Elizabeth Powers

New Years Day

Tuesday, January 1 Scripture Nm 6: 22-27 Ps 67: 2-3, 5; 68: 2 Gal 4: 4- Lk 2:16-21 Reflection The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine upon you and [...]

Christmas Day

Tuesday, December 25 Scripture Is 9 : 1-6 Ps 96: 1-3,11-13 Ti 2: 11-1 Lk 2: 1-14 Reflection The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light! Is. 9:1-6 Sing to the Lord [...]

Christmas Eve

    Monday, December 24th Scripture 2 Sm 7: 1-5. 8b-12. 14a. 16 Ps 89: 2-3. 4-5, 27, 29 Lk 1: 67-79 Reflection I wonder how today’s readings from Samuel and Luke would sound to [...]

Fourth Sunday of Advent

Sunday, December 23rd Scripture Mi 5: 1-4a Ps 80: 2-3, 15-16, 18-19 (4) Heb 10: 5-10 Lk 1: 39-45 Reflection Christmas is almost here, Christ coming to be one OF us, one WITH us. Mary [...]

Third Sunday of Advent

Sunday, December 16th Scripture Zeb 3:14 –18a Is 12:4,5-6 Phil 4:4-7 Lk 3:10-18 Reflection Shout for Joy! …The Lord is in your midst. (Zep3:14,18) Shout with exultation, for great in your midst is the Holy [...]

Second Sunday of Advent

Sunday, December 9th Scripture Bar 5:1-9 Ps 126: 1-6 Phil 1: 4-6, 8-11 Lk 3: 1-6 Reflection See your children…rejoicing that they are remembered by God! Bar 5:5 Who among us has not experienced a [...]

Immaculate Conception

Mary and Eve by Sister Grace Remington, OCSO Copyright 2005, used with permission   Saturday, December 8th Scripture Gn 3: 9-15, 20 Ps 98: 1 – 4 Eph 1: 3-6, 11-12 Lk 1: 26-38 Reflection [...]

First Sunday of Advent

Sunday, December 2nd Scripture Jer 33: 14-16 Ps 25: 4-5, 8-9, 10, 14 (1b) 1 Thess 3:12-4:2 Lk 21: 25-28, 34-36 Reflection Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths. PS. [...]

Congregation Joins U.S. Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Condemning Anti-Semitic Killing and Calling for the Healing of Divisions

The U.S. Federation of Sisters of St. Joseph, of which the Congregation of St. Joseph is a member, has issued the following public statement, condemning anti-semitic killing and calling for the healing of divisions: The [...]

Brunch with the Nuns

As we approach the blessed season of Advent, we might begin to ask where God is leading us or what relationships might God be calling us to consider. The Congregation of the Sisters of St. [...]