provincial Office - Southern Dominican Province, USA
PO Box 8129, New Orleans, LA 70182 

Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne Come and See Weekends

Mar 20, 2026 to Nov 8, 2026 - various times - English

Come and See!
If you think God is calling you, you owe it to yourself and to God to explore the possibility that you may have a religious vocation. A first step to finding this answer is to visit religious communities, get a sense of their life, and try to identify the apostolate that would suit your vocation. We welcome interested women who are exploring their religious vocation to visit with us at our Motherhouse.  Please contact our Vocation Director to schedule your visit.
 
2026 In-Person Events
Women (ages 18 - 40) who are discerning a religious vocation are invited to come experience the life and charism of the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne. Those attending join in our community prayers, witness our apostolate and meet some of our sisters.
  • March 20-22, 2026
  • June 19-21, 2026
  • August 14-16, 2026
  • November 6-8, 2026
 2026 Via Zoom (One-Hour) Events 
Join us for an informal conversation about religious vocation. We are keeping it simple in order to give you the chance to ask any questions you might have about religious life. 
  • February 28, 2026
  • April 18, 2026
  • July 18, 2026
  • October 24, 2026
Requirements for Entrance
We welcome Catholic women, ages 19 - 40 of all backgrounds and races.  To apply, you must be in good health and have at least a high school diploma.  No nursing experience is required.

Location

Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne Motherhouse
In-Person Vocational Retreats
600 Linda Avenue
Hawthorne, NY 10532 (Map)

More Information

Sister Diana Marie, O.P.

(845) 745-1319

[email protected]

https://hawthorne-dominicans.org/vocations

https://hawthorne-dominicans.org/vocation-inquiry-form

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Note for Parents
The discernment or entrance of a young woman into religious life is a major event in the life of their family.  The reactions from parents and siblings varies widely.  All of this depends upon their understanding of what the person is doing, as well as their own emotional attachments.  So it may range from great joy -- to concern – to anger – and perhaps a mixture of all of this as time passes.

There is often a sense of loss, of missing their daughter, or sister.  While it is a human ache, this ache can grow through the years into a deeply spiritual bond, with the young woman as well as with her community.

Before her entrance into Carmel, St. Elizabeth of the Trinity wrote beautifully regarding her relationship with her Mother.  While her own heart was grieving at knowing she was causing this pain in her departure, she placed this situation into its proper spiritual perspective.

The night before her entrance, her mother came and knelt with St. Elizabeth at her bedside.  Their tears mingled:  “Why then are you leaving me?”  “My dear mother, can I resist the voice of God who is calling me?  He is reaching out his arms out to me and telling me that He is unknown, scorned, forsaken.  Can I abandon Him also? ... I must go, despite my sorrow at leaving you at plunging you into grief.  I must answer His call.”  She also counseled her mother to meet her kneeling in front of the Blessed Sacrament, no matter what Church she might be visiting.  Space could not separate them if they were both in prayer with God! 

For inquiries unrelated to vocations, please visit our Contacts page for additional contact information.

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