Blog - Passionist Nuns

From the very beginning of our history, human beings have been gardeners: “The LORD God then took the man and settled him in the garden of Eden, to cultivate and care for it.” (Gen. 2:15) As numerous Biblical scholars have noted, the Hebrew words used in the book of Genesis to describe mankind’s mission in the garden (“to cultivate and care for” or “to till and keep” in other...

This Thursday, May 14th, is the Solemnity of Our Lord’s Ascension into Heaven. But since our Diocese (like many others) transfers the observance of this feast to the 7th Sunday of Easter, we will be celebrating the 14th as the feast of St. Matthias the Apostle. What a marvelous “God-incidence,” since Matthias was actually elected to the Apostolic College shortly after the Asc...

Even Josē likes to spend time with Our Lady …

Believe it or not, we’re already in May - nearly halfway through 2026!! It’s incredible how time seems to fly by so quickly, enkindling our hearts with a deeper desire for the permanence of our eternal home. The...

Today, April 28th, was the traditional feast day of St. Paul of the Cross. While the celebration of our Holy Founder has now been moved to October (where it is closer to his actual day of death), there is no reason why we can’t give him a little shout-out today!