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A Novitiate Spring
The lovely spring weather has brought both Novices ( and Canadian geese!) onto our monastic grounds to rejoice in the beauty of God’s creation. An evening recreation outside reveals the splendors of nature even in Brooklyn, New York! … Continue reading
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Brooklyn Group Attends Canonizations
A group of the faithful from the Diocese of Brooklyn attended the recent canonizations of St. John the 23rd and St. John Paul 11. Can you spot the Visitandine among them?
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Canonizations
“My Life… Must Be A Perfect Copy of that of St. Francis de Sales” Two new Saints on Divine Mercy Sunday! The Church prepares for the canonization of St. John XXIII and St. John Paul II. As Visitation Sisters, we … Continue reading
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Holy Week Schedule
The Triduum of Holy Days, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Vigil Mass at Brooklyn Visitation Monastery will be celebrated by a Redemptorist Father in our Sacred Heart Chapel. Holy Thursday, April 17, 2014 at 7:30 PM Good Friday April … Continue reading
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The BEAUTY of a Visitandine Monastic Life
Monastic Beauty: It may be stark, or it may be rich. It will touch your five senses and it will enfold your soul. Monastic life, monastic environment, monastic prayer, monastic horarium, monastic music, monastic architecture all nourish the spiritual life … Continue reading
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Blessed Mother’s Yes and Ours
Mary’s “Yes” to her Vocation can Inspire us to Reply “Yes” to Ours As we focus on our own vocations in life, let us remember the simple woman who responded perfectly to God’s call for her life! In fact, many … Continue reading
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Jubilees!
V+J This Lenten week of March brings us TWO jubilees of our Sisters to celebrate! Sister Mary Antonia has been Professed 57 years and Sister Mary Cecilia has been professed 10 years. May the Lord, the Spouse of their hearts … Continue reading
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Lenten Retreats
Refresh your soul before the Lord in the Blessed Sacrament, adore Him in the Monstrance, praise the Father in the Divine Office, petition Our Lady during the Rosary. Make the Stations of the Cross in choir, Chapel or outdoors in … Continue reading
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Vocation Discernment
The Vocation Discernment Program is active and vibrant in our Monastery! Just completing a 6 day visit was a young woman from Scotland. Upcoming retreats include two women from Queens, NY and a hopeful entrant next October from Kentucky. Some … Continue reading
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National Catholic Sisters Week
The Joy of the Visitation Overflows in Our Lives March 8 -14th is the newly designated National Catholic Sisters Week! The purpose of this week is to increase awareness for religious Sisters: “National Catholic Sisters Week is launching the second … Continue reading
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