Redemptoristine Nuns of NY, Inc.

The days are getting shorter.  Darkness is steadily creeping in as Summer comes to an end.  But there is a glorious light and beauty that occurs with Fall’s arrival.
Blessed Maria Celeste knew this.  As her life was coming to an end, her faith in the knowledge that she had lived her life with eyes fixed on her crucified beloved and in joyful union with the Spirit was not a cause of dread of the coming darkness, but a time of rejoicing in the light and beauty to come. 
She remembered Jesus’ words to her, “Look on me Alone at all times.  I am the Light of the eternal truths. Cleanse your eyes of the things of earth and then you will gaze openly on the inaccessible Light of my eternal truths. Thus, you will live a faith that is alive with hope and in charity; your faith will be not a dark, but an illuminated way that leads directly to heaven.”
Always in union with the divine Son, Celeste listened to the Passion read while on her deathbed, and when Jesus uttered his final word: “It is finished,” Blessed Celeste breathed her last on September 14, 1755.  It was the feast of the Triumph of the Cross.  
Let us find rest from the crosses of our lives: the pandemic, natural disasters, the tragic end of a long-fought war, and fix our eyes on the light and beauty of Jesus: the profound center of peace promised to those who believe in the ultimate triumph of God’s mercy and love.  
May our faith be alive with hope and lived in charity that we may come at last into that glorious light

"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.