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December 16, 2019 (Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph)
Sister Mary Jude Cecil, 87, an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph, died Dec. 16, 2019, at Mount Saint Joseph, in her 69th year of religious life. She was a native of Owensboro.
She graduated from Mount Saint Joseph Academy, Maple Mount, in 1950. She earned a bachelor’s degree in French from Brescia College (now University), Owensboro, in 1967, followed by a master’s degree in French from Murray State University, Murray, Ky., in 1973.
December 16, 2019 (Walking in the Holy Presence)
I think the winter decorations in the monastery (note: not Christmas decorations!) did their job this weekend. The snowpeople seem to have warded off the predicted storm, bringing us a lot of rain instead. (Go check out the new scene in the basement hallway!)
December 16, 2019 (Show Me A Sign - Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration)
Celebrating the greatest gift of all
Photo by Daniel Seßler on Unsplash
May this day be filled with love and joy as you recall the birth of Jesus.
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December 15, 2019 (Future of Charity)
By Sister Annie Klapheke, SC
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December 15, 2019 (Spirit of Charity)
Each year, in preparation for Christmas, Daughters of Charity sing a special novena (nine day prayer) during our evening prayer time. Each day, the prayer is the same except for the antiphon for the Magnificat. The following video tells you more about this special tradition.
December 13, 2019 (Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph)
A special Spanish celebration for Our Lady of Guadalupe took place in Maple Mount, Ky., in 2019. The Dec. 11 Mass occurred the evening before the saint’s Feast Day. Sister Sara Mara Gomez wanted to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe here in Kentucky. She retired to the Ursuline Motherhouse this year after serving almost 30 years in New Mexico as a pastoral minister, director of religious education, and religion teacher.
December 13, 2019 (Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph)
Every year in December, Sister Amelia leads the charge to make some holiday goodies. Thanks for the Vietnamese Sisters, she has lots of help to make her delicious creations. Today, they were captured making haystacks, chocolate-covered cherries and peppermint bark! We are sorry, but the candy is not for sale!!! Here are a few photos:
December 12, 2019 (Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph)
The annual Christmas party for the staff of the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph was a chance to spread good cheer, eat delicious food and appreciate people celebrating service anniversaries. Here are some of the pictures from the party on Dec. 11, 2019, in the Mother Aloysius Room.
December 12, 2019 (A Sister Reflects, Adrian Dominican Sisters)
December 12, 2019 (A Nun's Life)
A Nun's Life welcomes guest blogger Sister Christina Chavez, CDP, who writes about her experience of discerning and being a canonical novice with the Congregation of Divine Providence in San Antonio, Texas.
What does it mean to have a “Marian devotion”?
December 11, 2019 (Kateri Initiative - Sisters of the Divine Savior)
and the sun is not yet actually up....
and your nose-hairs freeze...
That's NO reason not to stop on the side of the icy road, dig out your cell phone and take a picture.
Right?
December 11, 2019 (Show Me A Sign - Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration)
What experiences in your life inspire trust and new discernment steps?
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Joy is contagious. Ask a child you know, “How do you feel with Christmas just two weeks away?” Their eyes light up; they dance in place as joy beyond words...
December 11, 2019 (A Nun's Life)
December 10, 2019 (Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph)
For the seventh year, Ursuline Associates from Western Kentucky – and a few honorary members of their group – came to Saint Joseph Villa on Dec. 7, 2019, to celebrate the feast of Saint Nicholas by throwing a party for the sisters. The sisters in the Villa were served treats, got festive headwear to keep, and received presents from the associates, including some stuffed animals. As always, the most exciting moment was the arrival of Santa Claus, who this year was joined by Mrs. Claus.
December 9, 2019 (Walking in the Holy Presence)
Although we in the monastery are not immune from the busyness of December, we do enjoy the peaceful calm of Advent as our chapel changes into a blue sanctuary, our songs often become simple mantras during prayer, and we try as desperately as possible to keep the Christmas decorations at bay. (Yes, I will admit that I did watch A Charlie Brown Christmas while visiting home last week!)
December 7, 2019 (Kateri Initiative - Sisters of the Divine Savior)