Sisters’ Summer 2023 Photos
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The Sisters chant the Veni Creator at the beginning of the vows ceremonies in Mount St. Michael's chapel.
Rosaries entwined in their hands, Sr. Sophia Marie and Sr. Mary Cecilia, having made their perpetual profession of vows, prepare for the chanting of the Litany of the Saints.
Catherine Dombrowski (Florida) and Morgan Duggan (Idaho) are accepted as postulants.
Cecilia Manalo (Maryland) enters the novitiate, sacrificing her hair, a symbol of worldly vanities.
Along with the reception of a copy of the holy Rule, Cecilia receives a new name, Sr. Mary Fatima.
Having made her first profession of vows, Sr. Maria Magdalena receives a crown of roses.
After making her profession of triennial vows, Sr. Mary Lucy is vested in her brown scapular.
Sr. Mary Cecilia receives her gold ring, a symbol of her marriage to the Divine Bridegroom.
During the Litany of the Saints, the two new perpetually-professed Sisters, Sr. Sophia Marie and Sr. Mary Cecilia, lie under a funeral pall, signifying they are now dead to the world.
Smiles abound as the Sisters celebrate their advancement in the religious life. At each step the Sisters are encouraged to say, “forever” in their hearts.
Helping to beautify the grounds for the Corpus Christi procession, Sr. Margaret Mary and her helpers work on a floral arch.
Sr. Mary Genevieve guides the first Communicants at the City of Mary, Rathdrum, Idaho, during the Corpus Christi procession.
Even heavy rain did not keep parishioners of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, New Hampshire, from honoring her on her feastday.
Sr. Mary Imelda and Sr. Maria Goretti help girls decorate candles at a Children of Mary day camp in Spokane, Washington.
Sr. Mary Lucy cheerfully helps organize books at Holy Guardian Angels Academy, in Olathe, Colarado.
Several Sisters gathered in Detroit, Michigan, to celebrate the Radecki Fathers’ 35th anniversary as priests, and 50 years as religious.
Sr. Maria Magdalena prepares a wall map at St. Joseph’s Academy in Wayne, Michigan.
Sr. Maria Magdalena, CMRI, and Sr. Marie Bernadette, CMD, look on as Sr. Maria Dolorosa, plays with a sword.
Sr. Maria Dolorosa prepares a meal at Most Holy Rosary Convent in Middleville, Michigan.
The Sisters at St. Michael’s Novitiate were delighted to witness the birth of the heifer calf, Dawn, on the feast of St. Anne.
The Sisters stationed in New England brought together the youth from their two parishes for a one-day youth camp on the feast of St. Philomena.
Sr. Maria Kazimiera doesn’t hesitate to get into a canoe for an adventure on the lake.
At a funeral home in Rhode Island, Sr. Maria Ines sets up the altar for a Requiem Mass for Barbara Burgess.
Sr. Mary Bernadette and Sr. Maria Ines chant the Benedictus at the graveside.
Mount St. Michael’s facility manager John Netzel gives some of the Sisters an overview of the parking lot project. The replacement of the drainage system is in progress.
The teachers at St. Mary’s Academy in Tacoma participate in an Institute for Excellence in Writing workshop.
Sr. Maria Regina works on a project with her summer book club students in Tacoma.
Sr. Philomena Marie and her helpers pick apples at St. Mary’s Convent (Tacoma, Washington).