Deo gratias!After the group photos, the sisters share their joy and gratitude with Monsignor and Reverend MotherFour sisters from the same family were all able to attend the retreat togetherGroup photosA joyful meal in recreation with Monsignor, the Canons who helped during the retreat, and all of the sistersMonsignor gives the closing conference of the retreatGroup photo after the renewal of vowsAfter handing her vows to Monsignor, she receives his blessing. The vows are then handed to the deacon who places them upon the altar.Each sister pronounces her vows before Monsignor Wach, Prior General of the InstituteThe novices sing from the choir loftOn the last evening of the retreat, the sisters renew their vowsThe meals are in silence as the sisters listen to a spiritual readingPrayer before a meal in the refectoryElevationThe blue choir habits envelope the sisters for Holy Mass, the Divine Office, and when the Blessed Sacrament is exposed on the altarSermon by Monsignor WachHere during a Solemn High Mass celebrated by Monsignor Wach, Prior General of the Institute, one can see the schola gathered in the middleConference by Canon LefèvreConference by Reverend Mother Madeline-MarieWe hope that the rain outside shows the rain of grace in our souls!Adoration of the Blessed SacramentChant repetition for the scholaPrayer before the meal in the refectoryCanon Lefèvre gives a conference to the sistersThe chapel at LoisyHoly Mass on the first day of the retreatThe Office of ComplineThe chant of the Veni Creator opens the retreatBefore the beginning of the retreat, Reverend Mother Madeleine-Marie addresses the sistersBenediction of the Blessed Sacrament after VespersThe office of Vespers. Thirty-eight of our professed sisters were able to gather at our house at Loisy for this retreatBefore the retreat begins, the sisters gather for Vespers. Here, the organist plays while two sisters ring the church bell
