While the General Chapter of the Institute was taking place at the Seminary of Gricigliano, most of the Professed Sisters and some of the Novices came together at the House of the Royal HeartThis short week at the Mother House has been a great source of joy for us. Through the family spirit that we take care to cultivate in our Institute, our fraternal charity was, if not tangible, most certainly present.Idleness being the mother of all vices, we set to work and gave our time to our beloved House of the Royal Heart, cradle of our community.This pall was entirely made by a sister, for always more beauty in the liturgyWith infinite gratitude, we were able to enjoy the ceremonies that took place at the Seminary. Here, a pontifical Mass celebrated by His Eminence Cardinal Burke, for the feast of St LouisWaiting to greet His Eminence in the throne roomCommunity outing to Vallombreuse, a Benedictine abbey founded in 1031 by Saint Jean Gualbert.Founder's ChapelAround our Reverend MotherVespers were prayed in private that afternoonPicnic in the eveningSolemn Mass celebrated by our Prior General, Monsignor WachThe sight of the many attentive and recollected canons in the chapel was a vivid reminder of our vocation: the gift of our life and our prayer for priests.The visit of the Archbishop of Bologna, Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi, also gave us an opportunity to meet with the canons.Our Prior General and His Eminence at the door of the International HeadquartersTowards the terrace of the House...... for aperitif and dinnerSolemn Mass celebrated by the Vicar General of the Institute, Monsignor SchmitzVisiting areas of the House of the Royal Heart that are usually inaccessible to the Sisters......and other parts of the House that have not benefited from renovations, due to lack of fundsFirst blessings of a canon ordained last JulyAperitif in honor of Cardinal Betori, Archbishop of FlorenceTe Deum during Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, in thanksgiving for the past week
