Church grants plenary indulgence for year of St. Joseph The Apostolic Penitentiary issues a Decree granting plenary indulgences for the year of St. Joseph proclaimed by Pope Francis on Tuesday. The special year will last from 8 December 2020 to 8 December 2021. By Vatican News staff writer Pope Francis on Tuesday announced a special…
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FOURTH WORLD DAY OF THE POOR 15 November 2020
FOURTH WORLD DAY OF THE POOR 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time 15 November 2020 “Stretch forth your hand to the poor” (Sir 7:32) World Day of the Poor “Stretch forth your hand to the poor” (Sir 7:32). Age-old wisdom has proposed these words as a sacred rule to be followed in life. Today these words remain as…
Felician Sister – liaison to the Chinese community
by Sister Dong Hong Marie Zhang, liaison to the Chinese community in the Archdiocese of Newark Reprinted from The Catholic Advocate, October 14, 2020 I was born in a devout Catholic family in the north region of China. The Catholic history of my family can be traced back to the notorious Boxer Uprising in 1900….
Mission and Heritage Week 2020
Since our founding in 1855, Felician Sisters worldwide have embraced the mission set forth by our Foundress Blessed Mary Angela Truszkowska: As Felician Sisters, called by God, we cooperate with Christ in the spiritual renewal of the world. Learn more at www.feliciansistersna.org.
Sister Louise Edwards, CSSF
As the Eagles of the Desert prepared for a search this past weekend, a friend sent this beautiful image of Our Lady of Guadalupe to S Maria Louise Edwards. The artist wishes to be known as La Corua. Click below for more information. Justice and Peace News
Siostry Felicjanki – Rome, Italy
Click on the link below to see photos and the rest of the publication. Siostry Felicjanki posługują w dwunastu krajach na czterech kontynentach. Dom generalny zgromadzenia w Rzymie odwiedziła dziś Pierwsza Dama The Felician Sisters minister in twelve countries on four continents. The First Lady visited the generalate of the congregation in Rome today. Od wtorku…
Felician Sisters safe in Pamona, CA
Felicians Caught between 2 fires in CA. at St. Joseph the Worker Convent in Pomona, CA. S Julianna Marie Francis Vagnozzi writes, “The fire is pushing away from Pomona, but the air quality is unhealthy for all due to the ash. St. Florian, protect us from all fires!
Felicians participate in International Day of Peace
The International Day of Peace, established by the United Nations in 1983 and observed annually on September 21, is a date shared globally for all humanity to commit to peace and to contribute to building a culture of peace. The sisters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Convent in Coraopolis, PA, began to prepare…
Felician Congregation Holds First Biennial Assembly via Zoom
The 2020 Biennial Assembly was originally scheduled to take place at Mother of Good Counsel Convent in Chicago, IL, from September 9-14. The Biennial Assembly fulfills the directive of Statute 7.28 in Response to Love: “The general administration meets every two years in a joint session with all provincial ministers to evaluate implementation of general…
New From Felicians in Haiti
“Serve where you are needed.”What’s new in our Clinic? 30AUG Sister Marilyn works on preparing the Mother Angela Clinic for the new ministry year. Plans for a spiritual retreat day are in place during Mission Week in October. There is another request from St. Anthony’s Parish in Lavaneau to bring medical assistance and health…
Thoughr for the Week August 23-29, 2020
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK FROM ST. AUGUSTINE SPIRITUALITY CENTER August 23-29, 2020 Today we hear Peter declaring about Jesus, “You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God.” Matthew 16: 13-20 The Holy Spirit confirmed in him the belief in the divinity of Jesus. We certainly recognize the passage as such, because of years…
Faith Based Organizations
TIP Report Highlights Work of Faith Based Organizations On June 25 the U.S. State Department issued the 2020 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Included in the report each year are Topics of Interest. This year’s report included Faith-Based Efforts to Combat Human Trafficking which highlighted two organizations supported by the Felician Sisters of North America….