Advent is the time of waiting for the Lord,the Lord, who is Light,in the darkness of this world. For first vespers of the first Sunday of Adventthe sisters entered the dark winter chapel following the first light of the Advent wrath. Through our common prayer, singing psalms and hymnsto the Lord, our God,we prepare ourselves and the…
Sr. Madalena Mendonça, OSB, Prioress, and the Missionary Benedictine Sisters of Tutzing Olinda Priorywith joy and gratitude invite youto the Eucharistic celebration with rite of final vows ofSr. Isabela Barbosa do Anjos,and first vows of Novice Maria Helen Rodrigues das Neves Friday, December 8, 2023 at 9 amChurch of our Lady of Mercy, Olinda
On Sunday, Christ the King, November 26, Sr. Irene Paggi was installed by Sr. Ursula Fuchs, her predecessor in office, as delegated by M. Maoro Sye, as the new prioress of Sorocaba. She received from Sr. Ursula the statue of our Lady of Aparecidathat she may help her in the exercise of the service of…
“Do not be afraid, for I have redeemed you, I have called you by your name, you are mine.” Is 43,1 Our dear Sr. Hildetrud (Hannelore) Knoth, OSB was called home to God on October 27, 2023 in Tutzing She was born on June 13, 1932 in Frankfurt, Diocese of Limburg. She offered herself to God…
“Do not be afraid, for I have redeemed you, I have called you by your name, you are mine.” Is 43,1 Our dear Sr. Escolastica (Albertina) Salgado Magalhâes, OSB was called home to God on October 16, 2023 in Torres Novas She was born on May 27, 1940 in Rebordoes, Diocese of Porto, Portugal. She offered herself to…
Nine sisters of our Congregation took part in the World Conference of Benedictine Educators at the Monastery of São Bento, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from October 11 – 15, 2023. from left to right: Sr. Maureen Cariaga (Manila), Sr. Augustina Joseph Akampuiira (GD-Jinja), Sr. Yusta Sanga (Ndanda), Sr. Mayara Aparecida dos S. Silva (Sorocaba), Sr.…
On October 1, 2023 Peramiho with the whole Archdiocese of Songea celebrated the jubilee of 125 years Christianity in the region, as in 1898 the first Holy Mass was celebrated by Fr. Cassian Spiss on the hill of Peramiho. In preparation for this great event on September 17, the Missionary Benedictine Sisters and St. Ottilien…
What shall I return to the Lord for all His goodness to me? Psalm 116:12 With joy and gratitude, Mother Raphaela Mlwilo, OSB and the Missionary Benedictine Sisters of Tutzing Ndanda announce the Eucharistic celebration with the rite of First Profession and Silver Jubilee of 25 years of profession, which will be presided over by Rev.…
After preparing the land and sowing, it is now harvest time in Rome. God blessed our land with plenty of sunshine, rain from heaven and water from the borehole,and our labourto make the plants grow and thrive. We thank God for His blessing as we harvest together and celebrate!
Through the dedicated commitment of Board Members and generous donors, the funds were raised to construct a new elementary school to replace the “third-generaton building” constructed in the 1950’sfor purposes other than a school. On this very hill in 1907, St. Katherine Drexel,Foundress of the Sisters for the Educaton of Colored and Natve Children, had openedthe…
