Blessed Isidore DeLoor was a true “son of the Passion,” who was born on April 13, 1881 in a small farming town in Eastern Flanders. At the age of 26, he left home to enter the Passionist novitiate as a lay brother. He exemplified the Passionist spirit of charity, humility, simplicity, and recollection in his […]
On September 24, we celebrated the memorial of our Passionist Saint Vincent Mary Strambi. He was born on January 1, 1745 in Civitavecchia, Italy. Greatly impressed by the holiness of Saint Paul of the Cross, he decided to enter the Passionists shortly after his priestly ordination. Saint Vincent was renowned for his eloquent preaching on […]
On September 15th, we celebrated the Solemnity of Our Lady of Sorrows, the Patroness of our Congregation and our Monastery. The original rule states that the Passionist Nuns shall go “to the feet of the immaculate Mother of God, and invoke her in all their wants. Every day they shall accompany her in spirit to […]
“Humble yourself much when it seems you receive graces from God. At times it may seem that we are receiving, and it is because other servants of God are praying. . . . Oh, how many who seemed strong as the cedars of Lebanon and are now fallen! A grain of pride can ruin a […]
“Pray to the gentle Jesus to teach you how to pray, and hold it as certain that he will be your guide and master and your every good. . . Have a pure intention to do everything simply to please God. If you will be humble and obedient, the Holy Spirit will teach you.” (From […]
“Never cease staying in the Holy of Holies in the Heart of Jesus; love him with his own Heart. Allow yourself to be penetrated with lively sorrow for the outrages of others done him in the most adorable Sacrament and make reparation with humiliations, adoration, affections, praise, and thanksgiving. Make yourself always smaller with knowledge […]
We were blessed with six prayerful young retreatants for our most recent Vocation Discernment Retreat day on Saturday, August 10th. The day included discussions on religious life with a focus on our cloistered contemplative Passionist vocation, personal time in solitude, prayer with the community (Mass, Rosary, Divine Office, and Holy Hour), and three meals together […]
Saint Gemma was born on March 12, 1878 near the town of Lucca, in Italy. Even from her earliest childhood, she loved the gospel stories of the Passion that her mother would tell her. She lost both her parents during her youth and was lovingly welcomed into the Giannini home, a good Christian family, fervent […]
In today’s gospel, Jesus asks Peter, “Do you love me?” (Jn 21:16) He has a mission for Peter, “Tend my sheep” (Jn 21:16). Peter loves Jesus but is also aware of his weaknesses and previous failures. Jesus insists, “Feed my sheep” (Jn 21:17). Jesus knows well our fallen human nature, and He still entrusts each […]
A recurrent theme in the gospel readings during the Easter Octave is the disciples’ inability to recognize Jesus. Mary Magdalen “did not know it was Jesus” (Jn 20:14). On the way to Emmaus, the eyes of the disciples “were prevented from recognizing him” (Lk 24:16). However, when Jesus appeared at the Sea of Tiberias, one disciple […]