Sr. Anna Kha, from the Viceprovince of Vietnam, shares how her formation at the Mother House of the Congregation strengthened her sense of belonging and her call to live out Hospitality. Inspired by the example of the sisters, collaborators, and patients, she discovered the joy of serving with tenderness, generosity, and compassion, reflecting the maternal face of God’s mercy.
My name is Anna Kha, and I am from the Viceprovince of Vietnam.
I am grateful to the Congregation for the opportunity to undergo formation before my Perpetual Profession at the Mother House, where I could particularly contemplate the spiritual richness left to us by our founders and pray for their intercession for all of us.
I am thankful for the welcome and support I received during my formation from the sisters and collaborators of the Province of Spain – the birthplace of Hospitality. Here I witnessed the value of Hospitality reflected in the life of every sister, patient, volunteer, and worker. They have been great witnesses of Hospitaller charity to me.
I give thanks to all who have transmitted the joy of following Jesus with fidelity and perseverance, who have welcomed me, and who have taught me to serve the sick with compassion, care, respect, dedication, and creativity. This time has been demanding, yet full of grace and transformative experiences that helped me grow in my sense of belonging to the Congregation; I experienced it with great joy, hope, and gratitude.
On August 8, I made my Perpetual Profession alongside other sisters, fully and forever dedicating my life to God to serve Him and our suffering brothers and sisters. I feel called to be a witness to the maternal face of God’s mercy through gestures and attitudes of generous self-giving, tenderness, kindness, respect, comfort, faith, and listening in the style of Jesus the Divine Samaritan, serving people with mental, intellectual, and physical illnesses, especially the poor. This day was very special and moving for me, and I ask you to help me give thanks to God for the gift of the Hospitaller vocation.
I entrust myself to Mary, the First Hospitaller, so that her “Yes” may guide me in giving myself to God and caring for our sick brothers and sisters with tenderness, generosity, and mercy anywhere in the world.