In this video Sister Clare of Assisi from the Community of the Beatitudes explains how she came to discern her calling to the vocation of Religious Life.
@pariskissz They usually change their name into either an event in Christ's life or a Saint. Ex: Sister Gabriel of the Annunciation, Sister Ann Paul, or Sister Ave. They receive their names when they arrive in the Novice stage, and they used to not be able to choose but nowadays they are able to put in their own suggestions.