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Apostolic Adventures in Dairyland

1/31/2017

 
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​Several of the Sisters were recently blessed with an opportunity to re-visit the beautiful  Assumption parish in the Victorian Village of Ferndale, CA. The Sisters spent a lovely morning with the children in the religious education program, sharing with them about the mysterious call to religious life and answering their questions. They enjoyed visiting with parishioners at the parish potluck after Mass. Ferndale is a charming town nestled in a lush green valley, supporting a number of thriving family dairies. The Sisters were able to spend some time on one of the farms, chatting with the owners and enjoying the opportunity to "help" them feed their baby calves.
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Witness

1/30/2017

 
"What counts most is not what religious do, but what they are as persons consecrated to the Lord."
~ Saint Pope John Paul II

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Consecrated men and women throughout the ages have made a significant impact on the Church and the world - Augustinian monk Gregor Mendel laid the foundation for modern studies of genetics, Fra Angelico is still one of the most widely known painters of religious art, and the contribution of the religious Orders to the life and culture of society is immeasurable. But, as St. John Paul II articulated above, it is not for these things that religious life is valued. Religious life, the following of the poor, chaste, and obedient life of Jesus Christ, is valued because of who the religious person is - a spouse and bearer of Christ in a preeminent way. A woman consecrated to God has definitively chosen to belong to Him without reservation and to bear witness to Him in every aspect of her life. When a consecrated woman approaches an assignment, she brings not simply her own gifts and talents, but the gift of God Himself. Beginning her day in the presence of her Divine Spouse, receiving Him in the Sacrament of Love, she goes forth as Mary in the Visitation to bring Him to each soul she encounters. Each of the evangelical counsels enables the light of Christ to shine through those consecrated, witnessing to society in a manner unrepeatable by any other means. Vowed poverty makes the consecrated person a beacon highlighting the bounty of God's loving providence. Obedience uniquely configures her life to Jesus Christ and pulls forth from her God-given talents for the service of His people, gifts that she may not have noticed or chosen to exercise. As for chastity, Blessed Pius VI wrote to religious that, "no one can adequately reckon the powerful effectiveness of the sacred ministry of one whose life is radiant with the light of a chastity consecrated to God and from which he draws his strength." Indeed, this life of spousal love pledged to God alone provides the fire and impetus that drives open her heart to embrace all of His people as her own, mirroring the love that Christ has for the souls He created. We pray that we may lovingly and faithful live out the life of consecration to which He has called us, for the glory of His name and the salvation of His people.

"Of its nature, religious life is a witness that should clearly manifest the primacy of the
​ love of God and do so with a strength from the Holy Spirit"
~Essential Elements 32

Love Revealed

1/23/2017

 
"Man cannot live without love...


​...He remains a being that is incomprehensible for himself,
his life is senseless,
if love is not revealed to him,...
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​ ...if he does not encounter love,
if he does not experience it
​and make it his own,...



​...if he does not participate
​intimately in it." 
~ Redemptor hominis, 10
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Join us in Prayer and Witness...

1/20/2017

 
...At the Walk for Life 2017! We are thankful to be able to walk in solidarity with all those who gather in San Francisco, uniting our prayers with the powerful prayers of all those who respect and protect life from natural conception to natural death.
God our loving Father,
grant wisdom to those who govern us,
compassion and courage to those who
work to defend human life, 
and safety and care to every human being.
For you alone who formed us
​ in our mother's wombs,
​and call us home to heaven,
​are God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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O Mary in thy Visitation,
be with us as we travel! May we bear your Son to all whom we encounter this day.
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Living for the Kingdom of Heaven

1/16/2017

 
"Christ is the center of all Christian life. The bond with him takes precedence over all other bonds, familial or social."
~ ​CCC 1618
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 In the presence of the Most Holy Trinity, the Sister professes her vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience to Jesus Christ, definitively witnessing to the reality of the preeminence of that bond with Christ which is the center of every Christian life. Bonded with Christ in a unique manner, the Church considers the life of the consecrated person to mirror in a special way the mystery of redemption. As the Catechism states referring to religious life, "To follow and imitate Christ more nearly and to manifest more clearly his self-emptying is to be more deeply present to one's contemporaries, in the heart of Christ" (CCC 932). It is for this that the religious Sister sets aside the loving bonds of family life, the attractions of the world, and goods of this life - to be "all things to all men" ​and to be love at the heart of the Church.
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"For the People of God has here no lasting city,... [and consecrated life] reveals more clearly to all believers the heavenly goods which are already present in this age, witnessing to the new and eternal life which we have acquired through the redemptive work of Christ and preluding our future resurrection and the glory of the heavenly kingdom." 
~ Lumen Gentium, 44

Consecrated

1/13/2017

 

"Already destined for him through Baptism,
the person who surrenders himself to the God he loves above all else
thereby consecrates himself more intimately to
God's service and to the
​good of the whole Church."

~ CCC 945
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A newly professed Sister receiving the blue veil

A Simple Manifestation of Beauty

1/10/2017

 

​"In union with Mary,
Mother of the Church,
we strive to magnify Jesus Christ,
her Divine Son,
by communicating the Beauty,
​ Goodness, and Truth of the Catholic faith
​in a spirit of joyful evangelization..."
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As a fruit of our charism to communicate the beauty of our faith, our Sister Sacristan delights in setting out Father's vestments with care - and sometimes creativity. A great deal of attention is given to laying the vestments out, seemingly for an audience of one: Father. Our Chaplain appreciates the thoughtfulness, but knows as well as we that the attention is really given to the One Audience that matters: God. Under the principle that what goes on LAST is laid out FIRST, Sister Sacristan  lays the chasuble on the vesting table first, with the back turned up and bottom folded over for vesting ease. On it are placed the manipule, stole and cincture, usually forming an IHS over the chasuble. Then the linen alb is gently placed on top, with the lace carefully folded back for Father's convenience. Finally, the amice. A simple rectangle of linen with long ribbons, the amice has become Sister's easel for illustrating the feast of the day: Our Lady's monogram for her feast day, symbols of the seasons or saints find themselves written in fabric for the glory of God and the salvation of souls.

Monthly Devotion: The Most Holy Name of Jesus

1/4/2017

 
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According to Jewish custom, on the eighth day after His birth Jesus was circumcised and received publicly the name that the angel had announced to Mary. This name, hallowed by His reception of it, has been honored publicly and privately, devotionally and liturgically for centuries. At various times when His name has fallen in disregard or has been commonly profaned, devotions such as the Divine Praises and the Litany of the Holy Name have arisen so that the faithful might give Him the praise that is due. January, being the month dedicated to His holy name, provides us with an opportunity to specially venerate His chosen title and to make reparation for all those who do not respect His sacred name.
The Litany of the Holy Name of Jesus
V. Lord, have mercy on us.
R. Christ, have mercy on us.
V. Lord, have mercy on us. Jesus, here us.
R. Jesus, graciously hear us.
V. God, the Father of Heaven
R. Have mercy on us.
V. God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
R. Have mercy on us.
V. God the Holy Spirit, R. have mercy...
Holy Trinity, one God,
Jesus, Son of the living God
Jesus, splendor of the Father
Jesus, brightness of eternal light
Jesus, King of glory
​Jesus, Sun of justice
Jesus, Son of the Virgin Mary
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Jesus, brightness of eternal light.
Jesus, King of glory.
Jesus, sun of justice.
Jesus, Son of the Virgin Mary.
Jesus, most amiable.
Jesus, most admirable.
Jesus, the mighty God.
Jesus, Father of the world to come.
Jesus, angel of great counsel.
Jesus, most powerful.
Jesus, most patient.
Jesus, most obedient.
Jesus, meek and humble of heart.
Jesus, lover of chastity.
Jesus, lover of us.
Jesus, God of peace.
Jesus, author of life.
Jesus, example of virtues.
Jesus, zealous lover of souls.

Jesus, our God.

Jesus, our refuge.
Jesus, father of the poor.
Jesus, treasure of the faithful.
Jesus, good Shepherd.
Jesus, true light.
Jesus, eternal wisdom.
Jesus, infinite goodness.
Jesus, our way and our life.
Jesus, joy of Angels.
Jesus, King of the Patriarchs.
Jesus, Master of the Apostles.
Jesus, teacher of the Evangelists.
Jesus, strength of Martyrs.
Jesus, light of Confessors.
Jesus, purity of Virgins.
Jesus, crown of Saints.

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V. Be merciful, R. spare us, O Jesus.
V. Be merciful, R. graciously hear us, O Jesus.
V. From all evil, R. deliver us, O Jesus.
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From all sin, deliver us, O Jesus.
From Your wrath, [etc.]
From the snares of the devil.
From the spirit of fornication.
From everlasting death.
From the neglect of Your inspirations.
By the mystery of Your holy Incarnation.
By Your Nativity.
By Your Infancy.
By Your most divine Life.
By Your labors.
By Your agony and passion.
By Your cross and dereliction.
By Your sufferings.
By Your death and burial.
By Your Resurrection.
By Your Ascension.
By Your institution of the most Holy Eucharist.
By Your joys.
By Your glory.
V. Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world,
R. spare us, O Jesus.
V. Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world,
R. graciously hear us, O Jesus.
V. Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world,
R. have mercy on us, O Jesus.
V. Jesus, hear us.
R. Jesus, graciously hear us.
Let us pray.
O Lord Jesus Christ, You have said, "Ask and you shall receive, seek, and you shall find, knock, and it shall be opened to you." Grant, we beg of You, to us who ask it, the gift of Your most divine love, that we may ever love You with our whole heart, in word and deed, and never cease praising You.
Give us, O Lord, as much a lasting fear as a lasting love of Your Holy Name, for You, who live and are King for ever and ever, never fail to govern those whom You have solidly established in Your love. R. Amen.
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Mary, Mother of God and our Mother

1/1/2017

 
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"The greatest saints, those richest in grace and virtue,
will be the most assiduous in praying to the most Blessed Virgin,
looking up to her as the perfect model to imitate
​and as a powerful helper to assist them."
~ St. Louis Marie de Montfort

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