Pray With Us
By Sister Pat Ferrick, SSND
Merciful Father,
On this day, we are called to remember those who have died,
Particularly those who have died in the past year,
And pray for their joyful reunion with you, their loving...
Giving thanks is an enduring tradition among Indigenous peoples. The Haudenosaunee recite this Thanksgiving address at community gatherings throughout the year.
Prayer at the end of Laudato Si’:
…Triune Lord, wondrous community of infinite love...
In Memoriam
Mary Ann was a student at the College of Notre Dame of Maryland (now Notre Dame of Maryland University) for a year before going to Sacred Heart School in Baltimore as a teacher. Mary Ann continued to teach elementary classes at Our Lady of Fatima School in Baltimore, then taught high school social...
From the very start Sister Rita had a happy disposition, a love of storytelling and conversation, a natural openness and kindness. As homilist at her funeral, Father John Clooney, former Watertown Pastor, shared some humorous stories and called Rita, “a good and faithful servant.” He recalled “her...
Helenann taught junior high in the US for eight years. Then she found her true calling, starting many long and adventure-filled years as a missionary to South America when she and her classmate Paula Armstrong joined our Sisters in Santiago, Chile. They were part of a second group that brought the...
"Prayer is true heavenly food and nourishment for the soul, which will starve without it. It is a remedy for the sick who desire to recover again, joy for the afflicted, strength for the weak, medicine for sinners, delight for the just, mutual support for the entire church.”
-BLESSED THERESA GERHARDINGER
