July 8, 1892, four Sisters sailed from Le Havre, France to carry the Mission of the Cenacle—to make Jesus known and loved—across the Atlantic Ocean. These valiant women arrived in New York eight days later

wishing I could destroy them?” She felt she would be lying to God. She also saw an inner image of Jesus on the cross and heard his words, “Forgive them, they do not know what they are doing.” George M.

these things, pondering them in her heart” (v. 19). She kept all these things: joy at the birth of Jesus and sadness for the lack of hospitality shown in Bethlehem; the love of Joseph and the amazement of

country’s official language, says Father Leopold Kropfreiter. The Austrian priest of the Servants of Jesus and Mary Congregation has been a missionary in the largest of the central Asian republic since 2008

attending the sacraments (going to Mass several times a week), fasting, consecration to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary, devotion to the holy angels, and praying the Rosary. All these messages neither detract

soldiers. A rock, thrown by one of the soldiers on the statue of the Virgin, broke the arm of the Child Jesus. The arm fell to the ground and a stream of blood gushed from the mutilated stone! As for the author

smiling lips, with Her face raised to heaven and also Her arms raised up, in the attitude that Her Jesus will take so often, exclaims: « My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord » and She continues the

those of the King of France (Editor's note: Louis XIV). It will never be too late to have recourse to Jesus and Mary." Later, Sister Lucia wrote to her confessor, Father Gonçalves: "By means of an intimate

Sisters of the Precious Blood in Nairobi, she spoke her last words: “What is happening to me? Is Jesus coming?” She was 36 years old. In 1963 the process of her canonization was opened in Nairobi and Dublin

light of a dozen torches, preceded by a few seminarians in white albs, a priest came forward with Jesus in the Eucharist and placed Him gently in the monstrance on the altar. A time of silent Adoration