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Diamond Jubilee of Sister Mary Joseph
Last Monday, the men got off to a good start in the kitchen, only to hit a snag that kept them from continuing their work until Friday. Although we were sad about the delay, we could not help but...
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Making Room for Them!
Above is the beautiful Golden Jubilee remembrance card of one of our Sisters in another monastery. It seemed perfect for a this sharing being posted on Trinity Sunday. What else can be said?...
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Sister Chiara Marie makes her First Profession of Vows
I come from the beautiful ceremony of our Sister Chiara Marie's First Holy Profession to share with you some photos. Above pictured is our new bride along with her formation director, Sister Margaret...
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Construction Progress!
A lot has happened since our last post! Let the pictures tell the story:Concrete poured and smoothed out to make a lovely floor.Walls and roof came next. Once the shingles were on, the building came...
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St. Clare's Novena and Construction
We have begun our novena in honor of St. Clare! Being still in the midst of our current construction project, it seems natural for us to reflect on our Foundress' experience of building.When St....
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Feast of Our Holy Mother St. Clare
Our Aspirant Mariana, first time gardener that she is, successfully grew these sunflowers in St. Clare's garden. Here they looked like an honor guard for our Seraphic Mother during her novena,...
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Construction Control
Although we are past the completion date (no surprise there!) we are getting toward the end of our construction project. It is a good thing, for all of us are getting weary and eagerly look forward to...
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Blessed Feast of St. Francis!
It is our custom that the Abbess should give a spiritual conference on the vigil of great feastdays. Here is our Mother Abbess' reflection for today's feast of Holy Father St. Francis: I find very...
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Postulant Mary Elizabeth to receive the Holy Habit
We have glad tidings of great joy! Our Postulant Mary Elizabeth will be clothed in our Holy Habit on November 23rd, Vigil of the Solemnity of Christ the King of the Universe. At her reception...
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Introducing our Newest Novice...
Sister Marie Immaculee of the Lamb of GodIt has been a wonderful day, celebrating the investiture. Here are more pictures:
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A Prayer to Our Lady of Guadalupe
Holy Mary, Blessed Lady,It is winter in our land.The nights are long and dark,The days cold and grey.Skeletal trees scratch the sky,Their leaves withered at our feet.Death reigns supreme—Or so it...
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Tidings of Great Joy!
Thanks to God’s Providence and the great generosity of you, our good Benefactors, our New Novitiate Dormitory and Common Room are no longer dreams but reality! Please know that the new generation of...
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Blessing of New Novitiate
Taking advantage of the visit of our good friend, Father Larry, OFM,Cap., we had our new novitiate common room and dormitory well blessed in the best Franciscan tradition yesterday, Feast of the Holy...
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Presentation Slide Show
To celebrate this beautiful feast of the Presentation of the Lord, when we both look back over the Christmas season past and anticipate the Paschal Mystery to come, a slideshow of Christmas scenes from...
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Transfiguration Sunday
Lent is well begun and so is springtime in Virginia. In fact, it is said around here that Spring is actually 3 weeks early! Although most of us are glad to bid winter fair well, Old Man Frost has a...
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Public Mass
We are sad to announce that because our Bishop has temporarily suspended all public Masses, we cannot allow anyone to join us for our private Mass in our chapel at this time. However, after Mass, our...
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Repentance
2 Even now, says the LORD, return to me with your whole heart, with fasting, and weeping, and mourning;13 Rend your hearts, not your garments, and return to the LORD, your God. For gracious and...
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Images from Holy Thursday and Good Friday 2020
Fig tree is budding. Spring is here!Holy Thursday displayHoly Thursday night. Jesus is taken away.Adoration at the RepositoryGood Friday StationsGood Friday display
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New Life
The celebration of the Lord’s glorious Resurrection has begun, so may I wish God’s blessings of Easter peace upon all our readers, your families and friends. As this past Lent has been unique in its...
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The Gifts of the Holy Spirit
We have completed our celebration of the Pascal Season with the Solemnity of Holy Pentecost on Sunday. One of our Sisters shared with us her reflections on the gifts of the Holy Spirit which we now...
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