Events

  Villa des Otages, 8 PM! A whistle is heard coming from next door signaling the daily concert!  Individuals, from those who have survived Covid-19, take up their instruments and go outside…Many people are at their windows, clapping and playing percussion.  A good part of the neighbourhood participates in the concert.   A moving crescendo was heard on the evening when the majority of the sisters and novices who had been sick came out to cheer, "We are healed!" Accompanied every evening by the bells of the church,…

Within the context of Laudato si’ week, https://laudatosiweek.org/ , The Christian Catholic Movement for Climate invites everyone in the world to be part of a Global Day of Prayer on May 24th at twelve noon. A prayer for the earth might be said with our brothers and sisters of other religions to make it a more valuable experience.   Prayer suggestions are available: https://catholicclimatemovement.global/   https://catholicclimatecovenant.org/resources?ID=153339 In French, a different prayer is offered: https://www.egliseverte.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/CUT_laudato_si_6mai_2020_BAT.pdf

The miracle truly happened! Mount Sacred Heart School was sold to the foundation established by Renee Benson, an alumnus of MSH, and an agreement was established with the Archdiocese of San Antonio to lease the school. Unfortunately, the shelter in place order will not allow us to celebrate the school’s 90th Anniversary nor its transfer: because of the pandemic, classes will not resume until September. Even so, hearts are filled with thanksgiving as we accompany the Sisters in the USA at this turning point in their history.…

Our sister Marie-Gabrielle Desbois was getting more and more tired and Sr. Marie Thérèse Logodin was accompanying her in the last weeks of her life. On Holy Thursday, when it was announced that she had died the previous night, the news was accepted in faith and peace. Several sisters summed it up this way, “Now she is with the Lord!” The rules of confinement were strictly followed. Our sister was waked in the St. Pie X hall, at the foot of the big cross, which had been…