\nEngland region celebrated the jubilees of three sisters today: Sister Mary
\nVictoria (75 years), Sister Mary Barbara (50 years) and Sister Maryann (25
\nyears). We also remembered Sister Jeanette who died in December and who was to
\ncelebrated 50 years.<\/p>\n
The Sacrifice of the Mass was celebrated by Father Jim The Mass included the renewal of vows of the jubilarians. <\/p>\n Guests from all over New England and New York and <\/p>\n Following our midday dinner Sister Mary Ellen (in the gray habit) gave me a <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Among the sisters at the Monroe convent are my second and <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n But who are the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth The Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth (CSFN) in the New England region celebrated the jubilees of three sisters today: Sister Mary Victoria (75 years), Sister Mary Barbara (50 years) and Sister Maryann (25 years). We also remembered Sister Jeanette who died in December and who was to celebrated 50 years. The Sacrifice of … Continue reading Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth (CSFN) celebrate jubilees in the vowed life<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[2084],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24655"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24655"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24655\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nMeszaros (of NY) and the homilist was Monsignor Robert Weiss, pastor of Saint
\nRose of Lima (Newtown, CT & friend of Sister Barbara); six priests concelebrated.
\nSister Mary Ellen did a very nice job with the music that was selected by a
\njulibarian sister.<\/p>\n
\nAfter giving thanks for the graces of perseverance and service, the sisters
\npromised to continue to be faithful to Mother Foundress’ vision and spirit
\ncooperating with Christ and the Church as women of prayer and service. The
\nexample of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint Joseph and the saints were invoked
\nfor supernatural assistance. A striking line from Blessed Mary of Jesus the
\nGood Shepherd were striking: “Once again I had the unmistakable evidence that
\nhuman hearts are in the hands of God, that we depend upon Him alone, and that
\nHis Will guides the course of our lives.”<\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nPennsylvania came to pray and celebrate. The Sisters had a delicious dinner for
\nus. I enjoyed dinner and conversation with friends and colleagues Sisters Mary
\nEllen, Thaddeus, Rose, (at right) Virginette and Mary Anthony. The company was truly
\ndelightful and the hospitality warm!<\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\ngracious tour of the beautiful grounds and the CSFN heritage room. Since I love
\nthe history of religious life and the Sisters of this congregation, I was much
\nhappy to see how the CSFNs have labored in the Lord’s vineyard.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nfifth grade teachers plus a few other sisters I’ve known since my grammar
\nschool days. Sister Mary Constance is doing well for 86 (65 years in the
\nconvent) and Sister Mary Estelle is living with Alzheimer’s and was peacefully
\nsleeping. I also saw Sister Hedwig at dinner.<\/p>\n
\n(CSFN)? In their own words they are:<\/p>\n<\/a><\/span>We,
\nthe Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, an international apostolic
\nCongregation, believe that the Holy Family of Nazareth, three persons in
\ncommunion with God and each other<\/span>; obedient and faithful to the will of God,
\nreveals to us the profound reality that God is present in the most simple and
\nordinary experiences of human life<\/span>. This vision, which so captivated our
\nFoundress, Blessed Mary of Jesus the Good Shepherd (Frances Siedliska), is the
\nsource and inspiration for our life and service. Sharing in Jesus’ mission of
\nspreading the Kingdom of God’s love, we engage in a variety of ministries with
\nand in the Church. Mindful that it is an environment of love that persons come
\nto fullness of life, we witness a family spirit among ourselves, and are
\ndedicated to the moral and religious renewal of family life<\/span>. We are committed
\nto create communities of love and hope, which celebrate the oneness of the
\nhuman family.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"