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MESSAGE FROM THE PROVINCIAL SUPERIOR Dear Friends of Nazareth, This time of Advent calls me to deep reflection of the Incarnation and the Holy Family. It humbles me to think of all the ways God could have manifested Himself, He chose to physically come into the world through a humble little family. Family. It is the heart of our mission as the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth. As professed Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, we commit ourselves in our Covenant of Love, to a Life of Service “acknowledging that holy, healthy families are central to the transformation of the world” (CL 5.4). Throughout these past almost two years, holy, healthy families have been a saving blessing for many people, and yet for many others, family continues to bear the active wounds of deep brokenness, pain, hurt, abuse, and isolation. I most recently was reminded of this reality as I reviewed a report of our website analytics that notes the pages most visited on nazarethcsfn.org. Over the past year, we have had a growing number of visitors finding comfort in the Healing Rosary for Families and our Novena to the Holy Family. As Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, we commit ourselves and resources to enhancing the quality of family life. In lieu of our traditional Advent/Christmas Issue of Nazareth Connections, I would like to share with you this special Prayers of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth edition, which I pray will be a resource to you and your families. My prayer for you is that these enclosed prayers will serve as a source of peace, grace, and guidance for you and your families. I would also like to invite you to join our community in praying the Novena to the Holy Family (p. 8), which begins Friday, December 17, and leads into the Feast of the Holy Family on Sunday, December 26. In closing, I leave you with the words of our Mother Foundress, Blessed Mary of Jesus the Good Shepherd, from a letter she wrote to one of our sisters on December 22, 1893. “Just as Jesus came to form the Kingdom of His Love in the midst of the Blessed Virgin and St. Joseph, may the Divine Infant establish the same Kingdom in your soul. May He endow you with His gifts and graces, and, above all, I entreat Him to grant you inner peace and serenity, His Spirit, and an understanding of His love and His ways.” (Letter 158) As we contemplate the great mystery of God becoming man, let us remember that He who came into the world physically through the Holy Family of Nazareth is named Jesus, which means “God saves.” May He who as our Mother Foundress said, endow you and your families with His gifts, graces, and grant you inner peace, serenity, His Spirit, and an understanding of His love and His ways. In The Holy Family, Sister Kathleen Maciej, CSFN HOW ARE YOU CALLED TO LOVE? We invite you to pray with us, to listen to God’s call with us, and to love with us as we find God in ordinary experiences. Learn more about our community life, our ministries, and our mission at nazarethcsfn.org/join-us. Or contact Sr. Emmanuela Le, CSFN, National Vocation Director, at 972-641-4496 ext. 111 or vocations@nazarethcsfn.org. 2
4 VOLUME 15 // NO 3 // WINTER 2021 9 Nazareth Connections is published three times a year by the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth in the USA. 7 Editor: Rachel Neubauer Proofreaders: Sr. Mary Ellen Gemmell Sr. Lucille Madura Amanda Giarratano Contents REFLECTION 4-5 My Escapades in Nazareth ROSARY 12-16 The Healing Rosary for Families 12 Editorial Board: Sr. Angela Szczawinska Sr. Barbara Frances Samp Sr. Carol Szott Sr. Jude Carroll Sr. Kathleen Ann Stadler Sr. Lucille Madura Sr. Marcelina Mikulska Sr. Marcella Louise Wallowicz Sr. Mary Louise Swift Sr. Teresilla Kolodziejczyk Katherine Barth Design/Print: McDaniels Marketing VOCATION 6 When I Knew Angels Were Real 7 Prayers NOVENA 8-11 Holy Family Novena IN MEMORIAM 17 Sr. Peter Marie Genuardi DEVELOPMENT 18 Stay-at-Home Social 19 Giving the Gift of Stocks ON THE COVER: A depiction of the Nativity from the original Provincialate House in Des Plaines, IL. Questions, comments, suggestions? Please contact: Communications Department Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth 310 N. River Road, Des Plaines, IL 60016 847-298-6760, ext. 144 communications@nazarethcsfn.org nazarethcsfn.org facebook.com/csfn.usa twitter.com/csfn_usa instagram.com/csfn.usa NAZARETH CONNECTIONS // WINTER 2021 3
Page 1: SISTERS OF THE HOLY FAMILY OF NAZAR
Page 5 and 6: At that time, the Holy Family Acade
Page 7 and 8: Prayers PRAYER THROUGH THE INTERCES
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Page 11 and 12: DAY 9 - FAMILY OF THE WORLD Intenti
Page 13 and 14: Editor’s Note: The Healing Rosary
Page 15 and 16: 7. For foster and adoptive families
Page 17 and 18: In Memoriam Sister Peter Marie Genu
Page 19 and 20: Giving Gifts of Stocks Makes “Cen

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