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St. Mary Magdalene, pray for us!

Happy Feast of St. Bonaventure!

Sr. Teresa Reyes, Sr. Anna Rose Ciarrone, and Sr. Mary Gemma Harris professed perpetual vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience (for eternity) to Jesus, their Bridegroom Christ this past Saturday. Enjoy more beautiful pictures!

Our favorite photographer at Simple Heart Photography once again captured the beauty of our three sisters' wedding day this past Saturday. Thank you Rachael! Congratulations Sr. Anna Rose, Sr. Teresa, and Sr. Mary Gemma! May the Lord bless each of you through these photos! What a gift to BE HIS ALONE.

Today is their wedding day! Please pray for Sr. Teresa, Sr. Anna Rose, and Sr. Mary Gemma as they give themselves to HIM for all eternity. "For the wedding day of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready!" Revelation 19:7

Happy Feast Day of the Immaculate Heart of Mary!

Happening tonight: Dear Local Friends: You make a difference in our Church, and Sacred Heart Center of Hope is pleased to provide a time of spiritual refreshment for you this summer. Please join us for our first Sacred Heart Mini-Retreat, June 28-29th. See the attached flyer and pass on the word! On Friday, June 28th at 7 p.m. Dr. John Bergsma, known for his passionate and profound way of unpacking God's Word, will explore with us the personal love of Jesus poured out for us in his conference titled "I Thirst." On Saturday, June 29th at 9:00 a.m. I will share about the amazing gift of the Mass and how to enter more fully by Praying the Mass with Mother Mary. Come and be fed by the love of Jesus in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, Saturday, June 29th 10:00 a.m., celebrated by Fr. Nicholas Rouch (doctorate in spiritual theology). Our celebrants' love of Jesus, the priesthood and the Mass shines forth. You are a blessing to us and the Church! We hope you join us!

May each of you know the love of the heart of Jesus this day as we celebrate the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart. He loves you ardently, passionately, and eternally! Come to Him today and receive His mercy and love!

Happy Solemnity of the Birth of St. John the Baptist!

Are you spending time with Jesus today? Celebrate this great Sacrament of His Love! Happy Feast of Corpus Christi!

This evening we begin the celebration of the Solemnity of Corpus Christi (Body and Blood of Christ). May you know His intimate love for you! He gave EVERYTHING for you and held nothing back.

Happy Father's Day to all fathers! Our Mass today at our monastery was offered for you!

"While he was still a long way off, his father caught sight of him, and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him and kissed him." -Luke 15:20 Henri J.M. Nouwen wrote an entire book on this painting by Rembrandt. The book is titled The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming and in it he writes: "For most of my life I have struggled to find God, to know God, to love God...Now I wonder whether I have sufficiently realized that during all this time God has been trying to find me, to know me, and to love me...God is looking into the distance for me, trying to find me, and longing to bring me home."

May you each know the home that you have in the bosom of the Holy Trinity on this Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. He loves you and has called you to share in His very life!

Today is a big feast day in Franciscan- land! Happy Feast of St. Anthony of Padua!

Dear Local Friends: You make a difference in our Church, and Sacred Heart Center of Hope is pleased to provide a time of spiritual refreshment for you this summer. Please join us for our first Sacred Heart Mini-Retreat, June 28-29th. See the attached flyer and pass on the word! On Friday, June 28th at 7 p.m. Dr. John Bergsma, known for his passionate and profound way of unpacking God's Word, will explore with us the personal love of Jesus poured out for us in his conference titled "I Thirst." On Saturday, June 29th at 9:00 a.m. I will share about the amazing gift of the Mass and how to enter more fully by Praying the Mass with Mother Mary. Come and be fed by the love of Jesus in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, Saturday, June 29th 10:00 a.m., celebrated by Fr. Nicholas Rouch (doctorate in spiritual theology). Our celebrants' love of Jesus, the priesthood and the Mass shines forth. You are a blessing to us and the Church! We hope you join us!

May this Pentecost renew you in the Holy Spirit and bring you ever closer to Jesus and the Father. Happy Pentecost Sunday!

This evening the Church begins the celebration of the Pentecost. Let us pray for all people that their hearts will be open to the Holy Spirit! Come Holy Spirit!! Happy Pentecost! "O Holy Spirit, Soul of my soul, I adore You Enlighten me, guide me, strengthen me, console me. Establish my soul in Truth. Today is Your day, You who proceed from the Father and the Son. I consecrate this day to you, O Divine Paraclete, and all the days of my life. Today, I desire to live in Your presence, attentive to Your inspirations, and obedient to Your voice. O, Holy Spirit come into my life through Mary. Renew and invigorate my consecrated life (my married life) Sanctify me and all consecrated religious (families)" Prayer from: In Sinu Jesu by A Benedictine Monk

Hello friends! The Cleveland Marathon is less than a week away! Here is a word from Sr. Anna Rose and Fr. Gregory Plow, TOR, one of our TOR brothers and also a fellow runner and marathoner (and ultramarathoner!). Please continue to pray for us as we pray for you!

The final episode of our Lenten video series! We hope you've enjoyed the experiences and insights we've shared throughout the last few weeks. This final episode features Sisters Lisa Marie, Mary Petra, and Catherine Lynn on the topic of Mercy.

Srs. Mary Petra and Lisa Marie share personal confession experiences in this 5th episode of our weekly Lenten video series.

Sr. Lisa Marie speaks on the Great Almsgiver and His power in our weakeness.

Sr. Mary Petra shares her experience fasting from social media.

Lent is here and we are all looking to include some form of almsgiving in our spiritual practices in these days as we prepare for Easter – please consider including our community in your charity in this holy season. We do rely on such kindness for our life.

Merry (12th Day of) Christmas to all our beloved friends! We are grateful for you!

Sr. Mary Michelina having fun driving her friend's boat! #theflyingnun #Sisterscandriveboats

Friends, enjoy this video on the power of #prayer! Sr. Sarah Rose, Sr. Elizabeth, and Sr. Anna Rose share their experiences of intercessory prayer which intertwines with spiritual motherhood.

It has been a long standing tradition for our Sisters to do the music for the Christmas Eve Mass at Franciscan University. During our practice today we decided to record one of the songs. Here is Sr. Sarah Rose, Sr. Elizabeth, Sr. Mary Gemma, and Sr. Joan Paule singing, "The Angel Gabriel" (also known as "Gabriel's Message").