Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament at the House of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin MarySolemn Mass on December 8In Wausau, at Saint Mary's Oratory, renewal of the Institute's Consecration to the Immaculate Conception.At the House of Saint AugustinBenediction of the Blessed Sacrament2nd Solemn Vespers...renewal of the Consecration of the Institute to the Immaculate ConceptionAt the church of Saint Walburge...In Preston, rehearsal before Holy Mass on December 8th.Mass of the Immaculate ConceptionRenewal of the Consecration of the Institute to the Immaculate ConceptionAfter 1st Vespers, at the Villa of the Sacred HeartNovena in Livorno, at the church of San Sebastiano, which has a chapel that is a replica of the house of Loreto.In the refectorySince Our Lady covered the earth with her immaculate white mantle during the novena, a beautiful walk in the snow was a must!The sisters who take care of the sacristy prepare the altar for exposition of the Blessed Sacrament.Mass of the Immaculate ConceptionBenediction of the Blessed Sacrament before First Vespers of the Immaculate ConceptionVigil of the feast: preparation to make the house as magnificent as possibleNovena at the House of the Eucharistic HeartSmall celebration to mark the occasionProcession to our replica of the Lourdes grottoRenewal of the Consecration of the Institute to the Immaculate Conception... sung by the sisters in the choir loftSolemn Mass celebrated by Monsignor Schmitz, Vicar General of the Institute…Benediction of the Blessed SacramentPreparation of a first-class festive mealThe cantors pre-intone the antiphonLauds of the Immaculate Conception, in our little chapelNovena at Maria EngelportBenediction of the Blessed Sacrament after 2nd VespersCoffee in the living roomFestive lunchIn our church in Naples, we also officially "unveiled" the manger sceneIn front of our painting of Santa Maria della Sanita, we renew our consecration to the Immaculate Conception in union with all of the Institute... sung by the SistersOn December 8th, Holy Mass...... preceding benediction of the Blessed SacramentFirst Vespers of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception...The windows and exterior of our houses are lit with candlesOn the day of the Vigil, we prepare and arrange everything to manifest our filial devotion to the Blessed Virgin. Her image is decorated more ornately... We recite a special prayer to Our Lady and sing the Tota Pulchra es...The Blessed Sacrament is exposed, before which we pray a decade of the rosary followed by the Litanies of Loreto...... and in Italian, for the faithful...This beautiful novena consists of a sermon exalting the virtues of Our Lady. Here in our house St Thomas Aquinas it is given in French for the sisters...Every year, we prepare for the feast of the Immaculate Conception, principal patron of the Institute, with a grand novena to honor her fittingly and to implore her maternal protectionRenewal of the Consecration of the Institute to the Immaculate Conception
