"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.”
"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
Pray With Us
Take time during this month to be aware of the sights and sounds and smells and tastes of this splendid universal communion. Ecological conversion begins with such awareness, and ongoing awareness takes us deeper into the mystery of the Incarnation. Emmanuel, God with us.
How can we confess our sins towards black immigrants in this season, ask God to re-shape our commitments to
grow anti-racism and justice for Black immigrants, and seek their freedom from detention now?
A Prayer for Migrant Children (adapted from LIRS)
God of all goodness,
Tenderly bless all vulnerable children who are journeying alone in this world. Comfort orphaned children whose parents have been taken from them by violence. Provide for refugee children who are far from home and don’t know...
In Memoriam
A wonderful Sister and community member, Theresa also spent 36 years at St. Matthias in Ridgewood, Queens, New York. There she was an excellent teacher and member of the school staff, but by all accounts, she was “a master math teacher.” A colleague said, “She could teach math to anyone.” In a...
Sister Grace taught for several years in primary/elementary classes, then became a teacher of French. She was also an administrator at Archbishop Keough and St. Maria Goretti High Schools in Maryland and at Madonna Academy, which later became Chaminade-Madonna High School, in Hollywood, Florida....
Sister Marie Angela was a woman with wonderful enthusiasm for life. She cared for all who came her way as she shared her warm smile, great sense of humor, and generous nature, always reaching out to aid those in need. Marie Angela lived that special spark of life, continuing to care for others,...
