Our chat/cyber community prepared for today’s Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross with a spirited chat last night!
1. In the reflection Fr. Michael says something simple, yet profound. He says, “the cross that we carry is the need to be ourselves — not somebody else — and to take all that comes with that effort.” At first glance this might not sound profound. However, imagine if Jesus chose to carry any cross other than His own. A whole universe of salvation hinged upon His decision to accept the cup that the Father gave Him to drink. What cross are you carrying that you needn’t be?
2. Taken simply from the reflection: What cross might Christ be asking you to carry today?
3. Suffering is an inevitable part of life. For those who reject Christianity they still have suffering to contend with and explain. Most people on this path tend to treat suffering as something that they can eliminate from their lives. Thus far, we have seen no success. On the other side of the coin, Christians have a way to embrace and explain the suffering that surrounds us. How might the faith help you see more clearly the purpose behind the suffering that we encounter?
Judy K: I had sent Mother an article which I found on the Divine Mercy website. There was one sentence that grabbed me; “God beckons us similarly. He’s guiding us to the cross, always, because it’s where our misery meets His mercy.” It summons an image of our misery colliding with the mercy of Jesus when when we embrace the cross. Isn’t that a great image!
Sep 13 2015, 7:22 PM
Lisa C: Yes, Mother how did all this other stuff get in there…all this anti-family stuff…..there is an agenda and the pope is allowing it
Sep 13 2015, 7:22 PM
Judy K: Hi Dawn!
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Sister Susan Marie: Judy the image reminds me of a book I mentioned several years ago= the Gaze of God- by Martinez- how love and the cross are wrapped around each other 5 PM
Sister Susan Marie: Or in any situation at all, cross and love go together 26 PM
Carol Ann: This is contradictory to the idea that if we love each other, we will be perfect. Never be hurt, never hurt anyone.
Sep 13 2015, 7:26 PM
Judy K: I can’t quite imagine the Holy Father changing the Church’s position on either gay marriage or communion for the divorced and remarried. Some of the bishops, yes. But the Holy Father, no!
Sep 13 2015, 7:27 PM
Judy K: Welcome 9077!
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Sister Susan Marie: This is powerful to think of: The cross of Christ is the core of our lives
Sep 13 2015, 7:29 PM
Judy K: One statement in the lesson for today said: “In short, the cross that we carry is the need to be ourselves-not somebody else-and to take all that comes with that effort. It occurs to me that if we refuse a cross, we deny a part of ourselves, perhaps a part that is crucial to our faith development.
Sep 13 2015, 7:30 PM
Sister Susan Marie: So any cross, the Synod fears, etc becomes in a way, if a cross, core in our life- important Or do you see it differently
Sep 13 2015, 7:30 PM
Judy K: Hi Brian! Glad to “see” you!
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Lisa C: I am not sure whether all Catholics realize the value of suffering. So many do not.
Sep 13 2015, 7:31 PM
Guest9077 (guest): Glad to be back Judy !
Sep 13 2015, 7:31 PM
Lisa C: Oh yes, Mother, I agree
Sep 13 2015, 7:31 PM
Dawn L: Wrote down whatvyou said Mother..in any situation…..because there is a temptation in me to not expect crosses many times. Thank you
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Carol Ann: I mentioned redemptive suffering last night and received only blank stares
Sep 13 2015, 7:31 PM
Judy K: I never thought of the need to be myself as a cross.
Sep 13 2015, 7:31 PM
Sister Susan Marie: Where Carol?
Sep 13 2015, 7:32 PM
Sister Susan Marie: And Judy, neither did I!
Sep 13 2015, 7:32 PM
Lisa C: Value might be the wrong word. I mean that it has a purpose for those who unite it to Jesus’ cross
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Carol Ann: At the house where I live. I was explaining about Fr.’s sermon & the guest said she saw no value in suffering at all
Sep 13 2015, 7:33 PM
Guest9077 (guest): its a privilege to carry the cross God provides us ! Not easy ! But a joy to serve God and others !
Sep 13 2015, 7:33 PM
Sister Susan Marie: I suspect the depths of spirituality are not even approached these days in the typical catholic’s life
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Judy K: In answer to the first question, I do not feel that I am carrying any cross that I needn’t be.
Sep 13 2015, 7:33 PM
Lisa C: Mother, maybe not in the past either
Sep 13 2015, 7:34 PM
Carol Ann: Yes, the value is in uniting our suffering to Christ’s. That is when it takes on meaning
Sep 13 2015, 7:34 PM
Judy K: And when we offer those sufferings for a specific purpose–the salvation of souls, for example.
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Sep 13 2015, 7:35 PM
Carol Ann: Yes. Perhaps the blank looks deterred me from going further
Sep 13 2015, 7:35 PM
Lisa C: In school the concept was not really discussed clearly. Possibly because we were young. I do not think I understood it until I read books as an adult.
Sep 13 2015, 7:35 PM
Guest9077 (guest): We cannot see the impact we are having on others while we are carrying our crosses but we are bringing others closer to God !
Sep 13 2015, 7:36 PM
Sister Susan Marie: I think years ago the cross was emphasized but it got to be almost trite in the minds and hearts of believers and the new route of pyschology was favored
Sep 13 2015, 7:36 PM
Lisa C: Offering suffering for souls was mentioned, but I had no real understanding of it
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Sep 13 2015, 7:37 PM
Carol Ann: I just came across a little booklet with St Margaret Mary’s prayers for the souks in Purgatory
Sep 13 2015, 7:37 PM
Sister Susan Marie: Carole, the blank looks would probably mean you would have to explain from a=n earlier point of development and this was not a classroom setting!
Sep 13 2015, 7:38 PM
Guest9077 (guest): It was in observing a friend carrying an enormous cross and great suffering that opened my eyes back to God !!!
Sep 13 2015, 7:38 PM
Carol Ann: Very moving and a way to unite us all in Christ
Sep 13 2015, 7:38 PM
Sister Susan Marie: I wonder if we have that- is it old?
Sep 13 2015, 7:38 PM
Sister Susan Marie: Interesting Brian
Sep 13 2015, 7:38 PM
Sister Susan Marie: Where did you find the booklet?
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Carol Ann: The prayers pribsbky, but the pamphlet is new. It’s a 7 day prayer
Sep 13 2015, 7:39 PM
Carol Ann: I found it in the gift store at one of the Missions
Sep 13 2015, 7:39 PM
Sister Susan Marie: Like Fr Junipero Serra missions?
Sep 13 2015, 7:39 PM
Carol Ann: Yes
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Guest9077 (guest): We never know who is watching us bear our cross ! PM
Lisa C: I wonder whether all are meant to suffer with Jesus or just ones who understand. From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.
Sep 13 2015, 7:40 PM
Judy K: The second question asks about our own crosses. I do have several of them at present. The first is MS and declining mobility and increasing fatigue and visual problems that accompany it. I love living alone, but sometimes it is a burden–there are times when I would love to get out and enjoy a mall, a movie or a meal. But since I don’t drive, how can I do the “inviting.”
Sep 13 2015, 7:41 PM
Sister Susan Marie: This is an interesting time to be a Californian, as he will be canonized on the 23rd
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Carol Ann: It is published by the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart
Sep 13 2015, 7:41 PM
Judy K: There are times when I am overcome by an emptiness that can’t understand. Am I out of touch with the Divine Lover? For that is emptiness.
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Sister Susan Marie: I think Jesus’ message is universal but those who have not heard it, Lisa, well i don’t know what is expected
Sep 13 2015, 7:43 PM
Carol Ann: I read a bit about St Teresa of Calcutta recently. Did you know she had visions early and then nothing but emotiness? It was as though He was too close to her to see or feel
Sep 13 2015, 7:43 PM
Dawn L: Judy, thinking of Dark Night St John of Cross
Sep 13 2015, 7:43 PM
Lisa C: I think so many do not understand as much as some do
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Sep 13 2015, 7:43 PM
Lisa C: Some people who understand have to do more
Sep 13 2015, 7:43 PM
Carol Ann: Actually, the canonization is pretty controversial, but thst’s a topic for another day
Sep 13 2015, 7:44 PM
Sister Susan Marie: Yes that’s true
Sep 13 2015, 7:44 PM
Judy K: Dawn, I really do have to reread that book. When I first picked it up, I expected it to be dark and heavy, but I found it anything but.
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Dawn L: Yes, Carol Ann.not thought of it that way…to close
Sep 13 2015, 7:45 PM
Guest9077 (guest): It is always darkest before the dawn ! We are in the midst of a great battle for souls and Jesus will challenge us or allow us to suffer to create an opening for others to join our family !
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Lisa C: Dark Night is about passive purification of the soul, Assent of Mt Carmel is about active purification of the soul, both by becoming detached from things of the world
Sep 13 2015, 7:45 PM
Lisa C: Active comes first
Sep 13 2015, 7:46 PM
Lisa C: It makes the should ready for passive
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Judy K: Surely Satan is working extremely to capture as many souls as possible and he seems to be capturing very many as evidenced by the situations in the world.
Sep 13 2015, 7:46 PM
Sister Susan Marie: I think we receive the cross we would least want or choose for ourselves
Sep 13 2015, 7:46 PM
Sister Susan Marie: Hi Anne
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Lisa C: Blessed Mother is taking them back
Sep 13 2015, 7:47 PM
Anne M: Hi everyone. Just catching up on the chat
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Sister Susan Marie: Today I read about Brooklyn’s Foundress and first Superior. She did not want these heavy responsibilities. I understand that. She carried this cross all her life I hope Jesus and His Moter continue to give grace so i can carry mine
Sep 13 2015, 7:48 PM
Judy K: I certainly would not have chosen MS as my cross, but I feel that I am dealing with it fairly well. When the neurologist told me that I had it, my reaction was “Well, it is what it is and that’s all that it is.”
Sep 13 2015, 7:49 PM
Guest9077 (guest): THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BRING THE lOVE OF CHRIST TO EVERYONE !!! EVERYONE IS LOOKING FOR THE HOPE THAT RESIDES IN US !!! JESUS CHRIST
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Sister Susan Marie: True Brian!
Sep 13 2015, 7:49 PM
Lisa C: Mother, be sure that if you ask you will receive the grace
Sep 13 2015, 7:50 PM
Sister Susan Marie: What happens to me is i can do well among believres which is such less of a challenge than non believers
Sep 13 2015, 7:50 PM
Sister Susan Marie: So yes asking is so important
Sep 13 2015, 7:50 PM
Carol Ann: And by acceating our weaknesses we become strength for others
Sep 13 2015, 7:50 PM
Sister Susan Marie: Yes we model streength and encourage others
Sep 13 2015, 7:50 PM
Lisa C: Mother, what about non believers
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Judy K: True Brian, and it is so needed at this time. There is so much hatred and persecution in the world now, that the love of Jesus is needed more than ever.
Sep 13 2015, 7:51 PM
Lisa C: You can only witness to them and be a good example
Sep 13 2015, 7:51 PM
Lisa C: Love them and they might see what it is about
Sep 13 2015, 7:51 PM
Sister Susan Marie: Yes my soul gets dampened and my ability to speak shuts down- all i have is witness
Sep 13 2015, 7:52 PM
Guest9077 (guest): Sometimes God just wants us to stand and to be present for unbelievers He will do the rest !
Sep 13 2015, 7:52 PM
Lisa C: Let the HS speak, ask
Sep 13 2015, 7:52 PM
Carol Ann: I feel the same way Sr.
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Judy K: There are situations in which example can do far more than words. , 7:53 PM
Judy K: As per the old adage “Actions speak louder than words.”
Sep 13 2015, 7:53 PM
Lisa C: I am beginning to realize that we cannot figure so much out and that God will work on us if we are passive and ask Him to work in us
Sep 13 2015, 7:53 PM
Sister Susan Marie: Asking is a growth area for me- i am an accepter by nature. But Jesus says to ask!
Sep 13 2015, 7:53 PM
Lisa C: I used to think I had to do things on my own by thinking what to do
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Lisa C: I am beginning to understand that the less I do the more God can work
Sep 13 2015, 7:54 PM
Anne M: I think too, that our Lord sometimes has to throw people to the ground to get them to acknowledge Him. Like Saul/Paul.
Sep 13 2015, 7:54 PM
Sister Susan Marie: These are all forms of crosses
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Carol Ann: The more I try to figure things out the worse it gets. It’s better to stay by Jesus moment by moment and let Him lead
Sep 13 2015, 7:54 PM
Lisa C: He can change me more into what He wants me to be and to do for Him
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Anne M: People see this as suffering and refuse it, when the Lord is calling one to conversion and relationship with Him PM
Lisa C: I think Assent of Mt Carmel made it clear
Sep 13 2015, 7:55 PM
Guest9077 (guest): when unbelievers attack us do not get discouraged it is a beginning for them coming to God ! They would say nothing if they were not seeking to know God !
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Judy K: Perhaps we need to just stand before the Lord with our hands open and give ourselves to Him to use as He pleases. That could be really freeing. He will make the decision as to what we are to do with our lives. :56 PM
Carol Ann: That is so true–if they didn’t care they wouldn’t argue PM
Sister Susan Marie: Tomorrow is the beautiful Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, we can ask for special grace for our crosses and to unite them to Jesus 015, 7:58 PM
Guest9077 (guest): Share your story with everyone ! By the Blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony people will come to God !!!
Sep 13 2015, 7:58 PM
Dawn L: Personal imperfections. In witnessing, Just by actions, I know I am far from perfection.
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Lisa C: Has anyone noticed that as soon as you embrace a cross Jesus often takes it away….other times not
Sep 13 2015, 7:58 PM
Carol Ann: It is a bittersweet day for me as I became a postulant the first time on that day
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Dawn L: Often I willvpray and ask for the Lord to turn it around to his perfect good
Sep 13 2015, 7:59 PM
Anne M: Carol Ann,
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Lisa C: Maybe sometimes He is testing and teaching us, getting us ready for bigger crosses later on
Sep 13 2015, 7:59 PM
Sister Susan Marie: He is leading you another way now
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Sister Susan Marie: I have embraced say an obedience that was then cancelled- something I might have struggled to obey
Sep 13 2015, 8:01 PM
Carol Ann: Yes, I just became a postulant again. I have a program of study and a helper and everything
Sep 13 2015, 8:01 PM
Judy K: Tomorrow is a special day for me. It is the second anniversary of my Solemn Resolution of Love as an Oblate of the Precious Blood. I will renew this offering of myself tomorrow at Mass and continue to give myself for the sanctification and salvation of priests. I understand your feelings Carol Ann. September 8th was the date on which I entered the novitiate as a postulant in 1962. It seems like a hundred years ago and just an instant at the same time.
Sep 13 2015, 8:01 PM
Sister Susan Marie: Wonderful! This is a blessing
Sep 13 2015, 8:01 PM
Dawn L: Carol Anne
Sep 13 2015, 8:01 PM
Guest9077 (guest): I have learned that in our greatest hurts and disappointments God has our greatest opportunities !!!
udy, I am so glad that tomorrow is so special for you!
Sep 13 2015, 8:02 PM
Judy K: Yes, our disappointments are challenges for us to go beyond ourselves. And that those disappointments can lead to our greatest joys.
Sep 13 2015, 8:02 PM
Sister Susan Marie: That is profound, Judy.
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Sep 13 2015, 8:03 PM
Sister Susan Marie: We need to be pouring the Precious Blood on all the situations we mentioned earlier
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Carol Ann: I hope in Him still, but you know how hard it is when you can’t see where you’Re going
Sep 13 2015, 8:04 PM
Guest9077 (guest): Judy, thank you for your loving service for our Lord Jesus Christ ! Treasures in Heaven for you !!!
Sep 13 2015, 8:04 PM
Anne M: Do you mean the Synod…?
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Anne M: yes
Sep 13 2015, 8:04 PM
Judy K: And so, in addition to standing before Him with open hands, we might also stand beneath the cross and capture every drop of His Precious Blood so that we can pour it out on others.
Sep 13 2015, 8:05 PM
Lisa C: The Church is under attack and seems to have been infiltrated by relativism, it needs an exorcism.
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Sep 13 2015, 8:06 PM
Judy K: But we must never forget that Jesus promised that “the gates of hell will not prevail against it.
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Anne M: Amen, Judy! Jesus has already won this. 7 PM
Sister Susan Marie: And we are members of the Church who need to remain in the Truth that we share :07 PM
Guest9077 (guest): Jesus is a lamp unto our feet and a light to our path , Like walking at night in dark country we can see the next step to take with the Lantern at our feet , Jesus !!!
Sep 13 2015, 8:07 PM
Lisa C: Sin causes more suffering, i.e. the issues that are going on now with the breakdown of families. Children caught in the middle, embryos frozen, aborted babies…all suffering caused on innocents by sins of others
Sep 13 2015, 8:08 PM
Sister Susan Marie: Sin’s ripple effect nevertheless has been conquered by the triumph of the cross
Sep 13 2015, 8:09 PM
Sister Susan Marie: But we need to be part of His Cross by uniting ourselves
Sep 13 2015, 8:09 PM
Sister Susan Marie: Did any of you read St Francis de Sales book from Sophias Press the Sign of the Cross I think it’s called
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Sep 13 2015, 8:10 PM
Lisa C: No, Mother
Sep 13 2015, 8:10 PM
Dawn L: No
Sep 13 2015, 8:10 PM
Judy K: This discussion makes it easy to answer the last question about faith shedding light on our sufferings. Our faith helps us to look at our sufferings and to unite them with those of Jesus on the Cross and to thus enter into redemptive suffering. It also helps us see that if our Lord and God had to suffer, who are we to think that we can avoid it. People frequently ask why they have to suffer. I think that this is the reason–Jesus suffered and we cannot think to follow Him without suffering.
Sep 13 2015, 8:11 PM
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Sep 13 2015, 8:12 PM
Judy K: I have their catalog. I will have to look for that book.
Sep 13 2015, 8:12 PM
Guest9077 (guest): We are on the crossroad to a great victory for our Lord Jesus Christ ! Pope Francis arrival in the US is a great opportunity for many many Americans to come to Christ ! We must pray and Fast !!!
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Anne M: Suffering comes, but the Lord says “do not let your hearts be troubled”. The hard part is not falling into a gloomy and complaining spirit when things are tough. Remembering the Lord’s own submission to the Father’s will
Sep 13 2015, 8:13 PM
Judy K: Hello 6170!
Sep 13 2015, 8:13 PM
Dawn L: Yes Brian!
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Judy K: Joyfulness was one of St. John Bosco’s traits and he encouraged it in his boys. I try to keep a joyful attitude regardless of whatever else might be going on in my life.
Sep 13 2015, 8:15 PM
Sister Susan Marie: Our Sisters have been invited to the St Patrick’s Cathedral Vespers Service with the Holy Father
Sep 13 2015, 8:15 PM
Lisa C: 😀
Sep 13 2015, 8:15 PM
Dawn L: Mother, what a wonderful blessing
Sep 13 2015, 8:15 PM
Carol Ann: Do you get to go too?
Sep 13 2015, 8:15 PM
Judy K: Lisa,?
Sep 13 2015, 8:15 PM
Lisa C: Judy that is a smile
Sep 13 2015, 8:16 PM
Sister Susan Marie: I can go too
Sep 13 2015, 8:16 PM
Guest9077 (guest): Pope Francis will challenge us to truly Love oneanother ! Lets truly Love eachother !
Sep 13 2015, 8:16 PM
Judy K: Ah, I have seen that many times but never knew what it meant.
Sep 13 2015, 8:16 PM
Anne M: Vespers with the Pope!
Sep 13 2015, 8:16 PM
Carol Ann: That is so cool!
Sep 13 2015, 8:16 PM
Sister Susan Marie: So Brian as you were saying we all need to pray for his visit to the USA
Sep 13 2015, 8:16 PM
Lisa C: Mother will you have to take the subway?
Sep 13 2015, 8:17 PM
Anne M: Does anyone know if it is really true that the Pope invited Oprah to the Vatican. If yes, why?
Sep 13 2015, 8:17 PM
Sister Susan Marie: Love each other even when the other’s Cross disguises the other’s pleasantness
Sep 13 2015, 8:17 PM
Dawn L: Praying for his visit to bring many graces to everyone
Sep 13 2015, 8:17 PM
Sister Susan Marie: I think so Lisa Don’t know how to get there yet
Sep 13 2015, 8:17 PM
Lisa C: Roads will be closed
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Judy K: Vespers with the Holy Father is a grand experience. I was fortunate to attend Pontifical Vespers with Pope St. John XXIII on the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul in 1962. I was awed. M
Judy K: If the Holy Father invited Oprah to the Vatican, perhaps it was to give her some needed guidance on her choices of spirituality.
Sep 13 2015, 8:20 PM
Guest6170 (guest): What a beautiful memory, Judy
Sep 13 2015, 8:20 PM
Carol Ann: Because in her position she influences thousands
Sep 13 2015, 8:20 PM
Guest9077 (guest): I believe that this is a great opportunity for Americans to come to Christ !!! I will be going to Philedelphia for Mass with Pope Francis with my son Mitchell and his high school classmates and family members !!!
Carol Ann: You are so lucky to be close enough to go
Sep 13 2015, 8:22 PM
Judy K: Yes 6170 it is a beautiful memory. It was even more so since the basilica was already set up for the Second Vatican Council. It was quite something to see all of the desks and chairs set up for the bishops. The basilica was a sea of platforms.
Sep 13 2015, 8:22 PM
Dawn L: Brian
Sep 13 2015, 8:22 PM
Anne M: wonderful, I will go in spirit.
derful, I will go in spirit.
Sep 13 2015, 8:22 PM
Carol Ann: Judy, how amazing to witness history
Sep 13 2015, 8:22 PM
Judy K: It sure is!
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Mary Roberta Viano: Hello! We’re so late because we had a long recreation with artist Ann Goetze, who has painted photos of Annecy sisters.
Sep 13 2015, 8:24 PM
Carol Ann: Hi Sr. Mare Roberta
Sep 13 2015, 8:24 PM
Mary Roberta Viano: So I just have time to say hello and goodbye, I guess!
Sep 13 2015, 8:24 PM
Lisa C: Sister are the paintings there now?
Sep 13 2015, 8:24 PM
Guest9077 (guest): Hi Sister M Roberta!!!
Sep 13 2015, 8:24 PM
Dawn L: Hi Sr Mary Roberta! I read articles about her on your website, eariler visit
Sep 13 2015, 8:24 PM
Mary Roberta Viano: No, Ann is trying to find the best place to display them in the spring of next year.
Sep 13 2015, 8:25 PM
Judy K: Awesome!
Sep 13 2015, 8:25 PM
Sister Susan Marie: Say hi! I hope you find a good space Her work is great
Sep 13 2015, 8:25 PM
Mary Roberta Viano: But you can see some on her web page, and Mother Susan Marie had them on display there in Brooklyn not long ago.
Sep 13 2015, 8:25 PM
Lisa C: I saw them in Brooklyn. I would love to see them again when they come here.
Sep 13 2015, 8:25 PM
Mary Roberta Viano: Yes, it’s beautiful and full of reverence and love for the sisters.
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Judy K: Awesome!
Sep 13 2015, 8:25 PM
Dawn L: Her work is awesome
Sep 13 2015, 8:26 PM
Mary Roberta Viano: She finished taking photo portraits of our sisters in the infirmary.
Sep 13 2015, 8:26 PM
Lisa C: Is she going to paint them, Sister?
Sep 13 2015, 8:26 PM
Dawn L: Will those be posted to see, Sr?
Sep 13 2015, 8:26 PM
Judy K: I’ll have to check her website.
Sep 13 2015, 8:27 PM
Mary Roberta Viano: What did you discuss (in a nutshell!) this evening.
Sep 13 2015, 8:27 PM
Sister Susan Marie: http://brooklynvisitationmonastery.org/brooklyn-tablet-covers-visitation-art-exhibit/
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Sep 13 2015, 8:27 PM
Sister Susan Marie: Art exhibit above
Sep 13 2015, 8:27 PM
Mary Roberta Viano: Thanks, Mother! Perfect!
Sep 13 2015, 8:27 PM
Anne M: thank you
Sep 13 2015, 8:27 PM
Judy K: We really focused on the cross and our carrying of it.
Sep 13 2015, 8:27 PM
Sister Susan Marie: The Cross and ours was our topic
Sep 13 2015, 8:28 PM
Mary Roberta Viano: Yes, the cross made to our own size and capacity!
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Judy K: That is something we do not often consider.
Sep 13 2015, 8:28 PM
Mary Roberta Viano: For a lot of our sisters it’s AGING, which isn’t for sissies, as Ann G. pointed out!
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Judy K: I think that St. Francis de Sales wrote a reflection on that fact.
Sep 13 2015, 8:29 PM
Judy K: The cross being made for us.
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Sep 13 2015, 8:30 PM
Mary Roberta Viano: So we trust, with His strength, we can each carry our own cross…
Sep 13 2015, 8:30 PM
Judy K: Does anyone have something about the cross that we carry is the need to be ourselves?
Sep 13 2015, 8:31 PM
Sister Susan Marie: if we wish to be his disciples, we must be willing to pick up not his cross, but pick up our own crosses. We are not called to carry his cross, but ours. Put another way, we imitate the power and the promise of the cross of Christ precisely by being willing to embrace the crosses — the challenges, the burdens, the setbacks — that are part and parcel of our live –
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Guest6170 (guest): What’s most difficult for me is watching those I love struggling to carry their crosses. I pray to Our Lady knowing she must have known my heart break
Sep 13 2015, 8:32 PM
Mary Roberta Viano: “The best crosses are those to which we have the greatest repugnance,” SFdS told SJFdC.
Sep 13 2015, 8:32 PM
Judy K: While it might paradoxical, let us celebrate with the joy the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross tomorrow.
Sep 13 2015, 8:32 PM
Judy K: Seem paradoxical.
Sep 13 2015, 8:32 PM
Lisa C: It is very difficult to watch someone whom you love suffer
Sep 13 2015, 8:32 PM
Carol Ann: I plan to cekebrate!
Sep 13 2015, 8:33 PM
Mary Roberta Viano: Our priest today pointed out that the cross symbol was used to brand slaves for their owners, so the cross brands us as Christ’s slaves.
Sep 13 2015, 8:33 PM
Guest9077 (guest): One of the greatest gifts that God has given is the youthfulness in those who know Christ even in the midst of great suffering and aging ! It is the closeness of Heaven approaching ! Beautiful !!!
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Judy K: And I would rather be a slave in the kingdom of the Lord, than a noble in the kingdom of Satan.
Sep 13 2015, 8:34 PM
Lisa C: We are servants, we serve willingly and we are rewarded
Sep 13 2015, 8:34 PM
Mary Roberta Viano: So true, Judy and Lisa!
Sep 13 2015, 8:34 PM
Carol Ann: Amen!
Sep 13 2015, 8:35 PM
Anne M: Good nite everyone, have a blessed week.
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Mary Roberta Viano: “The true Christian…places all his/her perfection in the folly of the Cross,” Holy Founder said.
Sep 13 2015, 8:35 PM
Dawn L: Good night Anne, you too!
Sep 13 2015, 8:35 PM
Sister Susan Marie: Blessings on Our Lady of Sorrows too
Sep 13 2015, 8:35 PM
Judy K: Our entrance hymn this morning was “Lift High the Cross.” Let us do exactly that tomorrow and every day of our lives.