The children staying in our guesthouse sing carols for the sistersMass on Christmas DayGathering with the faithful after midnight MassThe altar for midnight MassMatins at our house in SwitzerlandMidnight Mass and Christmas in Preston, EnglandMatins and midnight Mass at our house in Ardee, IrelandThe sisters at Maria Engelport share a festive Christmas evening. Here, with Monsignor Schmitz, Vicar General in the Institute and provincial superior in Germany.Christmas liturgy at Maria Engelport in GermanyOur house in Brussels, BelgiumFollowed by an evening with the canons2nd Vespers of Christmas in the sisters’ house chapelMidnight Mass in Livorno, ItalyThe scene concludes by unveiling a Christmas gift they made the house: new, regal vestments for an Infant King statue in the house.The sisters prepared a short play recounting the story of the Infant of Prague…Vespers, followed by BenedictionDaytime Christmas Mass in LoisyIt’s a gorgeous statue of the Infant of Prague, who will be placed upon the altar at midnight Mass.At our house in Loisy, France, the chaplain wanted the sisters to open their Christmas gift before Mass….Matins at our house in Loisy, FranceOur Reverend Mother opens a gift that a group of novices made for the community.The following evening, the sisters and postulants come together for a festive evening. Many sisters prepared musical pieces.The clergy, sisters, and faithful gather together after midnight Mass for hot cocoa.The Infant Jesus is carried to the altar at midnight Mass, where he will remain throughout the Christmas season, until February 2.Midnight MassBefore midnight Mass, the community sings the office of matinsFirst Vespers on Christmas Eve at our novitiate in Naples, Italy
