Praying in the Redemptorists’ chapelThe novitiate takes a daytrip to a region called the Colle Sant’AlfonsoPreparation for a lovely and festive lunch outdoorsOn the morning of the feast, the Office of Lauds precedes the Holy MassThe sisters share their common joy at the beginning of the feastFirst Vespers for the Feast of the Sacred HeartA sister works on attaching a delicate piece of lace onto a pall, which is used to cover the Chalice during holy MassAnd then there is the great final benediction of the Blessed Sacrament to finish the morning liturgyThe procession re-enters the churchWhen the procession stops at an outdoor altar, or station, all kneel for prayers and BenedictionThe Eucharistic procession beginsElevation of the Chalice during a Solemn High MassAn outdoor altar is prepared in the convent’s interior courtyardFor the feast of Corpus Christi, it is tradition in some regions to make beautifully designed “carpets” out of flower petals. Here, the Holy Ghost shining His rays of graceVespers and Benediction on the feast of our patron, Saint Madeleine-Sophie BaratWhere the sisters take in the fresh sea air and marvel at God’s creationThe novitiate has an outing to ProcidaHere, the procession passes in the convent’s enclosed garden, which bears many fruit treesThe grounds and fields are blessedThe three days preceding the feast of the Ascension are called the Rogation Days and are marked by processions
