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Christmas
The birth of Jesus revealed to us the person of God, telling us more of who God is and who we are. This is the story of Advent: God who is compassionate, loving, just, and good has come to us. We are never outside the reach of God. This is the good news of Christmas.
Merry Christmas from Loretto!
From the beginning of Advent to this joyful week of preparation for the second coming of God’s reign of peace, we hear a call to not only pray for peace but to build as we can the Kingdom of our…
Loretto Motherhouse Christmas Open House a joyful success!
More than 300 adults and children joined the Loretto Motherhouse Community Dec. 13 for the Christmas Open House. We were even visited by Santa and Mrs. Claus! Thank you to the many people who made this joyful event possible. Community…
Loretto Motherhouse Christmas Celebration
Celebrate the Christmas season with the Loretto Motherhouse! Saturday, December 13, 4-8pm Come and enjoy photos with Santa (4-7 pm), live music, a Christmas village with a working train, special displays of winter artifacts and art in the museum, door…
The Loretto Community wishes you Christ’s peace
Overshadow us with your Love, shelter us with kindly care.We have nowhere else to go till harm passes by. Give us courage,Send your light, and joy will be our praise.When the dawning breaks, then our hearts will awakeAnd know a…
Joy to the World! Loretto wishes you a gratitude-filled Merry Christmas!!
The birthday of the Lord is the birthday of peace. St. Leo the Great Among the many gifts of the Yuletide season celebrating Christ’s birth are the wonderful memories of Christmas past. During this holy time we can remember and…
Loretto celebrates ‘12 Days of Christmas” a little early this year! Enjoy!
Loretto is celebrating the “12 Days of Christmas” a little early this year! Join us this week on our Facebook page as we share the Loretto Heritage Center’s delightful take on the familiar Christmas song, “The 12 Days of Christmas.” …
Happy Kwanzaa and Happy New Year from Loretto!
Loretto honors the African and African–American communities as the celebration of Kwanzaa begins. This seven-day festival takes place each year Dec. 26 to Jan. 1. Kwanzaa is a Swahili term which means “first fruits of the harvest.” It is related…
Christmas blessings from Loretto!
The O Antiphons, proclamations of the prophets of Israel, bring Advent to a close, lead us to God and tell us the names of God as told through the Old Testament story of salvation history. The Church has been singing…
Humility: A virtue for all and for all seasons
At school in Pakistan children learn lessons in kindness and generosity ‘Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.’ Colossians 3:12 Over the years I have often read of women…
Star of Wonder: Loretto celebrates Epiphany!
On the feast of Epiphany of the Lord, we sing “We Three Kings,” the beautiful hymn based on Matthew’s Gospel 2: 1-11. The part of the hymn everyone knows is the striking chorus that tells us all of God’s presence…
Merry Christmas to All From the Loretto Community: The Story of the Christmas Crèche
Is your crib set up? Years of religious imagination have created Christmas crèches that tell the story of that holy night. Stories and images frame our traditions giving us a visual of how Jesus came to us in poverty. God…