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SAINTS OF THE FUTURE
John Nava Tapestry- Our Lady of the AngelesSpeaking of the seven saints recently canonized, Archbishop José Gomez of Los Angeles said young people should look to the “saints of our times,” as models...
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SAINTS WHO WERE NURSES
Last Sunday Pope Francis canonized Nazania Mesa who was a nurse. As I have written in past Blogs, one of my favorite saints is St. Marianne of Molokai(Cope) (see Blog 10/21/12), who was also a...
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ANOTHER BLESSED JESUIT
Beatified this past Saturday in Spain, was another holy Jesuit (and you know how I love the Jesuits).BLESSED TIBURCIO ARNAIZ MUNOZ, SJ., one of Spain's most beloved religious figures of the 20th...
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NURSES AS EXAMPLES
BL. GERTRUDE PROSPERI Born to a wealthy, pious family, in 1799 in Fogliano di Cascia, Perugia, Italy.In 1820 she joined the Benedictines at the monastery of Sante Lucia di Trevi, taking the name...
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OTHER HOLY NURSES
VENERABLE MARY JANE WILSON (SISTER MARY of ST. FRANCIS) was born on October 3rd 1840 in Hurryhur, Mysore, Karnataka, Indiaif English parents.She was orphaned in childhood and handed over to her aunt...
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MORE HOLY NURSES
ST. MARIA BERTILLA BOSCARDIN was born to a poor peasant family headed by Angelo Boscardin who, by his own account, was a violently abusive drunk. Anna had little education, was simple and innocent, and...
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BLESSED MONKS of TIBHIRINE
News that the beatification of Bishop Pierre Claverie and his 18 companions, who were martyred in Algeriabetween 1994 and 1996, will be Dec. 8, at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Holy Cross in Oran.The...
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NEW AMERICAN SAINT
On Nov. 8 Pope Francis approved the beatification (sometime in 2019) of American Br. James Miller, who was martyred in 1982 in Guatemala. American born BROTHER JAMES (SANTIAGO) MILLER, FSC,was born...
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UPDATE ON FUTURE AMERICAN SAINT
SISTER THEA BOWMAN was the first African American woman to address the U.S.bishops' conference. Now, nearly 30 years after her death, Sr. Thea will once again feature at the U.S bishops' conference -...
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THANKSGIVING BLESSINGS
This is the week of Thanksgiving, and we have much to be thankful for, especially in light of people homeless due to the devastating wild fires in California. Koko & BellaIt has been a sad week...
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A SAINT WHO SAW LIFE'S TRIALS
On November 3 MOTHER CLELIA MERLONIwas beatified in the Basilica of Saint John Lateran in Rome. Her most difficult life is a testimony to us all that in spite of life’s trials, one can attain...
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APOSTLE of the CATECHISM
In the last Blog, we mention that Bl. Giovanni Battista Scalabrini was the mentor of Bl. Clilia Merloni.BL. GIOVANNI BATTISTA SCALABRINI was the Bishop of Piacenza from 1876 until his death He was...
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FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Today we begin preparation for the Nativity of the Lord by the lighting of the first candle on the Advent wreath in our Chapel. For me it is a special remembrance of a time when I visited the newly...
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ADVENT READING
One really good way of preparing our hearts for Christ’s coming during Advent and welcoming Him at Christmas is through daily reading. There are many good books by modern authors as well as ancient....
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CALL TO HOLINESS IN A NEW YEAR
In a pastoral letter marking the first Sunday of Advent, Bishop Mark Davies of Shrewsbury dedicated 2019 as the diocesan YEAR OF HOLINESS, calling attention to the Second Vatican Council's emphasis on...
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WINTER LIGHT
OLR Chapel in WinterTo those who are not used to it, life in the Pacific NW can get a bit gloomy in December, especially when it rains day after day. I think it is no coincidence that the Church...
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MARY, THE SOURCE OF ADVENT LIGHT
(Immaculate Conception- Peter Paul Rubens, 1628)There are very few saints we celebrate in December, but those we do celebrate seem to be connected to light.Foremost in our minds and hearts in Advent,...
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SECOND SUNDAY of ADVENT
A longtime friend of our Abbey in CT (and close to our Mother Ruth who died in August) is Br. Victor-Antoine D’Avila-Latourrette OSB who lives in the Hudson Valley of NY.. He has written many books-...
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PATRONESS OF THE AMERICAS- LIGHT TO THE PEOPLE
We just finish celebrating the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, when we celebrate another great feast of our Lady. On December 12, we honor OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE, patroness of all the Americas....
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SAINTS OF THE LIGHT
In today’s feast iwe celebrate one of the great martyrs of the early Church, ST. LUCIA(Lucy). Because her torture reportedly included the gouging out of her eyes, Lucy, whose name means light, is...
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