Dec. 17, 2015–Sister Marie Cecilia / Little Sisters of the Poor

Sister Marie Cecilia…
Sister Marie Cecilia was born in the Philippines. She earned her Bachelor of Commercial Science in Economics at Jose Rizal University in the Philippines, then her post-graduate degree in Management. She went to work for the American and China Trading Company in Hong Kong. It was in Hong Kong that she first encountered the Little Sisters of the Poor. God called her to His service and she entered the Novitiate in 1992. Throughout her formation period, she professed herself as a temporary Little Sister of the Poor. In 2000, Sister Marie Cecilia made her Perpetual Profession, and in 2002 declared her Religious Obedience as a fully consecrated Little Sister. Since then, she spent 4 years in France, 2 more years in Hong Kong, and since 2000, has served in Illinois, Maryland, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh and now in Mobile. She is the collecting Sister, more commonly known as the “Begging Sister.” She will be describing her vocation and the commitment to serving the elderly poor through the Little Sisters.