We offer retreats at Casa Maria Convent and Retreat House and we also teach the Faith in parishes, give talks and presentations and teach religion in a local Catholic school. Call #1 Date/Time: Password: 423622. The unity of their hearts in Jesus Christ and their loving devotion to His Immaculate Mother typify the unity, love, and zeal that gave impetus to and sealed their friendship. Evening prayer with the people starts at 5:00 p. m., followed by supper at 6:30 p. m., and recreation time together for an hour after supper. We love our life, our habit, our vows; we love our obedience to the Pope and to the magisterium. After the meal, the sisters then gather in the choir area again for a midmorning prayer. Rosary 10:00 Lights out. Main Number: (205) 956-6760. We're proud our our sister community, the Sister Servants of the Eternal Word, in learning "new" ways of using technology to engage in their Apostolate of Evangelization. At 3:00 p. they gather for the "Chaplet of Divine Mercy, " a four-part prayer, and at 3:15 p. m., there is a coffee break.
Her deftly performed violin solos between verses brought the whole sound to completion, and she even displayed a Nashville-worthy skill: she was singing while playing violin, which is no mean feat. With great confidence in God's loving plan for her life, whatever that might be, she began seriously considering a religious vocation while working professionally in the years following her graduation from the Catholic University of America. Before founding their community, Mother Mary Gabriel was a Dominican Sister of the Congregation of St. Cecilia in Nashville, Tennessee. Events Casa Maria Retreat Center of the Sister Servants of the Eternal Word Casa Maria Retreat Center of the Sister Servants of the Eternal Word 3721 Belmont Rd Birmingham, AL 35210 United States Get Directions Today Now onwards Now onwards Select date. If you feel called to authentic Catholicism by the Franciscan/Dominican way, this is the religious life for you. Then there is lunch and a mid-afternoon prayer, followed by one hour of free time. If details are left blank it means community has opted not to participate in Zoom calls. It is one of the most recorded hymns of all time and artists have arranged it in a variety of genres. The Sisters were so encouraged by the authenticity of the ChristLife teachings and the fruits they witnessed, they asked their Mother Superior, Mother Louise Marie, if they could begin evangelizing with ChristLife at their Casa Maria Retreat House. Our work of retreats and catechesis would necessarily focus in the Catholic Faith, thus nourishing the Sisters' spiritual lives as well as those of the people we serve. 11:40 Daytime Prayer Other community prayers. Sister Mary Rose is the oldest of seven children of Andy and Debbie Allen of San Luis Obispo, California.
With 20 sisters in permanent vows and 5 in temporary vows, they will welcome the larger space in which to worship Our Lord. The road to Heaven is truly narrow. Holy Mass is the summit and focal point of the community's prayer. They pray separately from the congregation and interact with visitors only in an enclosed garden or from behind a gate indoors. For more information on the Sister Servants of the Eternal Word, visit their website here. After eight years, the Sisters make their final profession of vows.
The members of the community wear the habit as a visible sign of consecration and as a witness to the life of poverty. Sister Mary Rose fulfills this by receiving and welcoming 'the Word breathing forth Love'; and by staying so close to Our Lady, following the inspirations of the Spirit she obtains, and by dwelling in the Eucharistic presence of the Lord Himself. We are grateful to The Sister Servants for sharing with us their beautiful music, and we hope that coronavirus restrictions ease soon to allow them to resume their important evangelical mission. We've found the road. From the Gospel of John, Fr. It was hardly foreseeable that this new missionary endeavor that had begun in the OLAM garage with only $200. 6:00 Holy Hour 2:00 Apostolate/Convent Duties. They also operate a bookstore, providing educational and inspirational Catholic materials and religious items. In 1972, almost a decade after the founding of the monastery, Mother Angelica's charisma and gift of teaching unfolded even more when she began to write "Mini Books. " 9:45 Study 6:30 Supper. During that visit, time is set aside for speaking privately about the young woman's discernment and possible further steps. I was telling them abit about myself and i said that i have been teaching CCD and organizeing confirmation retreats for 3 yrs seemed highly impressed in which i was invited to come down and meet and attend a retreat there in Birmingham Al.
"'In my God is the joy of my soul, ' Sister could say with the prophet Isaiah. The Sister Servants run Casa Maria Retreat House, and also participate in family catechesis, Sacramental preparation, and other catechetical missions throughout the diocese, teaching "spiritual things spiritually. " Mother Angelica made a decisive public stand for orthodoxy at the Denver WYD, and announced that the Sisters at OLAM would return to wearing the full traditional habit. It is God who has fashioned her heart this way, and established in the Church the cloistered form of life, which is here in order to protect and promote such grace at work in the heart of His nuns. The first of many books was Journey into Prayer. After the morning prayer, they spend time meditating before the day's mass at 7:00 a. m. After the mass, they return to their rooms to make their beds. 7:00 Office of Readings 3:00 Divine Mercy Chaplet. When Mother is asked about her studies and her earned degrees, she simply replies, "The letters after your name are worthless without the ST. [Saint] before it. She shares a sacred vocation with her younger brother, Deacon David Allen, who will be ordained to the priesthood this June for the Diocese of Monterey. A hopeful hymn with fantastic bluegrass flair. They wear a rope cincture with three knots on their right side symbolizing their three vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience (as worn by St. Francis) and a fifteen-decade rosary at their left side in honor of the Dominican tradition of praying the Holy Rosary.
It is necessary that we practice the virtues of meekness, liberality, and charity. 8:00 p. marks the nighttime prayer and lights out is at 9:45 p. When there is time between prayer, the sisters work in various roles at the convent, whether it is answering the phone or emails in the office, or visiting with high school students who have come to meet them and learn about their life. If you are interested in obtaining vocational information for yourself or others, please add your name to our mailing list. "I'll Fly Away" is an early 20th-century hymn that crossed over to become quite popular with secular country and bluegrass audiences when it was featured on the soundtrack of O Brother, Where Art Thou?, a film by the Coen Brothers that was steeped in Southern Christian music. They are eagerly awaiting the completion of the fourth and final phase of their building project, which will most importantly include their long-awaited large chapel. The Sisters gather for a Holy Hour first thing in the morning, followed by Office of Readings and Morning Prayer.
A native of New York City, Mother Louise Marie Flanigan graduated from Dartmouth College in 1978. We love the poverty that demands hard work. The Sisters printed, packaged and shipped these inspired works by the thousands. "Contemplative life requires seclusion to aid us toward interior silence and recollection, " explains Sister Superior Mary Amatrix, who first entered the convent in 1980 in Baguio City in the Philippines and came to the Chapel of Divine Love in Philadelphia in 1985. During the next few months, the Sisters experienced the kerygma in a new way, along with people from all over NY, NJ, AL, TN, CO who were part of their small groups. Led by Sr. John Paul, who was a general contractor before joining the convent, we laid the Spanish mission tile roof, because the roofing contractors' bid was too high. They have expanded into virtual retreats during the pandemic.
They encourage true devotion to her and zealously promote her Holy Rosary. So now when they are asked for prayer, they pray right on the spot! There are many cloistered Catholic nuns, but none are quite like the Sister-Servants of the Holy Spirit of Perpetual Adoration. Mother's zeal to make the God she loved, known and loved by others, continued to grow throughout her life unabated. So they began hosting virtual groups and invited their own family members, some of the hardest people to evangelize.
Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... But neither of us knew this time together would lead to a beautiful collaboration of our ministries. Well... i was half way through purchaseing the my parents were trying to tlak me out of it. The sessions were such a success that they have been running the ChristLife series continuously since last Fall. "God Himself, therefore, has consecrated you to Himself through the ministry of the Church in preparation for the gospel of peace so that you may be His own heritage and He may be your heritage forever. Charity towards one's peers is easily discernable and always noticed. Our formation includes a one-year postulancy and two-year novitiate, followed by first profession of vows and five years renewal of vows. OUR DAILY HORARIUM: 5:30 AM Rise 1:00 Lunch. "I envisioned a religious community whose structure would make possible a religious family rooted in a deep prayer life enabling its members to work from an enlightened and contemplative perspective. To be eligible for discernment with our community, young women must be: • Between the ages of 17-30 • Single • A Practicing Catholic for a minimum of two years • Debt-free • Not a primary care-giver in the foreseeable future • Ability to live according to the norms of this life, including good physical and mental health.