Grace Marie Del Priore

Grace Marie Del Priore

Grace Marie Del Priore is a member of the Felician Sisters of North America. Originally from New Jersey, she has served in a variety of states since she entered in 2007. She was an elementary school teacher before becoming the provincial archivist for her community in 2016. She’s an avid reader and has been keeping a personal journal since childhood. An active member of Giving Voice, she lives in Detroit with four other sisters and two large dogs.

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Time-lapse photograph of stars orbiting in a night sky (Unsplash/Patrick McManaman)

A circular journey to balance and wholeness

My spiritual journey has been more of a circle than a path. As I wander, there's room in a circle to move around the edges or go inward and then back out. Ultimately, it's a journey to the center, where God dwells.

Felican Sisters of North America are pictured with Auxiliary Bishop Bruce Lewandowski of Baltimore at the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis. From left: Sr. Melanie Marie Bajorek; Sr. Bernadette Kapfer; Sr. Grace Marie Del Priore; Lewandowski; Sr. Mary Francis Lewandowski; and Sister Jane Mary Gawlik (Courtesy of Grace Marie del Priore)

Eucharistic congress rekindled my love for Jesus in Blessed Sacrament

The congress was a revival and an ongoing movement. I came to it with a desire to be inspired and impassioned. This revival brought the presence of the Holy Spirit, which filled me in ways I still don't completely understand.

Stained-glass window Annunciation (Wikimedia Commons/​​GFreihalter)

The strength and faith of the first truly consecrated woman

At the Annunciation, Mary felt afraid but ready at the same time, unsure of how all this would unfold but sure that God would be with her every step along the way. Her life had prepared her for this moment.