Joan Kimball

I was born and raised in the Boston area, and I attended Catholic schools from first grade through high school.

My goal in life was to be a teacher. During my first year of college, after a day of classes, I would ride the bus home. It just happened that there was a bus stop in front of the Monastery of St. Clare and I got into the habit of making a visit to the outside Chapel.

In those days the sisters chanted the Liturgy of the Hours and 3:00pm was when they had Vespers. It was also a time of strict enclosure for the nuns so I never saw anyone.

The Gregorian Chant sung in Latin was awesome. Over the course of several months, I began to realize that God was calling me to share in this life of praise.

I celebrated my Golden Jubilee in 2001, so God has been faithful! Amen!