“All guests are to be welcomed as Christ, for he himself will say: I was a stranger and you welcomed me (Matt 25:35). Proper honor must be shown to all.” RB 53.1-2
Important Update
The Benedictine Sisters of Boerne, in consultation with the President of the Federation of St. Scholastica and under Federation guidelines are preparing to elect our next Prioress.The community has begun a prayerful process facilitated by an established election committee. The Sisters will meet regularly over the next few months and will hold the election November 18-21, 2021. Please keep the Sisters in prayer during this important time of communal discernment.
Announcing the Passing of
Sister Germaine Marie Sutton, OSB
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ospitality in the time of COVID-19
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A Colloquium for spiritual seekers with a Benedictine monastic spirit
Benedictine Life: A Vision Unfolding
We are breaking new monastic ground. Please join us.
The Benedictine women’s Federation of St. Scholastica is celebrating their 100th anniversary this June by stepping into the future of monasticism.
You can be a part of opening the door into that future by participating in "Benedictine Life: A Vision Unfolding," a Colloquium open to all followers of Benedict: women and men who are professed, oblates, or spiritual seekers. The Colloquium will take place at Mount Saint Scholastica in Atchison, KS, June 21-24, 2022, and virtually.
REGISTER NOW. CHOOSE ONSITE OR VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION
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$225 registration for onsite participation includes meals but not housing. $125 for virtual participants.
Six presenters and two responders will center us in Benedictine monastic wisdom, strengthen us with Benedictine monastic witness and open the future to us with possibilities for taking Benedictine monasticism into the future. Meet our presenters and find the Colloquium schedule here. scholastica-celebration.org/
From the Centennial Celebration website:
Federation of St. Scholastica 1922 - 2022: The same call and gift of the Spirit that came to Benedict of Nursia early in the 6th century came to the women who formed the Federation of Saint Scholastica early in the 20th century. This same call and gift of the Spirit comes to us today, inspiring and animating us to respond to the gospel with the good zeal of Benedict, with listening hearts, with clarity of spiritual vision, and with hearts impelled by love. We intend to publicly celebrate the vision and dedication of Benedictine women over the past 100 years while at the same time supporting current works as well as new and wider efforts to bring the peace of Christ and the justice of the gospel to today’s turbulent world.
I offer myself as an oblate
A wonderful God-filled service. It’s been far to long since I attended; before the pandemic (4 yrs). My prayer-filled wishes to each of you. I hope to see you before the year is out. Prayerfully, Dan Buie
It was a beautiful ceremony. Thank you for the opportunity to participate. God's blessings be many. Elizabeth
Lovely ceremony. Congratulations to my Mom, Mary Olivia Patino
Beautiful ! Offering as well.
Congratulations to the new Oblates God bless each one of them.
Congratulations to the New Oblates. Blessings.
Susan Markworth is watching
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I am very proud of my daughter Alexandra! Mom
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We have many things to share with you here in our May edition of our monthly "Reflections from the Hill" e-newsletter. We hope you enjoy! conta.cc/3LFG2WR
May's "Reflections from the Hill"
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Praying for Peace May 2022 Issue #21 Reflections from the Hill Occasional Outreach from the Benedictine Sisters Praying for Peace "Finally, brothers, rejoice. Mend your ways, encourage one another,...
Prayers for Peace – A Reflection by Sister Bernice Lindsey, OSB
Here we are in May. Flowers and trees are blooming, birds of all species are returning and singing, and things seem to be tranquil. Yet my heart cries for the people of Ukraine and what is happening to their lives and their homelands. But not just Ukrainians suffering, there are many soldiers from Russia who are dying on the battlefield leaving loved ones behind.
When I was a child in the 1950s and 60s, we were taught about the appearance of the Blessed Virgin Mary to three shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal on October 13, 1917. Our Lady of Fatima told these shepherd children to pray the rosary daily for the end of the war (World War I). Mary continued to appear once a month for 6 months to these three children, Lucia (9), Jacinta (7) Francisco (6).
I don’t know how many of you remember the 70s and 80s the Soviet Union, with the Cold War and the Iron Curtain? We as Catholics were encouraged to pray the rosary daily for the conversion of Russia and the end of communism and the conversion of sinners. The Berlin Wall came down on November 9, 1989, the USSR collapsed. No longer did Russia seem like such a threat.
Our Lady made three requests:
Request for the First Saturday devotion – December 10, 1925
Request to spread the First Saturday devotion – February 15, 1926
Request for the consecration of Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary – June 1929
With what is happening around the world today, I would like to put the challenge, no not a challenge, I would like to request and highly encourage all of us to pray the rosary. Pray for the conversion of Russia and the end of war so that peace may reign in our hearts, in our homes, and in our world.
OUR LADY OF FATIMA
(Gladys Gollahon / Samuel Lewis)
(Ave Maria! Ave Maria)
Dear Lady of Fatima,
We come on bended knee
To beg your intercession,
For peace and unity.
Dear Mary, won’t you show us
The right and shining way?
We pledge our love and offer you
A rosary each day!
You promised at Fatima,
Each time that you appear,
To help us, if we pray to you,
To banish war and fear.
Dear lady, on first Saturdays,
We ask your guiding hand,
For grace and guidance here on earth,
And protection for our land.
(You promised at Fatima,
Each time that you appear,
To help us, if we pray to you,
To banish war and fear.)
Dear lady, on first Saturdays,
We ask your guiding hand,
For grace and guidance here on earth,
And protection for our land.
(Ave Maria!)
(Transcribed by Peter Akers – November 2017)
Celebrating Earth Day!
Humans are finally realizing that, rather than having "dominion" over the earth, we are the caretakers that God intended us to be.
Blessings to you at Easter from the Benedictine Sisters.
Blessings to you 😇.
Blessings to all of you on this resurrection day
Happy Easter!
Blessings to all the Sisters and Oblates!
Easter blessings.
We're sharing the April edition of monthly e-newsletter "Reflections from the Hill" with updates on our Sisters, our Ministries, the Benedictine Sisters in Ukraine, and more. May all be blessed! conta.cc/3J6Hob3
April's "Reflections from the Hill"
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We Await... April 2022 Issue #20 Reflections from the Hill Occasional Outreach from the Benedictine Sisters We Await... "We believe that the divine presence is everywhere." RB 19:1 St. Scholastica ...
Awaiting Something New – A Reflection by Sr. Sylvia Ahr, OSB
There are only two weeks remaining in our Lenten Journey this year before we begin the Triduum (April 14-16). And then, on April 17, we will celebrate the greatest Church belief in the Resurrected Jesus!
Signs of spring are all around – the leaves are returning to our many oak trees that we can see daily from our Chapel window. Despite some trees and branches that, unfortunately, did not survive the bitter cold weather we experienced in recent months, we are reminded that life goes on. Mary’s Garden, outside our Chapel, is being prepared for Easter with a variety of plants and flowers. The spring flowers blossom and paint a picture of hope. Hope in peace and nonviolence, lives of respect and selfless care for others, and lives of gratitude and working for the common good.
Isaiah 43:18-19 says to us, “Remember not the events of the past, the things of long ago consider not; see, I am doing something new! Now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?” God is doing something new in each of us and in our world. Our world is a different world after the COVID-19 pandemic and the continued global unrest. We are different people because of our soon to be completed Lenten season. God has made something new in all of us even if we do not yet see it, feel it, or understand it right now. We rise to a new life each day of our earthly life. Isn’t that a marvelous thing?
We're celebrating the Feast of St. Benedict today! #feastday #boernebenedictines
Amen 🙏🏼. St. Benedict pray for us!
Happy feast day!
Yesterday was a special day as we celebrated Catholic Sisters Week with a Proclamation honoring our 60 years in Boerne by our mayor, Tim Handren, and a ribbon cutting ceremony with the Greater Boerne Chamber of Commerce. #boernebenedictines #CatholicSistersWeek
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