Pray With Us
Sisters at Charlesgate Apartments practice community prayer all together. Typically, all 19 sisters from nine different buildings gather at one of the apartments for our monthly Solidarity Prayer. We take turns hosting the prayer.
To me, Ordinary Time might better be called ‘Grace Time,’ or ‘Growth Time,’ or ‘Bonding Time.’ During Ordinary Time, we walk with Jesus, Mary, Joseph, and all the Apostles.
As an SSND community within a larger staff and residential community in Bridgeport, CT, we are grateful for the many opportunities to grow in communal prayer!
In Memoriam
Sister Norma's ministry was as a teacher from 1960 to 2001. For over 70 years, Sister Norma answered her call to work and pray for her God and others. When recounting her Perpetual Vows from July 29, 1960, Sister Norma said, “I think this fulfilled my fondest dream of becoming a School Sister of...
When she retired from over 60 years of teaching, Sister Mary Earle summed up her belief in education saying “Girls are women of the future, and that’s very important. Women have much more influence than they realize, and they have always had that.” We remember Sister Mary Earle and give thanks for...
Sister Marie Vianney Gallagher wrote in 1986 “A religious vocation is certainly a gift, and the Lord invites us to accept this call. Why the Lord has chosen me is a mystery, but I am grateful and humbled. I am proud to be a professed religious woman.” In her vocation, she served as teacher,...
"Prayer is true heavenly food and nourishment for the soul, which will starve without it. It is a remedy for the sick who desire to recover again, joy for the afflicted, strength for the weak, medicine for sinners, delight for the just, mutual support for the entire church.”
-BLESSED THERESA GERHARDINGER
