sr.christinaosf Posted February 10, 2018 Author Posted February 10, 2018 “…And Deserving of All My Love” Last night before “crawling in,” when I knelt at my bedside to make an act of contrition (a custom I have observed for years), one phrase struck me: “deserving of all my love.R…
sr.christinaosf Posted February 13, 2018 Author Posted February 13, 2018 Transformations Lent is almost upon us! It is a time of conversion, a time of sacrifice, a time for growth. Might we even say: a time for transformation? As a sacristan, the days leading up to Lent are a time of…
sr.christinaosf Posted February 16, 2018 Author Posted February 16, 2018 Veni Sancte Spiritus I know it’s not a particularly Lenten prayer, but I have been trying to say the Veni Sancte Spiritus every day in preparation for our community’s upcoming “chapters.” In cas…
sr.christinaosf Posted February 17, 2018 Author Posted February 17, 2018 Your feedback would be appreciated here too! Thanks
sr.christinaosf Posted February 20, 2018 Author Posted February 20, 2018 “One Day at a Time” This afternoon, I headed out of chapel. I had finished up the prayer time missed by my inability to get out of bed promptly earlier this morning. (Winter fatigue had gotten the better of me, I gu…
sr.christinaosf Posted February 22, 2018 Author Posted February 22, 2018 Recreation?! Last evening, after a day of receptionist duties and baking, it might have been nice to just “go home, sit down, and look pretty” (as Sr. Elaine sometimes says). However, this was not t…
sr.christinaosf Posted February 28, 2018 Author Posted February 28, 2018 Smooth I just returned from a weekend away, attending the winter retreat for my home parish’s youth group before spending a day or two with my folks. It was a wonderful time and I am so grateful for…
sr.christinaosf Posted March 3, 2018 Author Posted March 3, 2018 https://ourfranciscanfiat.wordpress.com/2018/03/02/praise-to-the-holiest/
sr.christinaosf Posted March 7, 2018 Author Posted March 7, 2018 Miles to Go! This afternoon, I did not start my aide work around 4:30 as I usually do; I was detained by an important meeting until past our normal suppertime. After a quick meal and KP duty, we hustled off to …
sr.christinaosf Posted March 9, 2018 Author Posted March 9, 2018 “May Your Help Always Renew Us” Last evening, having completed the office work I had undertaken, I headed to chapel to catch up on my spiritual reading and pray Compline (Night Prayer). As I finished the Liturgy of the Hours, the…
sr.christinaosf Posted March 14, 2018 Author Posted March 14, 2018 Doubling Up Have you ever noticed that, at times, a certain scriptural passage or theme seems to keep coming back to you? This happened to me today at vespers. This morning, our Bible study was based off last …
sr.christinaosf Posted March 17, 2018 Author Posted March 17, 2018 My First Chapter! Although I’ve been around our community of Franciscan Sisters for quite a while now, today was my first ever “Chapter of Affairs.” That is because we only have these pre-election…
sr.christinaosf Posted March 21, 2018 Author Posted March 21, 2018 Stored in His Flask Little did I know, when I sat down to do ‘Reading Hour’ for our residents, that I would need my hankie! I had pulled a book out, at random, from my supply which Sr. Jean Louise had lent…
sr.christinaosf Posted March 24, 2018 Author Posted March 24, 2018 On a Busy Palm Saturday, Why Bother? After a busy day, working at the front desk, reading to our residents, serving snacks, and setting up in Chapel for tomorrow’s Palm Sunday, I trudged the ten blocks to St. Michael’s Chu…
sr.christinaosf Posted March 29, 2018 Author Posted March 29, 2018 Triduum Traditions These upcoming days of the Paschal Tridium are a very special time. For me, they are not an easy time, but they are a wondrous time. They are full of traditions…traditions common to the Chu…
sr.christinaosf Posted April 1, 2018 Author Posted April 1, 2018 Do I Still Have to Sleep in the Cupboard? Last night, after a very busy few days, we got in the car to attend the Easter Vigil at the local parish (We were unable to have a Vigil here at St. Anne’s). Three hours later, when the rich,…
sr.christinaosf Posted April 5, 2018 Author Posted April 5, 2018 Prayers requested Please keep us in your prayers as we travel to our provincial house in Hankinson, ND, for elections for our Councillors and provincial superior. For me, this is an exciting time. I have never exper…
sr.christinaosf Posted April 8, 2018 Author Posted April 8, 2018 Gathered Together in [His] Name “For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” (Matt. 18:20) This past weekend, we experienced this truth as we met at our provincial house in Han…
sr.christinaosf Posted April 10, 2018 Author Posted April 10, 2018 I Had a Talk with Julie Here at St. Anne’s, making arrangements for train travel is not unheard of. For some, including myself, driving a car to the desired destination is not an option. (My vision does not allow …
sr.christinaosf Posted April 14, 2018 Author Posted April 14, 2018 Reviving a Beautiful Tradition Yesterday, as we were packing up from our rummage sale, Sr. Rebecca came across some linens which she showed me, wondering if we could possibly use them for chapel. A couple of pieces proved large …
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