Easter Celebrated

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.