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Catholic Days and Seasons
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Catholic Sisters Week
Celebrate With Joy! Join us for Catholic Sisters Week from March 8-14. Fifty-two weeks a year women religious stand with the poor and immigrants, teach children, fight injustice, heal the sick, share spirituality, empower women, defend the planet, promote peace, create community and offer hope. For one week we shine the spotlight on our sisters.Visit […]
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Feast Day of Our Lady of Hope
Our Lady of Pontmain, also known as Our Lady of Hope, is the title given to the Virgin Mary following her apparition in Pontmain, France, on January 17, 1871. In 2008, when the Felician Sisters formed their North American Province, they chose Our Lady of Hope as their patron.
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World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life
In 1997, Saint John Paul II, instituted a day of prayer for women and men in consecrated life – consecrated to God by the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience. Please pray for all those who have made commitments in the consecrated life, and be sure to thank them on their special day.
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Feast of the Annunciation
The Feast of the Annunciation celebrates the Archangel Gabriel’s announcement to the Virgin Mary that she would become the mother of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
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Holy Thursday
Holy Thursday honors Jesus Christ’s Last Supper with his Apostles.
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Anniversary of the Beatification of Blessed Mary Angela Truszkowska (1993)
On April 18, 1993, Pope John Paul II beatified Mother Mary Angela, citing her profound love and care for the suffering. Her beatification followed the certified miracle of Lillian Halasinski’s cure from diabetic neuropathy in 1984, attributed to her prayers. The Felician Sisters are advancing her cause for canonization.
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Feast of St. Felix of Cantalice
St. Felix of Cantalice, a 16th-century Capuchin friar, was known for his humble begging and constant blessing of others with "Deo Gratias!" He died on May 18, 1587.
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Feast Day of St. Clare
St. Clare of Assisi, inspired by St. Francis, founded the Poor Clares and embraced a life of "privilege of perfect poverty," rejecting marriage plans from her wealthy parents. She died on August 11, 1253.
