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ST. PAUL ST. ANN
Deacons Dominic Buonocore Mark Czerwinski, Director RCIA
Luke Conroy, Director RCIA Charles DeGroat Gerald Fenton, Liturgy Coordinator
Parish Office Hours 9:00 am-3:00 pm Monday-Friday 11:00 am-12:00 pm Mon, Tues, Wed & Thurs.
Cemetery/Assistant to Pastor Lissette Diaz [email protected]
Religious Education Program (845-268-5442) Email: [email protected] Carmen Hernandez Thomas H. Sullivan
St. Paul Regional School Mrs. Michelle Pitot (845-268-6506)
Music Ministry James Russell Vincent Green
Sunday Masses
Saturday 5:00 pm Sunday 7:30 & 10 am, 12:00 & 6:00 pm 2nd & 4th Sundays of month: Spanish mass at 7:30 pm
Saturday 5:30 pm Sunday 8:45, 11:30 am
Weekday Masses Monday—Friday 6:30 & 9:00 am Saturday 7:30 am & 9:00 am
Monday—Friday 7:30 am & 12:10 pm Saturday 9:00 am
Morning Prayer Monday—Saturday 8:45 am
Rosary Following Weekday 9 am Mass Before 12:10 Mass
Confessions Saturdays 4:00-4:45 pm Anytime by request.
Saturdays 4:30-5:15 pm Anytime by request.
Sacrament of Baptism Baptisms are normally celebrated at St. Ann’s Church on the first and third Sundays of the month and at St. Paul’s Church on the second & fourth Sundays. For a Baptism at St. Paul’s contact Deacon Dominic at the Rectory (845-268-4464); at St. Ann’s, call Deacon Luke (845-323-5669). First-time parents of child to be baptized must register for a Baptismal instruction class, held in the Rectory, normally on the last Thursday of the month at 7 pm. Please direct all inquiries to Deacon Dominic.
Sacrament of Marriage Engaged couples should contact the Rectory at least six months in advance in order to arrange for their participation in the marriage preparation program. Please email [email protected].
Anointing of the Sick If someone is homebound or in the hospital, please notify the Rectory. Arrangements can be made for the sick person to receive the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. Holy Communion is brought to the homebound by our Ministers of Holy Communion.
Church of St. Paul Church of St. Ann
82 Lake Road West 16 Jefferson Street
Congers, NY 10920 Nyack, NY 10960
Rev. Vladimir Chripko, C.O. Pastor Rev. Roman Dominik Palecko, C.O. Assistant Pastor
Rev. Arogya Raju Narisetty, Parochial Vicar ● Rev. Peter Bujdos, Parochial Vicar Rev. Maniraguha Jean Paul Ruriho, Assistant
Rev. George Torok, C.O., Provost—Weekend Assistant
[email protected] Parish Office:
82 Lake Road West, Congers, NY 10920 Phone: (845) 268-4464/-4465 Fax: -6790
Current Email: [email protected] Websites: Stann-nyack.org, spasaparish.org
May 27, 2018 The Most Holy Trinity
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ST. PAUL’S CHURCH ST. ANN’S CHURCH
Saturday May 26, 2018 Saturday May 26, 2018
5:00 PM Rudy Damonti Sr. 5:30 PM For the People of the Parish
Sunday May 27, 2018 Sunday May 27, 2018
7:30 AM Virginia Finan 8:45 AM William Murphy
10:00 AM Maria Pados 11:30 AM Deborah Quinn & Alice Burke
12:00 PM Maria Helene
6:00 PM John Gandolfo
Monday May 28, 2018 Monday May 28, 2018
6:30 AM Michael A. Vazquez 7:30 AM Caitlin Dunn
9:00 AM Antoinette Crispino 12:10 PM Corey Baker
Tuesday May 29, 2018 Tuesday May 29, 2018
6:30 AM Doug Michaud 7:30 AM James & Nan Normoyle (L)
9:00 AM Iris M. Diaz 12:10 PM Christopher Hernandez (L)
Wednesday May 30, 2018 Wednesday May 30, 2018
6:30 AM Willy McCue (L) 7:30 AM Rose Leone
9:00 AM Viera Petruskova (L) — 50th Birthday 12:10 PM Nancy Stampfl
Thursday May 31, 2018 Thursday May 31, 2018
6:30 AM William “Bill” Jones 7:30 AM Susan Franchina
9:00 AM Jimmy McNichols 12:10 PM Martha Erickson
Friday June 1, 2018 Friday June 1, 2018
6:30 AM Robert Michael Sbordone (L) 7:30 AM Jennifer Velez
9:00 AM John Russell 12:10 PM Rosario Guballo Atienza & Patricia Bustamante Guzman
Saturday June 2, 2018 Saturday June 2, 2018
7:30 AM Michael Cremin — 1st Anniversary
9:00 AM Catherine Geary 9:00 AM Lois Broni
5:00 PM Joseph Baumann — 8th Anniversary 5:30 PM Serge Guerrier
Sunday June 3, 2018 Sunday June 3, 2018
7:30 AM For the People of the Parish 8:45 AM Special intention for healing
10:00 AM Arthur G. Kelder 11:30 AM Deceased members of the Kaps Family
12:00 PM Robert Winard
6:00 PM Stanley & Alice Martin
These masses are still available. If you would like to schedule a mass to be said for your special intention, please call the Rectory.
St. Paul — June 7 (6:30), June 8 (6:30), June 9 (7:30), June 14 (6:30), June 17 (12:00 & 6:00)
St. Ann — June 6 (7:30), June 8 (7:30), June 11 (12:10), June 12 (7:30 & 12:10), June 13 (12:10), June 14 (7:30 & 12:10)
Second Collection for Catholic Missions Among Black and Indian People
Second Collection for the Poor
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PARISH NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS
Undivided unity.
A central doctrine of our Catholic faith.
It’s one of the first lessons we learn as little children when our parents teach us to bless ourselves. As we grow in size and faith, we call upon and praise the Blessed Trinity at the beginning and end of our prayers several times each day.
We soon learn that every official prayer of the Church, particularly the Holy Mass and sacraments, begins and ends with an address to the Holy Trinity. We are baptized, absolved of our sins, and anointed when we are ill or dying in the name of this same Trinity.
The Trinity is all around us, part of our lives from the womb to the tomb and beyond, and yet, the Trinity is still a mystery to us. And, because our human nature seems to love a good mystery, we’ve been trying hard to figure this one out for some 2,000 years.
Have you ever been out by Congers Lake on a late winter morning when the air is just starting to warm up? There are still some patches of ice on the water, and often you see a misty fog hanging over the entire lake.
Water, ice and fog. Three expressions of the same one entity. Just like the Trinity.
Good answer? More like St. Patrick’s example of the shamrock. It’s just about the best answer a human being can give.
In the name of the
FATHER and of the
SON and of the
HOLY SPIRIT
THE MOST HOLY TRINITY SUNDAY
Our limited human minds can’t really comprehend the immensity of God, but that’s OK. St. Augustine, who spent a lot of time wrestling with this doctrine, came up with what just might be the most satisfying explanation of the Trinity. Augustine said: “You see the Trinity if you see love.”
Augustine tells us that the Father is the lover. Jesus, the Son, is the loved One. The Holy Spirit is the personification of the very act of loving.
This means we can understand something of the mystery of the Holy Trinity more readily with our hearts than with our feeble minds. When it comes to the Trinity, the bottom line, all we need to know, is rather quite simple.
It’s all about love. “God so loved the world that He sent His only Son.” That sort of love.
Like Augustine and all the great minds of the Church, we may not be able to understand the how of the Trinity, but we can understand the why. The why is love.
God doesn’t exist as a solitary individual cut off from His creation.
This Iwo Jima mountain top in Japan was still a World War II
battle zone when this photo was taken, and the enemy may
have been waiting nearby. Yet at this moment, these battle-
weary soldiers appear to be solely and intensely focused on
the Eucharist. And here God came to these servicemen, who
so desired and needed Him, as they faced the violence of war
that is such a contradiction of His love. Who knows how many
of these men survived. But as Jesus, through his Passion,
rose and triumphed over death, we pray that all who made the
ultimate sacrifice in defense of our country will be united with
Him in Heaven. And may the souls of all departed veterans,
who served to protect our security and freedom, rest in peace.
Photo: Mass Atop Suribachi. Heads bowed in prayer, Marines attend Holy Mass on the summit of Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima, as one of their
number receives communion from the Navy Chaplain. The two Marines at the right are spreading their ponchos to shield the improvised altar
from the high winds that rake the volcano peak. Photographed by Technical Corporal Louis R. Burmeister. Official U.S. Marine Corps photograph
from the collection of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
MEMORIAL DAY Let Us Remember Those Who Have Served
God is not a loner. Every one of us is made in God’s image.
God is alive in all of us, but the best way to really find our God, to know Him intimately, is to reach out and see Him and experience Him in each other.
We are all created in love, lovingly crafted by the hand of God Him-self to be a community of loving persons just as the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are bound together in love. By virtue of our Baptism, we belong to the Trinity and that relationship makes us special. The Trinity envelopes us in love, a remarkable, unending, unconditional love that not only defines who we are, but gives us life and sustains us for all eternity.
We don’t need to be a Doctor of the Church or have a degree in theology to understand that.
So, please, think about that every time you make the sign of the cross. Don’t waive your hands in front of you like you’re shooing away a mosquito. Do it slowly and deliberately, realizing that by that simple gesture, you are honoring and celebrating an incredible mystery of love.
~ Deacon Mark Czerwinski
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FROM the RECTORY
WE’D LIKE TO CONNECT
WITH YOU!
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www.flocknote.com/STANNNYACK or /STPAULS Or text SACC or STPC to 84576 from your phone
MEMORIAL INTENTIONS — WEEK OF MAY 27
Sanctuary Lamp (St. Paul)
Maria Helene
Sanctuary Lamp (St. Ann)
Pierre Petido Family
Chapel (St. Ann)
APRIL 2018 COLLECTIONS
St. Paul & St. Ann
PRAYER FOR THE SICK
We pray that the sick of our parish, our relatives, and friends will experience God’s healing love, especially:
Brendan Maguire, Thomas Ruffino,
Anne Marie Steppler,
Bonnie L. Taylor, Manuel Tucay
Call the rectory (268-4464) to be placed on the list of those
who need prayers in time of illness, or call with the names
of any sick family members or friends. The name will
remain on the list for 3 weeks and then be removed unless
we hear from you that the person still needs our prayers.
MASS BOOK & MEMORIALS
The Mass Book is open at both churches. Please
call the Parish Office to reserve a mass at St. Ann’s
or St. Paul’s through September 2018.
If you’d like to bring up the Gifts at a mass for which
you’ve scheduled an announced intention, please
tell the usher.
You may also request that the ‘Sanctuary Lamp’ in
either church or the St. Ann’s Chapel be lit for your
special intention or in memory of a loved one. The
candle burns for 1 week. Donation is $25.
EMAIL FOR THE PASTOR
BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS
Deadline is Friday, the week before publication
Send to: [email protected]
June 3 bulletin — deadline Friday, May 25
June 10 bulletin — deadline Friday, June 1
PARISH WEBSITES
For more detailed information about our parish:
Spasaparish.org Stann-nyack.org
STANN-NYACK.ORG
Our PARISH WEBSITE has mass and devotion schedules,
current and past bulletins, photo albums of parish
events, Catholic News Service updates, and more!
DONATING TO OUR PARISH ONLINE
Currently, we have two programs for donating online.
Our new program is called PARISH GIVING. You can regis-ter online at either of our parish websites, stann-nyack.org or spasaparish.org.
The original program, which many of you are enrolled in, is called WESHARE (used to be called PARISH PAY). It still exists, and if you are satisfied with it, you may keep it. If not, we suggest you switch to Parish Giving. The WeShare link is also on our websites, or you can call them at 800-950-9952, option 1. You may experience a wait.
FORMED Free Catholic movies, e-books, audios, and
programs. Go to Formed.org and use our parish code
X74FWM. You can download a free Formed app.
PARISH COUNCIL Enrico Aberion, Ann Marie Blackwood, Hernan Caceres, Guy Gebbia, Vicki Gill, Marie Josee Joseph, Karin Lancellotti, Julie Lepore, Marie Lorenzini, Dennis Lynch, Bernadette Masiello, Greg Moreau, George Strayton, Keith Taylor
FINANCIAL COUNCIL William Dailey, Carlos Hernandez
TRUSTEES Walter Hartl, Robert Campodonico
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CHURCH of ST. ANN
St. Ann’s LITURGY MINISTERS for June 3, 2018
TIME LECTORS EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS ALTAR SERVERS USHERS
5:30 PM
B. Hundley J. Conklin, G. Gebbia I. & N. Nunez C. & M. Sambevski
Joe A., Frank G. George B., Ric A.
8:45 AM J. O’Brien V. Camitan, D. Maragliano M. & N. Camitan Z. Chaubard
James C., Ken W. Tom S.
11:30 AM
K. Lynch R. Campodonico, V. Leone G. DelloRusso J. & P. Gannon
Ed T., Ed G. James B.
DEVOTIONS Rosary Monday through Friday 11:45 am (11:30 am, First Friday)
Divine Mercy Chaplet Monday through Friday after 12:10 pm Mass
Rosary & Divine Mercy Saturday after 9 am Mass
First Friday 7:30 am Mass; 8:00 am to 11:30 Exposition of Blessed Sacrament (chapel); 8:15 Morning Prayer, 11:30 Rosary; 11:50 Benediction; 12:10 Mass; 12:40 pm Divine Mercy Chaplet; 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm Holy Hour, Exposition, Benediction.
BACCALAUREATE MASS ON SUNDAY, JUNE 17
The 11:30 mass at St. Ann’s on Sunday, June 17, will be the Baccalaureate Mass. This special graduation mass is for all high school seniors and their families within the St. Paul-St Ann Parish. Please RSVP by phone or text to Julie LePore at 845-519-5046 or email at [email protected].
PARISH PICNIC
JUNE 30
The St. Paul and
St. Ann Parish
Annual Picnic will
be held on Saturday,
June 30, at the
Marydell Faith and
Life Center in
Upper Nyack.
Fun for everyone!
Details to follow!!
NYACK MEMORIAL DAY PARADE
THIS MONDAY
On Monday, May 28, the parade, hosted
by American Legion Post 310, steps off
at 11:00 am from the corner of Main and
Franklin Streets. The parade proceeds
down Main Street, South Broadway and
Depew Ave and concludes with a service in Memorial Park
at 12 noon, followed by musical entertainment. Please
come and honor all those who have died in service to our
country. And bring the kids. We owe it to those brave
Americans who made the ultimate sacrifice. It’s our job to
make sure future generations know that the heart of
Memorial Day is remembrance and gratitude for the brave
men and women who were willing to sacrifice their lives so
we could be free.
In case of rain, the service will be held in the Nyack
Center at the corner of South Broadway and Depew.
SOLEMN THANKSGIVING FOR 50 YEARS OF PRIESTHOOD
Sunday, June 24, at 11:30 am at Saint Ann’s
Celebrant — MSGR. FRANK PUGLIESE
FIRST FRIDAY at ST. ANN’S
7:30 am — Mass (church)
8:00 am to 11:50 am — Exposition of the
Blessed Sacrament (chapel)
8:15 am — Morning Prayer
11: 15 am — Rosary
11:50 am — Benediction
12:10 pm — Mass (church)
12:40 pm — Divine Mercy Chaplet
7:30 pm — Holy Hour with Exposition
BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP
JUNE 1
The Bereavement Support Group
meets the First Friday of every
month at 10 am in St. Ann’s School. JUNE 1
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CHURCH of ST. PAUL
St. Paul’s LITURGY MINISTERS for June 3, 2018
DEVOTIONS Morning Prayer Daily 8:45 am Holy Rosary Daily after 9:00 am Mass Eucharistic Adoration Wednesday noon to 6:00 pm, Benediction at 6:00 pm Our Lady of Fatima Novena Wednesday 6:00 pm Chaplet of Divine Mercy Friday after 9:00 am Mass
TIME LECTORS EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS ALTAR SERVERS USHERS
5:00 PM A. Cacciola H. Baumann, R. Helmer tba V. Panzo, W. Rodriguez, G. Holland
7:30 AM D. Paoli T. Garingo
S. Fergus-Mellon
tba A. Smith, V. Czajkowski, T. Totora
10:00 AM M. Lebron K. Butler, P. Thomas tba G. Spinney, H. Caceres, M. Katigbak
W. Kelder, K. McAleer, S. Reynolds
S. Leto, V. Alfieri, A. Diaz
12:00 PM C. Acevedo M. & J. Leighton tba W. Hartl, W. Kelder
P. Dudgeon, A. Dibianco, M. Reilly,
E. Lockhart, F. Cifuni
6:00 PM R. Aberion T. Geary, R. Roy tba C. Linen, J. Cerreta, R. Aberion
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS
Homebound — E. Indyk, L. Diaz, C. James Nyack Manor — E. & A. Hage, W. Fontanilla Tolstoy — P. Thomas
300 CLUB WINNERS
Congratulations to the Lucky Winners
of our April Drawing!
#51 Mr. & Mrs. Zinna
#108 Mr. & Mrs. Zaccaro
#117 Carol Dugan
#287 Beth Whelan
WEEKLY at ST. PAUL’S
Monday Prayer Group, 7:45 pm (school)
K of C, 7:30 pm, 2nd & 4th
Tuesday Bible Study, 7 to 8:30 pm (school)
Wednesday (see ‘Devotions’ on pg. 6)
Thursday Shawl making, 10 am (Parish Center)
Saturday Spanish Prayer Group (Parish Center)
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS
C ouples who are celebrating their 50th or 25th Wedding Anniver-
sary during 2018 are invited to attend our annual parish mass at noon on June 10 at St. Paul’s Church as we honor all Golden and Silver Anniversary couples. If you got married on any day in either 1968 or 1993, please notify us at the parish office and let us pray with you and celebrate your milestone.
MEMORIAL DAY MASS
Gethsemane Cemetery
Rockland Lake Road in Congers
May 28 at 10 am
In event of rain, the mass will be
held in St. Paul’s Church
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MORE PARISH & COUNTY EVENTS
CLASP (Catholic Literature and Arts Summer Program)
July 29 to August 3, a theater camp for high school students and incoming freshmen. No prior music/acting/crew or theater experience is necessary! We need set-designers, actors, singers, tech-people, and crew! More info: cyfm.org. Find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Flocknote: CYFMGarri-son. Capuchin Youth & Family Ministries, 781 Route 9D, PO Box 192, Garrison, NY (845) 424-3609.
ROSARY ACADEMY CLASS OF 1978 REUNION
Our 40th Reunion will be held on Saturday, June 23. For more information, please email Marie at [email protected] or Gloria at [email protected]
GREEN KNIGHTS BASKETBALL CAMP
St. Joseph Regional High School in Montvale, NJ, is the site of the 30th annual Green Knights Basketball Camp this sum-mer for boys ages 8 to 15. The camp runs in three sessions: July 9-13; July 16-20; and July 23-27. The camp day is from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. (Note: Friday dismissal at noon). Great fun & competition … guest lecturers … free basketball & player jersey to each camper! Please call (201) 391-3300 for camp applications and further information or visit our website (www.sjrnj.org).
WING & BARBECUE NIGHT
The Vincent Crotty Memorial Foundation, in conjunction with the Suffern PBA, is hosting its 9th annual Wing & BBQ Nite Saturday, June 2, at the Mahwah Elks Lodge, 1 Foxwood Ave., Mahwah, NJ. Proceeds from the event will be used to help needy families in Suffern and the surrounding areas. Join us for food, tricky tray, silent auction, door prizes, and games and prizes for children. Cash bar is available. Donations: $20 adults; $10 children 12 and under. Tickets can be purchased at the door.
PLAY BALL!!
The Archdiocese of New York will once again host a Catholic Schools Night at Yankee Stadium when the New York Yankees take on the Tampa Bay Rays on June 15 at 7:05 pm. Tickets are available to families for $25 each at https://csn-rock-students2018.eventbrite.com and will be mailed to your home address by the beginning of June. If you have not received your tickets by Friday, June 8, we will make special arrangements for pick-up. All proceeds from the ticket sales will go to support our Catholic schools. If you have any questions regarding this event or purchasing tickets, please contact 646-794-3303 or [email protected].
ST. ANTHONY’S BREAD
The devotion to Saint Anthony known as Saint Anthony’s bread goes back to the 13th century. It has been a source of many favors and graces and has also been of great aid to the poor and the needy.
According to most ancient chronicles, in the city of Padua, when the great basilica was being built, a child fell into a barrel of water and drowned. In her grief the mother called on St. Anthony and promised she would donate her daughter’s weight in grain for the poor if the child were restored to life.
While the mother was still praying, the child arose as if waking up from sleep. This miracle gave rise to the pious practice of giving alms to the poor as a petition
or in return for favors received through St. Anthony’s intercession.
The practice received its present name from a favor received by a pious girl named Louise Bouffier at Toulon in France in the last century. She promised loaves of bread for the poor in exchange for St. Anthony’s help. Her shop later became a center of devotion to the saint.
The Franciscan order encourages this act of charity to the afflicted and those in want every-where. It is a laudable method of sacrifice and of thanksgiving to St. Anthony.
Should you wish to take part in this traditional of prayer to St. Anthony here in our parish, please make an offering to our parish food cupboards. Place your offering in an envelope marked plainly “St. Anthony’s Bread,” and place it in the collection basket at mass.
Any offering, however small, that you care to make in honor of St. Anthony will be used to provide food for those who come to our food cupboards.
FOLDING SHOPPING CARTS NEEDED
To assist many of our older clients at St.
Ann’s Food Cupboard, we are asking for
donations of folding shopping carts.
These may be used or purchased new
and dropped off on the porch of St. Ann’s
rectory in Nyack. Many of our guests travel
on foot and their bags are heavy. Please consider making
their Saturday trips to our Cupboard more manageable by
donating a cart.
“ Faith helps us build
our societies in such a
way that they can journey
toward a future of hope”
Lumen Fidei (51)
NEXT SUNDAY
JUNE 3
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FIRST HOLY COMMUNION
St. Ann’s Church, Nyack, New York
April 29, 2018
Photos by www.RWL .photography
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FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK
Saint Elizabeth of the Trinity Becomes a ‘House of God’
One of our most recent saints, St. Elizabeth of the Trinity was canonized in 2016. She grew up in France in the late 1800s, the daughter of a successful military officer who died of a heart attack while she was still only a girl.
She was an extremely strong-willed and temperamental child. Her frequent fits of rage were almost uncontrollable, and she was known as the "little devil."
This began to change after her First Communion, when she was 11. That afternoon she met for the first time the prioress of the nearby Carmelite convent. The nun explained that the girl's name, Elizabeth, meant "house of God," and wrote her a note that said: "Your blessed name hides a mystery, accomplished on this great day. Child, your heart is the House of God on earth, of the God of love."
From then on, recognizing that God had taken up residence in her soul, she waged a holy war against her violent temper. She didn't win overnight, but she did win, eventually, and she also discovered her vocation to become a Carmelite nun herself.
Her mother didn't like the idea, however, and made her wait until she was twenty-one. Elizabeth won friends of all ages during these years of waiting, catechizing troubled children, singing in the parish choir, arranging parish day-care service for families who worked in the local tobacco factory, and also winning several prizes for her skill at the piano.
She died only five years after entering the convent, at the age of 26, after having suffered horribly for months from the last stages of Addison’s disease, an adrenal gland disorder, which was incurable at the time.
But her realization that the Blessed Trinity dwelt within her enabled her to suffer with patience and even with joy.
As she wrote to her mother:
"The bride belongs to the bridegroom, and mine has taken me. [Jesus] wants me to be another humanity for Him in which He can still suffer for the glory of his Father, to help the needs of his Church: this thought has done me so much good."
Saint Elizabeth of the Trinity had discovered the intimate, loving presence of God that He so eagerly wants to reveal to all of us.
Her feast day is November 8.
“We must be mindful of
how God is in us in the
most intimate way and
go about everything with
Him. Then life is never
banal. Even in ordinary
tasks, because you do not
live for these things, you
will go beyond them.”
~St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
Photos by Marie Olivier
