Notre Dame Sister Erin Nagy makes first profession of vows

Bella Bailey

Multimedia Correspondent

Notre Dame Sister Erin Nagy made her first profession of vows, August 17, at the Sisters of Notre Dame mother house in Chardon, Ohio. This public profession of vows comes after three years of formation, as a postulant and novice, where Sister Nagy practiced the vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. Now, as a professed member of the Sisters of Notre Dame, Sister Nagy has promised to live these vows for one year — before her profession of perpetual vows.

About her first profession, Sister Nagy said, “Making first profession means I am committing more intentionally to living my life in this way. It is also a reminder to me that God promises to provide for me giving me the strength and support I need to be able to give myself as a gift in this way.”

Born to Marty and Trudy Nagy in Perrysburg, Ohio, Sister Nagy grew up with a brother and sister, all of whom were present for her first profession of vows. Sister Nagy graduated from the University of Toledo with a bachelor’s in communication and a minor in religious studies. Currently, she is attending Loyola Marymount University for a master’s in theology.

“I want to become my most authentic self in God, not for my sake,” said Sister Nagy, “but for the sake of those who I will be ministering to and with, and for the sake of bringing about God’s kingdom on earth.”