Our house in Wausau is blessed to have a wax figure of Maria Bambina, the baby Mary. She is displayed in the church for the veneration of the faithful during the octave of the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin MaryMonsignor Wach celebrates Mass for Our Lady’s birthday at the Sanctuary of Montenero, near our house in Livorno.Lunch at the Villa of the Sacred Heart follows the liturgyThe Mercy sisters, the former residents of our convent in Ireland, come to visit the new sisters.In departing, they expressed how glad they are that the convent is left in good hands.The students of the school Saint Dominic of Pec make their retreat for the beginning of the school year at our house in Loisy, France.Monsignor Wach gives a conference to the faithful at our house in Livorno, ItalyThe Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi is a first-class feast day in all of Italy. Here, Mass at Saint Sebastien in Livorno.The sisters in Switzerland on an outing to the “Etang de la Gruère,” a nature preserve in SaignelégierThe sisters in Wausau travel up north to the Porcupine Mountains in MichiganThe Great Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the worldMonsignor Wach visits the United States and celebrates Mass at the convent for the sistersA meeting of the Company of the Immaculate in Wausau. Here, girls ages 7-10 paint sunset scenes.After painting, the girls enjoy some pious games.The sisters in Livorno pick figs from their gardenFollowed by the olive harvest in early OctoberThe sisters in Switzerland spend time with young girls during a weekend of Domus Christiani, a work for the sanctification of families.Students from the school Blanche de Castille visit our sisters in France. Here, a calligraphy workshop.Introductory embroidery workshopThe girls joyfully assist in the kitchenSome gardening work in ArdeeThe sisters of Ardee with their chickensThe Institute canons from the region gather together in the chapel of Ardee for some days of formation and fraternityStatue of Our Lady of Fatima at our house Maria Engelport in Germany for October 13Candlelit procession in honor of Our LadyEach major feast day is preceded by a novena. Here, the sisters in Loisy prepared an oratory for the novena of Saint Margaret MaryMass of Saint Margaret MaryA lesson in catechism to the little ones given by a sister of Preston, EnglandA retreat for our canons in Loisy, France
