May 2024 Newsletter

-Scripture Verse-Thank you, Kathleen
 John 6:27
“Do not work for food that perishes but for food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you.  For on him the Father, God, has set his seal.”

-Quote of a Carmelite Saint-St. Therese of Lisieux-For the 150th anniversary of the birth of St.Therese   Advent with St. Therese of Lisieux-Susan Hines-Brigger, Franciscan media (adapted for the current liturgical season). Thank you, Carmelite Nuns.

“A brother who is helped by a brother is like a strong city.”  St. Therese of Lisieux

Prayer:
“St. Therese, inspire us to care for our fellow brothers and sisters in the best way possible. Remind us that we are all members of the Church family and, therefore, must care for one another, reserving judgment in the process.”

-Discalced Carmelites, Our Lady of the Incarnation Monastery-Carmelite Nuns Sioux City, Iowa- website:  https://www.siouxcitycarmel.org/

Never was the contemplative vocation more precious or more relevant than in our modern restless world.”      St. John Paul II