In the churchAround the Main AltarAt the SacristyThursday, December 24th, preparation for the big feast of Christmas: in the refectoryIn the living room, arranged for ...... the hot chocolate that will follow the Midnight MassOur Statue of the Royal HeartCandles......for the churchChristmas Stars, to adorn the altarsThe Station: moment of recollection that precedes the chant of the OfficeFirst Vespers of ChristmasThe cantorsLast preparations before MatinsMatinsThe Matins are made up of an alternation of psalms, lessons and responses.The psalms are sung by the sistersLectern placed in the middle of the choir for the lessonsThe lessons are sung by the Canons and seminarians.Responses, by the sistersSong "He is born the Divine Child"......to welcome the Child Jesus in the mangerMidnight Mass...... sung by the sistersGloriaGospelIncensing of the sisters at the PrefaceLast GospelThe Altar of Santa Maria della SanitaOur Statue of the Royal HeartHot Chocolate and Paneton after Holy MassThe whole Convent is decorated for this great and beautiful feast!In front of our patron saints......a crib offered by H.E.R. Cardinal BurkeDecember 25, in the Sacristy: purification of the sacred vesselsSinging rehearsalIn the KitchenPanettone...whose originality never fails to surprise!In the RefectoryMass of the day sung by our postulantsSermonEcce Agnus Dei, Ecce qui tollit peccata mundi : Domine non sum dignus ut intres sub tectum meum sed tantum dic verbo et sanabitur anima meaCommunionChristmas LunchNeapolitan Crib of our churchThe Child Jesus will thus be enthroned on the Altar for the entire Christmas season.II Vespers of ChristmasBenediction of the Blessed SacramentFor the evening mealThe bell announces dinnerIn the meantime, in the kitchen, we are getting ready for...... the Krambambuli: traditional cocktail of German studentsLunch on December 26th...... followed by coffee...... and the opening of giftsStoles restored by the SistersOn Wednesday, December 30, the Sisters performed some traditional Christmas carols in various languages: French, English, Spanish, Italian, Neapolitan... in the church of the convent.A few words of presentation by Canon Waché, Prior of the Neapolitan Apostolate of the Institute
