Saturday, 31 August 2024

Summer at our Novitiate

Saturday, 31 August 2024
Summer at our Novitiate - The three days preceding the feast of the Ascension are called the Rogation Days and are marked by processions
Summer at our Novitiate - The grounds and fields are blessed
Summer at our Novitiate - Here, the procession passes in the convent’s enclosed garden, which bears many fruit trees
Summer at our Novitiate - The novitiate has an outing to Procida
Summer at our Novitiate - Where the sisters take in the fresh sea air and marvel at God’s creation
Summer at our Novitiate
Summer at our Novitiate - Vespers and Benediction on the feast of our patron, Saint Madeleine-Sophie Barat
Summer at our Novitiate - For the feast of Corpus Christi, it is tradition in some regions to make beautifully designed “carpets” out of flower petals. Here, the Holy Ghost shining His rays of grace
Summer at our Novitiate - An outdoor altar is prepared in the convent’s interior courtyard
Summer at our Novitiate - Elevation of the Chalice during a Solemn High Mass
Summer at our Novitiate - The Eucharistic procession begins
Summer at our Novitiate - When the procession stops at an outdoor altar, or station, all kneel for prayers and Benediction
Summer at our Novitiate - The procession re-enters the church
Summer at our Novitiate - And then there is the great final benediction of the Blessed Sacrament to finish the morning liturgy
Summer at our Novitiate - A sister works on attaching a delicate piece of lace onto a pall, which is used to cover the Chalice during holy Mass
Summer at our Novitiate
Summer at our Novitiate - First Vespers for the Feast of the Sacred Heart
Summer at our Novitiate
Summer at our Novitiate - The sisters share their common joy at the beginning of the feast
Summer at our Novitiate - On the morning of the feast, the Office of Lauds precedes the Holy Mass
Summer at our Novitiate - Preparation for a lovely and festive lunch outdoors
Summer at our Novitiate
Summer at our Novitiate
Summer at our Novitiate - The novitiate takes a daytrip to a region called the Colle Sant’Alfonso
Summer at our Novitiate
Summer at our Novitiate - Praying in the Redemptorists’ chapel
Summer at our Novitiate
Summer at our Novitiate
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