A TELECOM EXECUTIVE'S JOURNEY TO THE CONVENT

Sr. Elosia Marie C. Inocentes, RVM, used to dream of having many children. She never imagined in her youth that she would be wearing a nun’s habit someday. Sr. Mi-Les now serves as a nun  under  the Religious of the Virgin Mary (RVM) in Quezon City.

Prior to joining the RVM, Sr. Mi-Les was on the corporate fast track. She earned her bachelor’s degree in AB Psychology at Ateneo de Manila in 1996,  and started a  marketing career at SMART Telecom. Her work  then thrilled her with parties and perks.  

While busy with the demands of work, she was also praying to St. Joseph for her to find the right man to marry. It  seemed that she had found her place in the corporate life until she heard a different call. 

Sr. Mi-Les eventually   resigned from her job and volunteered to serve as a religion teacher to street children in Mandaluyong City.  She went through  a discernment process  under the guidance of a Jesuit priest before she decided to join the RVM as postulant in 2005. 

Sr. Eloisa Marie  C. Inocentes during her Profession of Perpetual Vows, Chapel of the Assumption, Quezon City

On March 25, 2015-- the Solemnity of Annunciation of the Lord-- Sr. Mi-Les professed her perpetual vows and received the ring that would signify her finding a symbolic husband in the person of Jesus Christ.

Read  more about Sr. Mis-Les’ vocation story and her pointers for new college graduates "Pointers for New College Graduates,"  available at Fully Booked,  St. Paul's Bookstores and branches of Catholic Book Center.