The Tonsuring of a Nun

Sister Patricia of New Skete making Liturgical Vestments

Mother Raphaela, Abbess of Holy Myrrhbearers Monastery, Otego, NY.

Despina: First of all, I want to thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts with the readers of the St. Nina Quarterly. The question which always comes to mind is how did you choose the monastic life?