Pray With Us
We celebrate the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on August 15. The School Sisters of Notre Dame are dedicated to Mary whose spirit is alive in the prayer, life and service of sisters, associates, staff, and volunteers. Please enjoy this resource for reflection and prayer.
…Son of God, Jesus,
through you all things were made.
Pope Francis's Prayer for the Earth at the end of Laudato Si':
…Bring healing to our lives,
that we may protect the world and not prey on it,
that we may sow beauty, not pollution and destruction.
Touch the hearts
of those who look only for gain
at the expense of the poor and the earth.
In Memoriam
Sister Regis had a long and varied career as an educator. She was a classroom teacher in Maryland, Massachusetts and Camden, New Jersey before becoming a principal. She worked in the Religious Education Office in Camden, then Baltimore. She was also a consultant for Catechesis and Religious...
Sister Arthur Mary’s life is a quintessential SSND story—completely devoted to elementary school teaching and administration. In 1978 she began 16 years of service as Principal at St. Philip Neri School in Rochester, and 18 years as Principal at St. Boniface, Rochester, a foundation of the...
Sister Julianna was ahead of her time. An address at the presentation of one of her many awards, given in 1997, was titled, “Education, Multiculturalism, and the Future.” At her retirement in 2008. Julianna was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws by the President and Board of Trustees of...
"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
