Sisters in Loisy welcome children who are preparing to receive their First Communion on a special day of retreatThe children prepare sacrifice beads, like the ones that St Thérèse of the Child Jesus reported using around the time of her First CommunionThe sisters in each house prepare an oratory to the Sacred Heart at the beginning of the novena. Here, in Preston.In WausauHigh Mass in Livorno for the Feast of the Sacred HeartTo honor the feast day in community, the sisters have prepared special readings to be shared during the time of recreationMass of the Sacred Heart in PrestonVespers of the Sacred Heart in the eveningSisters in Switzerland enjoy a walk togeherThe seminarians come on retreat to our house in Switzerland every year for their retreat as they prepare to receive the major ordersA conference given by Monsignor WachSolemn liturgy in the chapel in SwitzerlandSisters from Wausau travel to Kansas City and have the opportunity to stop and venerate Sister Wilhelmina, foundress of a congregation of Benedictines who was recently found to be incorruptSisters in Preston enjoy visiting a famous garden that predates the traditional “English garden”Sisters in Wausau visit an historical reenactment park. Here, they learn about weaving and spinningThey are able to see and experiment with items from a real antique printing facilityAdoration on the feast of the Assumption of Our Lady in LivornoBenediction after 2nd Vespers of the Assumption in LoisyIn Preston, there is a procession in honor of Our Lady for the feast of her Assumption into HeavenProcession of the Blessed Virgin in Switzerland for the feast of the AssumptionFollowed by a gathering with the faithfulNovena to prepare for the feast of Saint Jane de Chantal. Here, in LivornoA close-up photo of the oratorySolemn High Mass for the feast of St Jane de Chantal in Maria Engelport, GermanyThe sisters in Livorno pause to watch the sunset on the feast of the Immaculate Heart of MaryThe sisters in Switzerland out for a beautiful walk
