"Our devotion to Mary is one of unbounded confidence, childlike trust, and tender love for so magnificent a Mother."
Canon 663
"Our devotion to Mary is one of unbounded confidence, childlike trust, and tender love for so magnificent a Mother."
Canon 663
"A call to embrace a life of total consecration is a
call to intimacy with God in prayer."
-Pope John Paul II, Essential Elements
The Eucharist is the spiritual construct that binds the sisters as one in the service of love. The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, daily visits to and weekly benedictions of the Blessed Sacrament and adoration all remind the Sisters of God's great love for them and for every individual created in His image and likeness. In particular the Sisters' daily visits to the Blessed Sacrament and adoration offer opportunities to deepen their relationship with the Dweller within.
Keenly aware that union with God thrives in an atmosphere of silence and recollection, we make every effort to create within our convents that internal and external quiet which expresses to others the tangible presence of God.
The Sisters look forward to:
o Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament on Sunday
o Forty Hour Devotions during the Christmas Season
(exposition of the Blessed Sacrament)
o Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament during
evening prayers
o An eight-day spiritual retreat once a year
o A day of recollection once a month
o Spiritual conferences throughout the year by selected
speakers
o Stations of the Cross at least every Friday during
Lent prayed as Community
o Personal devotions as time permits
o Participation in programs and courses that foster
on-going spiritual growth and holiness
Spiritual Reading
The Sisters take time from their busy schedules to spend at least fifteen minutes a day reading and reflecting on spiritual writings. In their desire to advance toward perfection, they turn to Sacred Scripture as their main source of inspiration in addition to contemporary and classical authors whose works help them to deepen their union with God.
Our daily prayers include:
Holy Mass
The celebration of the Holy Eucharist is the focal point of our day. The Eucharist is the generating force which binds us as one in the service of love.
Liturgy of the Hours
The Sisters gather as a community to sanctify our day by praying the Liturgy of the Hours, the official prayer of the Church. On Sundays and solemnities the Liturgy of the Hours is chanted.
Meditation
It is during their meditations that they are able to experience that quiet inner listening to God and His divine inspirations. The Sisters set aside a half hour each morning devoted to meditation and contemplation.
Our Lady's Corner
Visit to the Blessed Sacrament
Humbly Kneeling before Him, the Sisters enjoy His intimate friendship, and they pour out their hearts to Him who knows their innermost thoughts and is ready to calm the troubled waters.
Particular and General Examination of Conscience
The daily particular and general examination of conscience direct our lives toward virtue and assist us in recognizing and eradicating all that is not of God.
Rosary
The Sisters continually foster true devotion to Mary through our daily praying of the rosary.
