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Interiority

4/26/2018

"And Mary treasured all these things, pondering them in her heart."

Tenderness

4/25/2018

"Wisdom was born of the tenderest, the gentlest, and the most beautiful of all mothers... because He is Eternal Wisdom, tenderness, and beauty Itself."

At Great Price

4/18/2018

Sister teaching little ones about Consecrated Life

"And Jesus, looking upon him, loved him." This is the love of the Redeemer: a love that flows from all the human and divine depths of the Redemption. This love reflects the eternal love of the Father, who "so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life."

Regina Pacis Convent Open House

4/15/2018

The Sacristan

4/12/2018

Preparing for adoration

"And the Word was made Flesh..."

4/9/2018

The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin's name was Mary.

Easter Celebrated

4/5/2018

Our Easter celebration began with the Easter Vigil celebrated by our dear Bishop at the Cathedral of St. Eugene.

It was a great honor for some of the Sisters to join with the Cathedral choir to provide sacred music for the solemn liturgy.

After the Vigil, our old friend the Alleluia was unburied a bit less ceremoniously than it had been buried at Septuagesima.

With great joy, the Sisters welcomed our Risen Savior as He resumed His sacramental dwelling in our convent chapel, carefully decorated by loving hearts as a dwelling fit for the King of our hearts.

The Easter Octave is a time for community building - extra time together doing those things that rejuvenate us as individuals and as a "family" unit. This did not prevent us from sharing the joy of the season with those outside of the community. Two members of the community traveled to Mundelein Seminary to participate in the Institute on Religious Life's annual conference. The theme of this year's conference was "Religious Life, Ever Ancient, Ever Beautiful..." In recognition of his staunch fidelity to the faith and his acheivements in publishing and education, Fr. Joseph Fessio received this year's Pro Fidelitate et Virtute Award.

Several of the Sisters were blessed to be able to give a Confirmation retreat at St. Joseph Parish in Cotati to a large group of Confirmandi. Other Sisters traveled to Arcata to assist with a day of recollection offered for students at HSU's Newman Center. It was a treat for these Sisters to make the beautiful trek up north to spend time with this wonderful set of young people.

Alleluia!

4/1/2018

Jesus greets His Mother after the Resurrection

Mary as Witness to Whole Pascal Mystery

After Jesus had been laid in the tomb, Mary “alone remains to keep alive the flame of faith, preparing to receive the joyful and astonishing announcement of the Resurrection” (Address at the General Audience, 3 April 1996). The expectation felt on Holy Saturday is

Holy Saturday

3/31/2018

Holy Saturday is the day on which the Church contemplates the rest of Christ in the tomb, after the victorious battle of the cross. She remembers his descent into the world of death to heal the roots of humanity, and she expects his promise to be fulfilled: "The Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and the scribes, they will condemn him to death and deliver him to the Gentiles..., they will kill him, and in three days he will be resurrected " (Mk 10, 33-34).

Good Friday

3/30/2018

Christ Crowned with Thorns and the Mourning Virgin

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