Birth of Mary on September 8th

To send this card: Birth of Mary

Quote for the Day: As a weak limb grows stronger by exercise, so will your faith be strengthened by the very efforts you make in stretching it out toward things unseen. - James H. Aughey

Friday,

Saturday is the Feast - the blessed feast of Our Lady's Birthday! It is also the anniversary of the day I entered the monastery... oh so many, many moons ago. Like 26 years! Whoal... pretty amazing - who would ever have guessed I could stay put in one place for so long? That in itself must be a miracle.

I hope you have a very holy - blessed and Joy-filled day!

I must share this little bit of wisdom. When they say work like a dog - they don't really mean, sit back and watch other people work..... But really that is how it is to work like a dog.... at least in this place.



Sister Jane is watering the garden. Shelley is actually doing more than just observing and making sure the job is done right. She is also planning more mischief. First and foremost she is on the lookout for a squirrel to chase - than she will probably wander over and eat a pear - I don't know why she likes pears... but she rather likes anything that she can put into her mouth. In a yard as big as ours she finds lots of things that fit that criteria

Blessings of Peace and All Good,
Sister Patricia and all the Sisters

The Confession Connection The Sacrament of Reconciliation: Celebrating God's Forgiveness by Sandra DeGidio, O.S.M. Day Seventeen: Celebration: God always loves us Celebration is a word we haven't often associated with the sacrament of reconciliation. But in Jesus' parable, it is obviously important and imperative. "Quick!" says the father. "Let us celebrate." And why? Because a sinner has converted, repented, confessed and returned. To be continued A selected article from "101 Inspirational Stories of the Sacrament of Reconciliation."