Meet the Sisters

My name is Sister Anna Chan and I want to share how I've seen the power of His grace work in my prayer life.  I remember when I first started to take the time to pray every day.  I just began to do it.  I just started talking to God as if I was talking to a friend.  It was a desire in my heart because I wanted more out of life, or at least the life I was living.  Originally from the Toronto area, all that it had to offer in life, the newest designer trends, the flashy cars, the nightlife, was simply not enough.  It offered a happiness that was short lived.  And my heart knew it.  There was something in me that was hungry for more.

This is where, by the power of His grace, I decided to turn to Him and ask Him to fill my hunger for happiness.  I prayed consistently every day, going to mass then sitting before the Lord in the Blessed Sacrament.  I remember I would sit there, at times for two to three hours, just pleading with the Lord to show me what life was really all about.  There was a change in my heart and in my actions.  It had to be God's grace.  There was a hope in my heart that the world and its empty promises could not offer.

Hi. My name is Sr. Monique Bisson.  I hail from Saskatchewan and I have been with the Servants of the Cross community since 2003.  Every year I learn a different and deeper dimension to my relationship with Jesus.  This past summer, Sr. Anna and I attended the Cornwall diocesan youth conference called Journey to the Father.  At this conference of 350+ youth, the Saturday night Eucharistic Adoration was the highlight. The local bishop, Bishop Durocher led us through an animated Eucharistic Adoration.  The whole evening was amazing but the most striking moment for me was when we were to look at Jesus in the Eucharist and tell Him who He is to each of us. The word I sensed on my heart was ‘Saviour'. I understood in a deeper way that Jesus is my Saviour.  He has saved me from myself and the misery I created through my sins.