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Blessed Easter!

Posted on April 4, 2015 by the Sisters

  “The death and passion of our Lord is the sweetest and the most compelling motive that can animate our hearts in this mortal life…The children of the cross glory in this, their wondrous paradox which many do not understand: … Continue reading →

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Holy Week Triduum

Posted on March 13, 2015 by the Sisters

Schedule for Mass and services: Holy Thursday April 2, 2015 Mass at 730PM Good Friday     April 3, 2015 Service at 3PM Holy Saturday Vigil April 4, 2015 Mass at 7:30PM Celebrant: Rev. Gerard Knapp CssR

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Lenten Visitors

Posted on February 27, 2015 by the Sisters

The Visitation Salesian Network Meeting will be held next week March 2 at Visitation Academy and Monastery. We welcome our colleagues from around the country: Georgetown Visitation, Mendota Heights Visitation, St. Louis Visitation and Frederick Visitation, to Bay Ridge Brooklyn!

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ASH WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 18

Posted on February 15, 2015 by the Sisters

Ash Wednesday begins this week, February 18th. Ashes will be distributed in our Monastery’s Sacred Heart Chapel during the 8AM Mass, ONLY. Please attend Mass to begin your Lenten season well. The Sisters  

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Sun Feb 8th Consecrated Life Litany at Monastery

Posted on February 8, 2015 by the Sisters

Today, from 4-5:30PM, you are invited to join the Visitation Sisters at our Bay Ridge Sacred Heart Chapel, for Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, The Litany of Consecrated Life, and Evening Prayer. Please enter through the SIDE DOOR of the … Continue reading →

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An Invitation!

Posted on February 2, 2015 by the Sisters

This year of Consecrated Life is a very special one in the life of our universal Church and in our Diocese. That’s why we are extending an invitation to ALL to become more acquainted with our Visitation Monastery. We will … Continue reading →

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SNOWDAY AT MONASTERY!

Posted on January 27, 2015 by the Sisters

Like the rest of the northeast and mid Atlantic areas, New York City and its Brooklyn borough has been submerged to some extent under snow. And so has Visitation Monastery in Bay Ridge! Our prayer lives go on within the … Continue reading →

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Consecrated Life and St. Francis de Sales

Posted on January 13, 2015 by the Sisters

The Feast of St. Francis de Sales is approaching..on Saturday January 24th and our Church has also begun to celebrate the Year of Consecrated Life. As a preparation for St. Francis de Sales’ Feast, we thought it might be good … Continue reading →

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Rest In Peace

Posted on January 7, 2015 by the Sisters

Our beloved Sister Mary Vincent Morgan went home to God early in the morning of Jan 7. Viewing/wake will be held Friday Jan 9th. Funeral Mass will be Sat Jan 10 at 9:45AM in the Monastery’s Sacred Heart Chapel.  

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Blessings of the New Year

Posted on December 30, 2014 by the Sisters

The Visitation Sisters in Bay Ridge wish all our neighbors and all web viewers a very Blessed New Year in Our Lord. St. Jane de Chantal has said, ” We are at the end of another year. Soon, this present … Continue reading →

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