Sisters’ Summer 2026 Photos
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This view of the Mount during the recent wildfires gives the impression that our buildings were on fire. Fortunately, this was not the case, although nearby homes were lost, including one belonging to a parishioner.
Now what? Sister sits amid the backpacks, waiting for us to organize ourselves into the limited space of our temporary “shelter” after evacuating Mount St. Michael.
The new novices’ hair is cut to show their renouncement of the vanities of the world.
After donning their habits, six new novices return to the church to receive their copies of the Holy Rule, along with their new religious names, possibly the most exciting moment in any of the steps they will take.
The blue veil of the professed Sister is received at the time of first vows.
On her Silver Jubilee, Sr. Corinne Marie receives a plain wooden cross, symbolizing the one to which she is nailed by her vows.
The bishop places a crown of roses on the head of each Sister after she pronounces her first vows.
While cleaning the school fish tank at St. Mary’s, Sr. Mary Cecilia noticed that the angel fish had a small fish tail sticking out of its mouth. Doesn’t sound so angelic to me!
The Sisters in Michigan just can’t get enough of painting. This time it’s the walls of Holy Rosary Convent in Middleville.
Shelves, shelves, piles of shelves being delivered to the new convent. What will make their homes on all those shelves?
The installation of the picture of Mary Immaculate Queen in the entrance way of the new convent at the City of Mary in Rathdrum, Idaho.
The now annual procession for Our Lady of Mount Carmel’s Name Day celebration again includes the marching band playing hymns in her honor.
Like Our Lady going to the hill country to visit Elizabeth, the feast of the Visitation on July 2 found us walking down to LeStage’s from the City of Mary for a barbecue, after closing a history bus tour of our Idaho beginnings at Mary Immaculate Queen Church.
Now that everything is moved into her classroom at Holy Guardian Angels School (Olathe, CO), Sr. Mary Fatima just needs to get it all organized!
Cleaning the windows at St. Theresa’s in Maine after being gone for the summer.
The junior professed Sisters also had some quiet moments at St. Anne’s Chapel at the Sorrowful Mother Grotto in Portland.
The Sisters provide the choir at the burial of Julia Guilderson, a faithful parishioner of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in New Hampshire.
The junior professed Sisters seem to be attempting some dare-devil feats during their summer outing.
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a bean bag?!?!