A joyful noise was raised to the heavens when four women renewed the commitment as Redemptoristine Associates on September 10, 2023. This happened at the celebration of the Eucharist presided over by Fr. Provincial John Collins, C.Ss.R.
The chapel in the
Beacon Carmelite Monastery of the Incarnation, where the ‘Red Nuns’ reside, was
festooned with sunflowers. Prioress, Sr. Moira Quinn, gave a welcome before
Mass started and said, “Just as sunflowers turn their faces to follow the sun
throughout the day, so our Associates follow the Beloved Son.
At this Mass Jeannie, Marguerite, Carole and Angela will renew their commitment to follow the Redeemer, faithfully and generously as they strive, like sunflowers, to follow Christ in their daily lives, who is the light of their faith, the strength of their charity and the source of their hope. May God bless them and the other Associates who were unable to attend today’s Mass. May God bless you all.” And the assembly responded, “Amen.”
During the Mass, each
Associate participated in either proclaiming a reading, singing the
Responsorial Psalm or leading the Prayer of the Faithful. After Fr. John’s right-on-point homily about
forgiveness and talking through our concerns with one another, the Associates
renewed their commitment for another year.
After Mass, we went to
the community room for refreshments and chatted with Fr. John and the ladies
over coffee and cakes. Before they
left, each Associate received a sunflower as a remembrance of the day.
We thank our Associates
for their faithfulness, friendship and the inspiration they are to us, their
families, their local communities and the church. May they always be like sunflowers following,
adoringly, the Beloved Son.
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