Chanting of the Magnificat in thanksgiving for this new house that God has entrusted to us!and finally, that of the Blessed Virgin MaryOf the the CrossOf the MonstranceOf the AltarBlessing of the chapel itself...to the chanting of the litanies of the Blessed VirginBack in the chapel, His Excellency is about to perform four blessingsTo the third floorTo the second floorVisitation nuns from West Virginia offered us this statue of St. Jane de Chantal, who is holy patron of both communitiesIn the kitchen, Bishop W. Callahan particularly blesses the oven with holy water in order to help the cook!... room by roomThen begins the blessing of the House....The Bishop puts on the pontifical ornamentsBefore the beginning of the ceremony...and the reliquary medallion in front of which His Excellency recollects for a few momentsMonsignor Wach presents "Maria Bambina"....His Excellency asked for our presence in Wausau in order to pray for him, for his diocese, the Church, and for vocations and the familiesOur Prior General, Monsignor Wach, welcomes the Most Reverend Bishop William Callahan, Bishop of La Crosse, WisconsinSisters' places for the BlessingThis wax figure of Mary as a little child, "Maria Bambina," is an exact copy of the miraculous statue venerated in the Sanctuary dedicated to her in Milan. The new house received its name because of her!Saint Maria GorettiSaint Clare of AssisiSaint Christina, Virgin and MartyrSaint Dominic SavioFor this great event, and for this beautiful All Saints' Day, our Prior General offered us this medallion containing the relics of Saint Francis de Sales, Saint Jane de Chantal and Saint Margaret Mary, three of our patron saints, so that "they will always be with us!”Everything is ready for the BlessingOur small chapelBlessing of the Convent of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Wausau, Wisconsin, November 1st 2019
