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Video Retrospective of Visitation Monastery 2015

Thanks to the Brooklyn Diocese’s NET TV which covered some important moments of our Monastery’s and Sisters’ lives in 2015! Art Exhibit with Anne Goetze’s Pray to Love Series! Employee Zaida’s Generosity toward her Husband’s Medical Needs: Year of Consecrated … Continue reading

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Christmas Tree Lighting at Visitation Monastery

Our 20th anniversary of tree lighting took place this season in 2015 and Net TV covered the event. Watch it here:

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New Years Day and Weekend Mass Schedule

On Friday January 1 2016 Mass will be at 8 AM Sat Jan 2 Mass at 8AM Sun Epiphany Jan 3 Mass will also probably be 8AM.

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Christmas Schedule 2015

You are welcome to join us for our Christmas Liturgies: Christmas Eve- 730PM Mass in our Sacred Heart Chapel Christmas Day- 8:00AM Mass in our Sacred Heart Chapel Celebrant Priests  from St. Patrick’s Parish THANK YOU!

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A Visitandine Perspective on the Year of Mercy

The Blessed Mother is a sublime model of Mercy and the Scriptural passage of the Visitation of Our Lady exudes this characteristic in a joyful way. As Visitandines we can begin this Year of Mercy by living more deeply the … Continue reading

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Advent in the Monastery

This evening we begin the most reverent and mystical season of Advent. The Monastery is a silent stronghold of prayerful preparation as Sisters move about, getting the Advent wreaths and candles into their holders, setting out the Advent blessings, changing … Continue reading

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More Photos of the First Profession

Sister’s Choir: Opening of the Eucharistic Liturgy THE CALL: Celebrant: Sister, what do you ask of God and the Church? Novice: I, Sister Mary Louise, ask the mercy of the Lord and for love of God our Savior, the grace … Continue reading

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First Vows at Visitation Monastery

On Saturday November 21st, 2015 Sr. Mary pronounced her First Vows  in the presence of Fr Peter Sharpe and Msgr Hardiman, receiving the new name of Sr. Mary Elizabeth.  

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Sister to Pronounce First Vows on Saturday November 21

On the Feast of the Presentation, Saturday November 21, 2015 Sr. Mary will make her temporary Profession of the Vows of poverty, chastity and obedience at Visitation Monastery, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Holy Mass will be at 1PM in the Sacred … Continue reading

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Brooklyn Sister to Attend Consecrated Life in Communion, Rome, 2016

Two Sisters from both the First and Second Federations of the Visitation Order in the United States are planning to accept the invitation from the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and attend the special week in Rome called “Consecrated … Continue reading

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