As Passionist Nuns, our spiritual home is the “cloister” of Calvary, where we dwell in the shadow of His wings – the outstretched arms of Jesus Christ upon the Cross.
There, in union with Our Sorrowful Mother, we keep Him company in His Passion, we offer our lives with His in a loving sacrifice to the Eternal Father, and we strive to become channels of His grace, life, and love into our world.
“I rejoice in the Lord that you often find yourself plunged and immersed in the Sacred Passion of Jesus and in the great furnace of His Eucharistic Presence....”
Like most felines, our cat Josē spends a great deal of the day napping, and some of his “poses” were just crying out for a funny caption …
About a month ago, our Sister Catherine Marie received word that her youngest brother, Paul, has been diagnosed with aggressive and incurable cancer. This news was a blow not only to Sister and her family, but to all of us. One Sister’s family is every Sister’s family, after all!
After three days of preparatory prayer, the Capitulars (all Nuns in perpetual vows) met in our new Chapter Room with Sr. Daniela - Vicar of the Monastic Congregation and delegate of Mother President Gertrude - to vote for a new Superior, then for her Council and a Novice Directress.
The Western KY Catholic newspaper has been publishing a blog series with reflections from Catholics all around the Diocese on the theme of hope. Two of our own Sisters contributed to this project, and we thought today was the perfect time to share their thoughts with you.
Before it becomes “old news”, we wanted to share with you the lovely reflection that Sister wrote for her Profession program …
Come and spend some time with Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament, offering love and reparation to His Heart that receives so much coldness and indifference!
Our chapel was filled nearly to overflowing with friends and family who came to share in the joy of our Sr. Bethany Marie of the Glorious Wounds of Christ, as she made her first vows and was consecrated as a Bride of the Crucified. We are so grateful to God for the gift of Sister’s vocation, and of her “yes” to the Bridegroom’s call.
“I recommend to you a great devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Here is a way to practice that. You should visit the Blessed Sacrament frequently, especially at hours when there is no one there, for such visits are more pleasing to him …”
This morning, Deacon Conrad Jaconette will be ordained a priest of Jesus Christ, to serve our Diocese and the Archdiocese for Military Services, USA. Just a few hours later, our Sr. Bethany Marie will make her First Profession of vows, placing herself at the service of Christ and of His Church.
“Make yourself a good retreat in the interior of your soul, and in that desert treat with the Highest Good one-on-one, adoring him in spirit and truth.”
“The Passionist Nuns... are to strive for perfection in God’s love by living in His Divine Presence and by preserving indelibly written in their hearts the most holy Life, Passion, and Death of the loving Jesus who was sacrificed on Calvary for the world’s redemption.”
Our Retreat House and Chapel, located on a peaceful 170-acre site of beautiful woodlands, gives women and men of Catholic and other Christian denominations the opportunity to enter into a deeper relationship with God by sharing in our Passionist liturgical celebrations, while renewing and strengthening themselves spiritually and physically in a place of deep silence, solitude and prayer.
“From the Foot of the Cross”
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We are all so touched by how people from around the country and the world have taken Paul’s condition to heart and are “storming Heaven” with us. Since you are partners with us in this spiritual work, we wanted to keep you abreast of the latest news …