Live-streamed Mass and Prayer Service in Honor of the Passionist Tricentennial
- Passionist Nuns Chapel 8564 Crisp Road Whitesville, KY, 42378 United States (map)
November 21st, the feast of Our Lady’s Presentation in the Temple, is always a special day for Passionist Nuns. All around the world, the Brides of the Crucified join in renewing their five holy vows: the Passion Vow, chastity, poverty, obedience, and enclosure.
This November 22nd, Passionists around the world will also be celebrating a major anniversary: the 300th anniversary of our charism in the Church! On November 22nd, 1720, Paul Danei received the black “habit of penance and mourning” and began the retreat in which he wrote the Passionist men’s Rule and received many of the foundational graces of the spiritual family God was calling him to found.
We at St. Joseph’s Monastery will be celebrating both occasions this Saturday, and we invite you to join us via live-stream!
8:00 AM CT: Mass for the Presentation of Mary —
The presider will be Bishop William Medley of the Diocese of Owensboro, and the homilist will be our chaplain, Fr. Lou Caporiccio, CPM.
10:30 AM CT: Passionist Tricentennial Prayer Service —
including Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, Paulacrucian readings and music, and a sermon by our chaplain, Fr. Lou Caporiccio, CPM
Continuing the series on various communities of active Sisters affiliated with the Passionists, we now come to an English Congregation: the Sisters of the Cross and Passion.
In the centuries since our Holy Founder’s death, his special charism has served as the inspiration for many other religious congregations. One such “sister congregation” to the Passionists is the Daughters of the Passion of Jesus Christ and of the Sorrowful Virgin Mary.
Among the numerous religious communities affiliated with the Passionist Congregation, a special place belongs to the Passionist Sisters of St. Paul of the Cross — commonly known as the “Signa Sisters,” after the town in Italy where they were founded.
Today marks the 234th anniversary of the death of Venerable Mother Mary Crucified of Jesus, the first Passionist Nun. It was her courage, humility, perseverance, and — most of all — burning love for Jesus Christ that laid a foundation which has stood firm for 250 years. This latest Formation and Catechesis bulletin contains reflections on our holy co-foundress’ life written by Sr. Luzia Maura, CP.
The youngest of our Passionist Saints was, like St. Gemma, actually not a vowed member of the Congregation. St. Maria Goretti is widely known and loved for her willingness to suffer martyrdom rather than surrender her virginity, but fewer people know that this 11-year-old girl was catechized and spiritually nurtured by the Passionist Fathers.
For many people, their first introduction to the Passionists came through the charismatic figure of St. Gemma Galgani. Though she was unable to enter religious life due to poor health, this mystic and stigmatist predicted that she would be considered part of her beloved Passionist Congregation after death — and how true that prophecy proved
As the Jubilee Year enters its final months, this latest Communication Bulletin draws our attention back to one of those central themes: prophecy. What does it mean to be a prophet of Christ Crucified? How are we as Passionists called to live out this prophetic vocation in our world today?
The Blessed Virgin Mary, especially under her title of Our Sorrowful Mother, has been central to Passionist life throughout our history. It was she who gave the habit to St. Paul of the Cross, and it was in her Roman basilica (St. Mary Major) that our Holy Founder first made the “Passion Vow.”
If you’ve ever clicked over to our Passionist Year calendar, you might have noticed that it is not always the same as the universal Church calendar. Some of our feasts are unique to Passionists, and others we celebrate with greater solemnity. In her maternal wisdom, the Church nurtures the spiritual patrimony of our Congregation by allowing us to keep special feasts connected with our specific charism: devotion to and grateful remembrance of the Passion of Jesus.
- Posted in Holy Hours
- Tagged St. Paul of the Cross, 300 Jubilee, Jubilaeum
In this article, we read about the unique life of Teresa Gallifa, foundress of the Congregation of the Servants of the Passion. Wife, mother, widow, and religious, Teresa was ahead of her time in her focus on compassion and service for unwed mothers and their children.