Hermence-Marie, accompanied by her older sister, spent the day of December 23rd with the sisters, preparing to make her First Communion which will take place during the Midnight Mass.Before Christmas MatinsThe lessons of Matines are sung by the Canon........ and the abbéMass on Christmas dayAperitif and lunch with our guests and the sisters’ familiesPreparing the buffet for the festive dinner on December 25th.Piano concert......recorder......and fluteFollowed by some traditional Christmas carolsOpening Christmas gifts that had been offered to the Sisters: among others, a tray with the arms of the Institute…...a printed fabric from the Ivory Coast with the effigy of Christ the KingOur Infant Jesus clothed in priestly vestments...... at whose feet we regularly come to sing some Christmas carols...During the Octave, we visited some religious communities in the area whom we’re friends with in order to give them a small Christmas gift. It is always a great joy and a source of edification for us to be in the presence of sisters who have so many religious years behind them. Here, the Hospital Sisters of DelémontThe Sisters of Charity of the Holy Cross of Ingenbohl, in MoutierOn December 31st, while waiting for the 12 strokes of midnight, adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
