Happy Feast of the Presentation of the Lord (aka Candlemas), and World Day for Consecrated Life! Here are a few moments from today's liturgy. God bless you!
For the past two years, Sr. Florentina Marie has been hard at work in our downstairs candle workshop, hand-pouring Paschal candles (as well as all our altar candles, Advent candles and other interesting creations) and letting them cure. This January, she spent time with our Franciscan Poor Clare sisters at St. Clare's Monastery in Duncan learning how to decorate and finish the Paschal candles with a variety of fine wax designs. Thank-you, dear sisters, for your gracious and joyful support! Here are the "first fruits" of this year's candles.
May God bless you and those you hold in your hearts, throughout this Christmas Octave! We hold you, and our world, in our prayers.
Here are a few peeks into our community's celebration of our Lord's Nativity.
