Franciscan Footprints

Adoration

 

I hope that you all have a blessed New Year full of the peace and consolation of Christ.

Tonight we all will be making a Holy Hour in the Convent Chapel after supper. What a wonderful way to welcome the new year. Won’t you consider spending time with our Eucharistic Lord this evening?

God Bless and be safe.

Sister Veronica

Since the ice storm we had last week the trees(and everything else) has been covered in ice. When the sun hits it, it is absolutely beautiful. 

Isn’t God’s creation beautiful?

December 18th:
O Adonai
O Adonai, and leader of the House of Israel,
who appeared to Moses in the fire of the burning bush
and gave him the law on Sinai:
Come to redeem us with an outstretched arm.

Blessed Virgin Mary

 

Today we celebrate the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. As a community we prayed a Novena from Nov. 29th to Dec. 7th in honor of the Immaculate Conception after Evening Prayer. It is so meaningful:

Novena in honor of the Immaculate Conception

You are all fair, Mary, and the stain of original sin is not in you.  Through the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin, O Lord, You prepared a worthy dwelling place for Your Son.  You preserved the Virgin from all stain by letting her benefit in advance from the sacrifice of the Cross.  We entreat You, may her intercession purify our souls and help us to come into Your presence.  This we ask of You through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord and Your Son, Who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God forever. Amen.

O Mary, conceived without sin,
Pray for us who have recourse to you.

What a special day the Chrurch in Her wisdom gives us to reflect on Our Lady. Have a blessed day!

Sister Veronica, OSF

Regrettably we don’t have any pictures of Thanksgiving to share with you. However, it was a lovely day filled with good food, good conversation, and extra time for recreation. (I helped Sr. Mary Stephanie in the garden for a while)

This is what the schedule looked like:

Breakfast & Morning Prayer- on your own
Mass-9am
Dinner-Noon
Rosary/Evening Prayer-5pm
Supper/Night Prayer-to follow

We watched a few movies-a Christmas movie and a documentary on St. Pio of Pietrelcina. Both very good, but I’m rather partial to Padre Pio myself.(after all, he is a Franciscan)

Well, that’s about all I can think of to say about Thanksgiving.

Sister Veronica