REDEMPTORISTINE NUNS of NEW YORK, Inc.

          Before we begin Lent we have some days of note to celebrate.  February 1 is St. Brigid’s Day.  This year, Ireland has made it their first public holiday honoring a woman. Some of you may have seen St Brigid’s cross hung over doorways to keep away evil spirits. We made a simple one and prayed the traditional blessing: 
May Brigid bless the house wherein you dwell
Bless every fireside, wall and window
Bless every heart that beats beneath its roof
Bless every hand that toils to bring joy
Bless every foot that walks its portals through
May Brigid bless the house that shelters you.

          February 11 is the feast of our Lady of Lourdes.  If you have not seen the beautiful film SONG OF BERNADETTE starring Jennifer Jones here is the link.  In her youth, one Redemptoristines from Canada saw this movie on a date, converted to Catholicism and entered the monastery!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgwLJ4ZxnFk

          On February 12, as a country, we celebrate the birth of Abraham Lincoln.  We have been praying for the healing of divisions in our country.  In his first inaugural address, he said, "We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have stained, it must not break our bonds of affection.  The mystic cords of memory will swell when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.”  May we call on our better angels, our better selves, to work together to bring about peace and justice in our day.
          And everyone's favorite - Valentine's Day!  Jesus said to our Blessed Celeste,   "I shall live a life of love in the world by dwelling in your heart.”
          May the Spirit of our Loving God pour into your heart all the graces you need to live in peace and joy.

"Life for me is Christ." Phil1:21

Redemptoristine Nuns are a worldwide monastic contemplative Order who strive to be a living memorial, an active participant of Jesus life in today’s Church for the salvation of the world.  The Sisters celebrate this life of prayer, praise and intercession in the name of all, and in support of the missionary activity of the Redemptorist priests and brothers.