Spirituality and Prayer

Pray With Us

Take a few moments to reflect on the events of September 11, 2001.  What images, memories, stories, events hold feelings/meaning for you at this 20th anniversary time?  What/Who do you want to remember?
God, in your mercy, show me my complicity in injustice. Convict me of my indifference. Forgive me when I have remained silent. Equip me with a zeal for righteousness. Never let me grow accustomed or acclimated to unrighteousness, Amen
Enjoy this nine-day Novena for Pentecost on the Feast of the Ascension. "let us join those first disciples in these nine days of prayer, a way for us to be together even while we are separated by space, to ask God to make us ready to receive the Spirit and follow unafraid where that Holy Breath of...

In Memoriam

Remember
Please join us this Sunday, on the Feast of All Saints, to honor the 41 Sisters of our Province who have been called home to God since the first of this year. Let us gather in spirit with their spirits to remember their lives.
Soft spoken, petite and full of energy, Sister Xavier was especially talented in art and music. She was “a big sister” to the youngest of the Linz family, Sister Theresa Mary, SSND. Speaking of her vocation, Sister Xavier said, “I have tried to keep the rules and to progress toward my ideal of a...
Sister Dolores was a teacher and an excellent administrator.  Her warm smile and sense of humor endeared her to others. She taught at the St. Mark School, and St. Mary School, and spent many years at NDP, NDMU and the Madonna School in Florida. Dolores was always a friendly face and an welcoming...

"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