Pray With Us
Advent is a season of patient waiting. It is a sacred time.
Join us in this Advent Prayer PDF found here
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The Generalate has prepared an Advent prayer calendar asking for prayers for specific intentions each day leading up to Christmas.
“May the Lord of the vineyard give growth so that what his love has called into being may bear blessed fruit in its time.”
(Bl. Theresa Gerhardinger, Letter 3339, March 15, 1862)
In Memoriam
In her autobiography, Dorothy wrote, “I gradually realized that the best and happiest people I knew were those closest to God. I learned that the only way to accomplish any lasting good is to save one’s soul and help others to do the same.” A fellow teacher gave a fitting tribute to Dorothy when...
Sister Magdalita lived a truly exceptional life. Her companion sisters described her as a “model” religious in the finest sense of the word. She was a wonderful principal and educator. Former students remembered that she always had a smile on her face and spoke kindly to them.
Sister Petra embraced ministries across Western Canada to Ontario and from South America to the Northwest Territories. Her missionary spirit took her to Comas, Lima, Peru. Sister Petra was instrumental in instructing youth groups to teach catechism.
"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
