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Loretto Community

11 hours ago

This year is the 200th anniversary of the Sisters of Loretto’s forced move from Little Loretto - the sisters’ original homeplace located near St. Charles, Ky. - to the current site of the Loretto Motherhouse in Nerinx, Ky.

Loretto plans to commemorate the eight-mile journey the evening of June 27 with a journey of our own, called “Seeking Home.” We will have a caravan of cars and farm wagons leaving from St. Charles Church. One wagon will carry the Blessed Sacrament accompanied by an honor guard of confirmation candidates from the parishes of our “Kentucky Holy Land’ – just like the school girls did 200 years ago.
In this commemoration, we recall the spirit of the early sisters, who submitted to their forced removal in the spirit of Mary and Joseph when they had to take Jesus on a journey into Egypt. And we recall all the refugees of today, around the world, who have to move from their homes, seeking home in some new place.
The grace of the Blessed Sacrament will strengthen our loving concern for all refugees as our brothers and sisters in Christ. This is what immigration justice would look like.

Be sure to look for more details shared on our Facebook page as the date of this historic event gets closer! ... See MoreSee Less