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Children of Mary Friends

A semi-contemplative community of religious sisters gathered to tell the world WE LOVE OUR EUCHARIST To be a religious is a great privilege!

Who could be worthy of this great calling? But, who is worthy to receive God Incarnate, Our Lord Jesus, in Holy Communion? Who is worthy of these unspeakably awesome gifts from God? Yet in His great love for us, He longs for us to accept these gifts with joy and gratitude. He thirsts for our love. As He told Saint Margaret Mary, He so ardently thirsts for our love that this thirst devours Him! He

specified to Saint Margaret Mary that He thirsts to be loved in the Most Blessed Sacrament. That is what our community is all about – quenching His thirst to be loved in the Most Blessed Sacrament, the Holy Eucharist. We quench His thirst for love first of all by consecrating our lives to Him through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, so She will purify our offerings and present them to God as holy and acceptable to Him. Secondly, we enthrone Him everyday in our chapel and adore Him on our own behalf and on behalf of those who do not adore Him. We pray that someday, soon, please, Lord, that everyone on earth will love and adore Him. We pray that all of our brothers and sisters on earth will be united as one in His Holy Catholic Church, one mind and one heart with Him. And most importantly, we pray for holy priests and bishops who will bring innumerable souls to love Jesus. Yes, the religious life is a great calling. The Catholic Church teaches, as dogma, that a consecrated life of celibacy is a superior calling than the married state, and should be preferred, if it is within the capacity and disposition of the soul to do so. This teaching is matter for much meditation. Marriage is a sacrament that requires much self-sacrifice and love, and can be a means of great holiness. So why is the religious life, though not a sacrament, objectively a superior calling? Let’s examine what Scripture, the Church and some of the saints have said.

11/26/2022

Another perfectly timed piece from the Sisters' book The Ceaseless Act of Love. As we attend Good Friday tomorrow, remember this:

09/10/2022

06/05/2022

Blessed Pentecost! Thanks to Josep Maria and cathopic.com for this beautiful photo of the Paraclete depicted at the monastery of Santa María de Montserrat, a Benedictine abbey located on the mountain of Montserrat, Barcelona, Spain.