Sixth Station: Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus
We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You, for by Your holy Cross You have redeemed the world. During my time in the convent, I spent a week on retreat preparing to become a postulant. In my community, the biggest external change from being an aspirant to being a...
Win or Lose
By Josephine. "Most women who leave the convent leave the Church." I was shocked to hear this statement when I told a young man whom I had just recently met that I had been in a convent for a bit. I couldn't imagine losing Jesus on top of my perceived "loss" of the...
Fifth Station: Simon of Cyrene Helps Jesus
We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You. Because by Your Holy Cross You have redeemed the world. During one Palm Sunday in college, I was one of the Lectors at Mass. Since there are multiple parts, we had two lectors and the priest. One enthusiastic college student...
“A Stone From Deep Mire”: The Feast of Saint Patrick
By Penny. "I, in my old age, strive after that which I was hindered from learning in my youth... therefore I blush to-day and greatly dread to expose my ignorance, because I am not able to express myself briefly, with clear and well-arranged words, as the spirit...
Fourth Station: Jesus Meets His Mother
We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You. Because by Your Holy Cross You have redeemed the world. This particular moment during the Way of the Cross sparks up so many different emotions in the heart, especially because it portrays the perfect love between a mother and...
Third Station: Jesus Falls for the First Time
We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You. Because by Your Holy Cross You have redeemed the world. Get Back Up Again We all know how embarrassed we get when we fall, especially when we fall in front of others. One day, this past summer, my mom took my little sisters...
The Perfect Husband
By Maria Jacinta. Have any of you ever made a list of the qualities you would want in a husband? I certainly have. After leaving the convent, I wondered (and still am) if I am called to be married. I am not at the point where I can start dating and have not received a...
Second Station: Jesus Carries His Cross
We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You. Because by Your Holy Cross You have redeemed the world. It wasn't too many weeks ago that we knelt attentively, lovingly, joyfully in front of an empty manger awaiting the moment that the greatest treasure in all of creation;...
The Saint Joseph Novena
By Maria Jacinta. It is the month of March, the month dedicated to St. Joseph!!! Who is St. Joseph?? We all know that he is the foster father of Jesus Christ and the spouse of the Blessed Mother, but not too much else is known about his life. Despite this, he is the...
First Station: Jesus is Condemned to Death
We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You. Because by Your Holy Cross You have redeemed the world. Jesus answered [him], You would have no power over me if it had not been given to you from above. Jn 19:11 And it had. Our Lord knew His Passion was upon Him, that the...
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