Pray With Us
How can we confess our sins towards black immigrants in this season, ask God to re-shape our commitments to
grow anti-racism and justice for Black immigrants, and seek their freedom from detention now?
A Prayer for Migrant Children (adapted from LIRS)
God of all goodness,
Tenderly bless all vulnerable children who are journeying alone in this world. Comfort orphaned children whose parents have been taken from them by violence. Provide for refugee children who are far from home and don’t know...
The vulnerability and particularity of the Christ Child reminds us that he was hardly the Messiah anticipated. And perhaps, even today, hardly the Messiah easily embraced. This Christ Child invites us into a fuller realization of what some theologians call the “deep incarnation” – fragile,...
In Memoriam
Sister Raymunda was an excellent teacher, her dramatic way of teaching had students jumping out of their seats to answer her questions. She was successful with kids of all abilities, loved and enjoyed by them. Let us imagine her passionate entry into Heaven and ask her to give us a share of her...
Sister Helen Mary was a leader who encouraged and comforted Sisters. Of her leadership in community, she wrote "Working with the Sisters was a privilege. I found the experience of assisting the ill, the sick, and the infirm very rewarding, a life-giving experience. I tried to find the little...
Barbara enjoyed working with children and wanted to dedicate her entire life to their service. She credited the realization of her religious vocation to the prayers of the Sisters and the children. Drawn to the School Sisters of Notre Dame “by their sincerity and good example,” Barbara received the...
"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
