When Love Costs Everything: Sr. Melinda Pellerin, ssj Preaches for Good Friday

Preaching for Good Friday, Sr. Melinda Adrienne Pellerin, ssj offers a reflection "Were You There When Love Costs Everything": "The Goodness, the holiness of this particular Friday is the ultimate act of love and we should tremble! The African American Spiritual’s lyrics, composed by the enslaved: Were You There, when they crucified my Lord? We place ourselves there. We remember, and we tremble because we have been saved. Transformative love costs everything to save us!" Melinda Adrienne Pellerin was born in Springfield, Mass. She received a BA in secondary education with a minor in history and social sciences. She went on to receive a Master’s in Educational Technology from Lesley University, and recently a Certification in Addiction Counseling. Before entering religious life, Sister Melinda was a secondary teacher spending most of her teaching career in the Public School System in Springfield, Mass. In 2019, Sister Melinda made her Final Vows with The Sisters of Saint Joseph. She is a Pastoral Minister at Saint Mary’s Catholic Church, Chaplin at a women’s jail, and a case manager at a local transitional sober home for men and women. She is the Vice President of the National Black Sisters Conference. Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/04072023 to learn more about Sister Melinda, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.