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A New Chapter, by Earth Mama®  Rouse House Music (ASCAP) ©2012. All rights reserved.

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All aboard the boat of discipleship. With Jesus at the helm, we're setting sail into the deep - faith, joy and a little holy adventure ahead!!!

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Kindly keep our Postulants (Carmela, Jhunu, Lisa, Sakita and Suman) from India and Nepal and me (Divya) in your prayers. They entered into Postulancy on the 31st of July.

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All aboard the boat of discipleship. With Jesus at the helm, we're setting sail into the deep - faith, joy and a little holy adventure ahead!!!

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Kindly keep our Postulants (Carmela, Jhunu, Lisa, Sakita and Suman) from India and Nepal and me (Divya) in your prayers. They entered into Postulancy on the 31st of July.

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Dear Loreto sisters, praying for you the whole day with whole community, heart is feeling... 31.7.2025 Britta CJ MEP

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This song is perfect for the moment we are in …

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A New Chapter, by Earth Mama®  Rouse House Music (ASCAP) ©2012. All rights reserved.

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Having had the privilege as an IBVM Associate from Toronto to be graciously and warmly received as a Pilgrim by the Dalkey, Ireland Community, I caught this beautiful scene. We see a part of the rainbow on the left side and the entrance to the Convent to the right. I'm sure our expanding CJ family will be as spiritually enriched as I was while at Dalkey; truly a pot o' gold at the end of the rainbow. Thank your Mother Teresa Ball for Dalkey.

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ONE ... ONE ... ONE:  World Day Against Trafficking in Persons - July 30

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ONE ... ONE ... ONE:  World Day Against Trafficking in Persons - July 30

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Action and awareness raising related to trafficking in humans has been at the heart of Mary Ward justice activity for years through the UN office, Mary Ward JPIC office, Talitha Kum and Loreto Albania.

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to the seven members of the Design Team for our 6 months journey to New Horizons!

Jen Bromham, Sujin Theresa Park, Anita Braganza, Remya Sebastian, Rachel McLoughlin, Monika Glockan and the Facilitator: Sarah Broscombe.

Your creative efforts each month and then,

the Padlet, wowed us out of our boat.

We are grateful for this journey you created for us.

Julie Stapleton

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COMPANIONS ON THE JOURNEY June Pilgrimage

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Sp Journey Meditation PL 50 - SP - July 2025

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Sp Journey Meditation PL 50 - SK - July 2025

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Sp Journey Meditation PL 50 - ROM - July 2025

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Sp Journey Meditation PL 50 - PORT - July 2025

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Sp Journey Meditation PL 50 - KOR- July 2025

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Sp Journey Meditation PL 50 - IT - July 2025

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Sp Journey Meditation PL 50 - HU - July 2025

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Sp Journey Meditation PL 50 - GER - July 2025

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Sp Journey Meditation PL 50 - EN - July 2025

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George Herbert wrote so many poems about God's love...

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George Herbert wrote so many poems about God's love...

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... but this one is my favourite! I hope it goes well with this month's activities for you

Love (III)

Love bade me welcome. Yet my soul drew back

Guilty of dust and sin.

But quick-eyed Love, observing me grow slack

From my first entrance in,

Drew nearer to me, sweetly questioning,

If I lacked any thing.

‘A guest’, I answered, ‘worthy to be here’:

Love said, ‘You shall be he’.

‘I the unkind, ungrateful? Ah my dear,

I cannot look on thee’.

Love took my hand, and smiling did reply,

‘Who made the eyes but I?’

‘Truth Lord, but I have marred them: let my shame

Go where it doth deserve’.

‘And know you not’, says Love, ‘who bore the blame?

My dear, then I will serve.

You must sit down’, says Love, ‘and taste my meat’:

So I did sit and eat.

George Herbert

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Thanks to all those on the Spirituality Committee for producing the monthly reflections - truly inspiring and centering for our prayer with and for each other. It is wonderful to think that we are nearing our vote to join the CJs around the world. Mary Ward is indeed very near to all of us.

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Muchas gracias por la posibilidad de compartir nuestro "Viaje espiritual"

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Remembering our pilgrimage history and praying for all along the pathway.      Roebuck Lane, Sale

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Sharing the story of our pilgrimage in Rome in June. From Janet Palafox, IBVM and Sarah Rudolph, IBVM

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How do we find Institutum 3? Thanks, Julie 

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How do we find Institutum 3? Thanks, Julie 

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June Spiritual Journey Reflection Evening

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June Spiritual Journey Reflection Evening

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Please join us (Canadian Region and friends) on Monday, June 23rd for this month’s Spiritual Journey Reflection Evening. Please join us for a 1-hour online reflection gathering, a time for community and conversation, sharing the fruits of our experience. Our June theme invites us to Pilgrimage Beyond Our Horizons.

As you prayed with the invitation to go on pilgrimage, what stirred in you? These questions will guide our conversation:

What pilgrimage did you or will you make?

To whom are you sent as a Mary-Ward-woman / companion of the 21st century?

Join us on Monday evening to share a little about what you have experienced. No RSVP required, just show up. Please share this invitation with family, friends, and others who might enjoy this experience!

Date: Monday, June 23rd

Time: 7pm – 8pm EDT

Via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85434715859?pwd=JFsDwU8tNVFmZq4AfBRr5kblcbeny0.1

Find the Spiritual Journey materials here: https://www.ibvm.ca/spiritualjourney

Padlet: https://padlet.com/mcloughlinrachel/mary-ward-women-sailing-to-new-horizons-ixty9km6ddb4gve0

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Holy One Sacred Three - gather us around your table to celebrate unity in diversity in our bodies, homes, neighbourhoods, churches, workplaces, nations, regions ...

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Pope Leo at Pentecost Vigil: God intends all to live as one - Vatican News

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Pope Leo leads a Pentecost Vigil prayer service for pilgrims taking part in the Jubilee of Ecclesial Movements, Associations, and new Communities.

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Made a little pilgrimage (a ten minutes walk) to St. Peter in Augsburg
and asked Holy Mary to undo the many knots I brought her
under the assistance of the Holy Spirit
and to accompagny our Becoming One.
Ursula

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Teresa, Mónica y Mariana from Argentina - Amerindia

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We shared our open circle at Pentecost, in the parish of the small town where we live.

Come, Holy Spirit, Father of the Poor, come and heal our wounds, consoler full of goodness, sweet guest of the soul.

Teresa, Mónica y Mariana from Argentina - Amerindia

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Steps into the Uncertainty - SP - June 2025

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Where can we share the echoes of June's activity? Thank you!

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Gathered from our different contexts we are strengthened by Spirit Holy ... and we hear the challenge of the Holy One to heal and make whole, to comfort and console, to dare and dance, to seek and speak out for justice. With the psalmist we sing with one voice - Send out your Spirit and renew the face of the earth.

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"so that you will be a blessing" - God's encouragement on our journeys 

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"so that you will be a blessing" - God's encouragement on our journeys 

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The opening two verses of Genesis 12 might accompany us well this month -

"Now the Lord said to Abram, ‘Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing."

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You might enjoy this poem alongside your micro-pilgrimage, or pilgrimage of the mind or heart...

A Walk

My eyes already touch the sunny hill.
going far beyond the road I have begun,
So we are grasped by what we cannot grasp;
it has an inner light, even from a distance-

and changes us, even if we do not reach it,
into something else, which, hardly sensing it,
we already are; a gesture waves us on
answering our own wave…
but what we feel is the wind in our faces.

(By Rainer Maria Rilke, translated by Robert Bly)

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Steps into the Uncertainty - ITALIAN - June 2025

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Steps into the Uncertainty - SK - June 2025

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Steps into the Uncertainty - ROM - June 2025

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Steps into the Uncertainty - PORT - June 2025

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Steps into the Uncertainty - KOR - June 2025

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Steps into the Uncertainty - HU - June 2025

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Steps into the Uncertainty - GER - June 2025

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Steps into the Uncertainty - EN - June 2025

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“Steps into the Uncertainty”    Spiritual Journey - Extra Meditation for June

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“Steps into the Uncertainty”    Spiritual Journey - Extra Meditation for June

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Painted Life 30

In 1619 at Saint Omer, when Mary  was fervently thanking God for the grace of her vocation, He showed her clearly that to help to save souls is a far greater gift than the monastic life or even than martyrdom itself.

A short introduction:

Today I invite you to look at, and reflect on, picture #30 of the Painted Life. For me it is one of the most important pictures of the Painted Life. It can invite us to consider choices we make for our future...

We are in the year 1619, Mary Ward is 34 years old. For 8 years she has been working on her life's mission: "Take the same from the Society of Jesus!" In St. Omer, in London, in Liège she has founded communities with women who joined her fledgling order, to teach girls who flock to her schools and accompany women who seek her counsel... The Bishop of St. Omer has recognized the community of the "English Ladies" as an order for his diocese, but Rome has its doubts ...

What does the picture want to "tell" us:

On the right side, in the foreground of the picture, we see Mary Ward. She is "outside", in front of the door – unprotected… She is thanking God for her vocation and she is imagining a scene before her:

In the left of the picture we see various martyrs. She had experienced this first hand in her homeland during the persecution of the Catholics. Relatives who were strong in their faith and suffered, such as her grandmother, Jesuits working underground, Margaret Clitherow in York – they all influenced her. As a child she wanted to a martyr for God... But God had other plans...

In the middle of the picture above we see the founders of various orders: Benedict and Scholastica, Pachomius and Brigitta, Francis and Clare, Dominic and Teresa of Avila. No-one is standing in their monastery or convent. They are all “outside”! Mary Ward had been a Poor Clare for three years and studied rules of some orders. She was attracted to contemplation, but a secluded life was not her path... God had other plans for her...

The hermitage in the forest, the solitude, was obviously an option for Mary Ward. We see the hermitage  above on the right. It wasn't her path either. God's thoughts were different...

Mary Ward turns to the group in the foreground. What a colorful bunch!

That´s it! This is her way, God’s way  for Mary Ward! “To help to save souls…!“.

PL 30: The group in the foreground

What do we see?

This colorful group of people is also “outside”! In the middle we see a woman teaching children, girls and boys! Let's not forget, this is the 17th century! Education and teaching, especially of girls, have been our main apostolate for four centuries.

To the right of the pupils stands Empress Helena, the mother of Emperor Constantine, with the cross. According to legend, she is said to have arranged for Jesus' cross to be brought to Rome. And to the right and left of her we see apostles. The apostle with the brown toga is obviously turning to poor women, the one with the red toga is probably converting a woman. The apostles, in their willingness to go wherever the Lord calls them, provide an example for us. Behind the apostle in the red toga we see a man caring for a sick person. If we look closely, we see people in different costumes, they come from various countries... and: they also seem to belong to other countries with different languages, like the man behind the teacher, he is a bit like Martin Luther! Not only that: on the right behind Empress Helena are two Turks...

What does it mean for us to go to all?

Accepting any ministry benefits people: in the church, society, healthcare, in the social and political sphere, in research and science...

The idea of having Ignatius of Loyola's idea of a religious order for women 400 years ago naturally challenged the image of women in the church and society in the 17th century. At that time, a woman was not considered capable of living without the leadership of a man as her husband or outside the protective walls of a convent. Without a cloister, a religious order led by a woman, commitment across countries and continents... defintiely not possible!

And what can this image tell us today?

- The glorious times are behind us... Now we are more and more a little remnant...

And yet: “Fear not, little flock!”

Mary Ward was convinced that her foundation would last until the end of the world! Do we believe that too?

- Get out of your comfort zone! Move away from the closed circles: open your houses, open your chapels, open your doors... Have you been “out there today?”

- A song in the German-language Gotteslob No. 225 “Wir ziehen vor die Toe der Stadt...” can accompany us. In the 3rd verse:

We go outside the gates of the world. For He will be outside, who chooses a manger outside... He calls us to the gates of the world: Stand up for those outside!

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All aboard the boat of discipleship. With Jesus at the helm, we're setting sail into the deep - faith, joy and a little holy adventure ahead!!!

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Kindly keep our Postulants (Carmela, Jhunu, Lisa, Sakita and Suman) from India and Nepal and me (Divya) in your prayers. They entered into Postulancy on the 31st of July.

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¡Easter Resurrection in Argentina! Pascua de Resurrección en Argentina!

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Ahead of Good Shepherd Sunday, Uniting Church in Australia prays for Conclave

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Ahead of Good Shepherd Sunday, Uniting Church in Australia prays for Conclave

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PRAYER FOR ONENESS

Ahead of the beginning of the Papal Conclave later today in Vatican City, Uniting Church President Rev Charissa Suli has shared this pastoral word:

Dear Friends in Christ,

As the College of Cardinals enters the sacred space of the conclave later today, discerning who will next serve as the Pope, the Bishop of Rome, the Uniting Church in Australia holds our Catholic siblings tenderly in prayer.

This moment of global discernment is not only significant for the Catholic Church, it is a moment for all of us who seek to follow Christ. The Spirit continues to weave us together across cultures, traditions and churches in a tapestry of grace and unity.

In this sacred time, we join our prayers with theirs, trusting in the gentle leading of the Spirit. May the next Pope be one who builds bridges, lifts the voices of the vulnerable, and embodies the mercy and justice of Jesus - love made visible in action.

I encourage our communities to pray for our ecumenical partners, and to embody the spirit of unity in our shared Gospel witness. May our bonds of fellowship grow stronger as we walk together toward Christ’s vision of peace, justice, and reconciliation for the world.

A Prayer for the Conclave

God of boundless grace, who weaves love across all peoples and places,

We bring before You the College of Cardinals, gathered in humility and discernment.

May they listen deeply—for Your voice in the silence, Your wisdom in one another, and Your Spirit in the cry of the world.

Guide them as they seek a shepherd to lead with courage, compassion, and humility, one who will reflect Christ’s love across cultures, nations, and communities.

We pray for our Catholic siblings in this time of waiting and hope. May they be held in peace and strengthened in faith.

And may we, as followers of Jesus in all traditions, continue to walk together, woven by grace, witnessing to the love that heals, unites, and restores.

In the name of Christ, our hope and peace,

Amen. Come, Holy Spirit.

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Sarah Broscombe has promised to cook them all and post a photo for evidence!

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[A bit late to post...]

We, as a community, had a grace-filled evening as we anointed each other's palms with olive oil and enjoyed a fellowship meal.. The time spent with each other brought us closer.

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We at Loreto Casa Rome ,together with Annamaria Quinterio and Frantisk Sedlakova CJ shared a meaningful liturgy where we washed each other's feet and ended with supper

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Thank you so much for the beautiful reflections for this month and the incredibly clever and moving videos of the Open Circle and the new understandings of our call today. Sandra

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A poem that might suit this month's other activities... (and our whole journey too!)

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A poem that might suit this month's other activities... (and our whole journey too!)

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A Spiritual Journey

And the world cannot be discovered by a

journey of miles,

no matter how long,

but only by a spiritual journey,

a journey of one inch,

very arduous and humbling and joyful,

by which we arrive at the ground at our feet,

and learn to be at home.

Wendell Berry, Collected poems

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printout pdf in English of padlet as of Feb -April 29 

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printout pdf in English of padlet as of Feb -April 29 

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please print the padlet for communities that are not used to technology.

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Ich war bei diesem Salbungsgottesdienst dabei und davon berührt, der Mitschwester ein Kreuz in die Handfläche zu zeichnen mit den Worten "Geh mit Jesus in die Auferstehung".

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EasterResurrection

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Birmingham, UK

umcoogan@gmail.com

0773 5535123

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studio@carolpeace.com

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Woman with a Bowl is by Carol Peace and internationally known figurative sculptor and painter. this new work 'Woman with a Bowl' is part protest, part hope and all love.

the bowl holds water for nourishment and cleansing.

For further information about Carol's work: studio@carolpeace.com

From Jen Bromham ibvm

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Appreciated the Body Prayer much. Thanks. Igora

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I love Luke 7 verses 36-50, and will definitely be praying with this passage alongside the journey, through these final weeks of Lent.

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A poem that might suit our April activity

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A poem that might suit our April activity

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The Fountain by Denise Levertov

Don’t say, don’t say there is no water

to solace the dryness at our hearts.

I have seen

the fountain springing out of the rock wall

and you drinking there. And I too

before your eyes

found footholds and climbed

to drink the cool water.

The woman of that place, shading her eyes,

frowned as she watched – but not because

she grudged the water,

only because she was waiting

to see we drank our fill and were

refreshed.

Don’t say, don’t say there is no water.

That fountain is there among its scalloped

green and gray stones,

it is still there and always there

with its quiet song and strange power

to spring in us,

in and out through the rock.

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The IBVM Canada Region invites you to join us for our monthly Spiritual Journey Reflection Evenings. On the 23rd of each month, we gather at 7pm Eastern (Toronto) on Zoom for a 1-hour online reflection gathering, a time for community and conversation, sharing the fruits of our experience. And feel free to share this invitation with family, friends, and others who might enjoy this experience!

Use the Zoom link below each month.

Next Date: Wednesday, April 23rd

Time: 7pm – 8pm EDT

Via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85434715859?pwd=JFsDwU8tNVFmZq4AfBRr5kblcbeny0.1

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CJ Nepal Region, Happy Martina sharing her Vocation Story to Julie IBVM from the USA and Regina CJ Zimbabwe. 

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CJ Nepal Region, Happy Martina sharing her Vocation Story to Julie IBVM from the USA and Regina CJ Zimbabwe. 

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Sharing our Vocation Stories, Spiritual Activity 1

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Sharing our Vocation Stories, Spiritual Activity 1

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Join in the Mary Ward Musicians Network: contact rachel.mcloughlin@loreto.org.au or simply post music to share via YouTube or sheet music etc.

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Join in the Mary Ward Musicians Network: contact rachel.mcloughlin@loreto.org.au or simply post music to share via YouTube or sheet music etc.

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This cake is suitable for different tastes, because we have three fillings. We made two versions at the weekend provincial team meeting and everyone enjoyed their favourite. May you enjoy it too. Julia

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Rachel,  Thank you for this body prayer and image.  The glory of God is us fully alive!  Julie, U.S. Region

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Rachel,  Thank you for this body prayer and image.  The glory of God is us fully alive!  Julie, U.S. Region

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When your quest for energetic & enthusiastic women to follow the footsteps of Mary Ward takes you to an unknown land... and there you come across two of your own.... The joy is indeed boundless... (Two CJ Sisters from Delhi and Two Loreto Sisters from South Asia at the Vocation camp in Odisha)

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Querida Mercedes, gracias por la hermosa canción... 

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Querida Mercedes, gracias por la hermosa canción... 

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Saludos desde Baviera.

Monika

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Dear all, I would like to share with you my thoughts and little painting inspired by the art of sr. Annie Bromham. While meditating her painting, my attention was drawn to the left part - a stormy, windy atmosphere with huge terrifying waves. Looking at the storm, imagining I am on the boat, I was drawn to react the same way the prophet Jonah did - to hide and fall asleep. To avoid the storm of the problem, the unknown, the challenge... I closed my eyes, feeling disappointed with myself, and looked again. Suddenly I have seen the right part of the painting. I spotted other two companions on the boat! In a moment the atmosphere changed. I became awake, curious about what is there beyond the Horizon. I was determined to do "my part" as a sailor on the ship, knowing that we all are working together, each one of us doing her part, that is the only way how to proceed on this Journey. I was feeling support, embrace and courage looking at these two other companions, knowing we have the same goal, same desire, same fire burning within us...

There was no more temptation to fall asleep or to jump off the boat, only desire to go on together, to discover new (holy) ground, yet unknown...

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Danke für dieses wunderbare Lied. Es spricht mir so sehr aus dem Herzen.

Sr. Christa Braun CJ, MEP

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Very inspiring to read all your comments! Splendid idea to share our vocation story with one another.

Elisabeth Kampe, MEP

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Becoming One - First Nations' students at Loreto College, Ballarat (Wathaurang Land), lands now called Australia - leading us toward a world reconciled and made whole.

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I Did Not See - The Glory Vision by Deirdre Browne ibvm

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I Did Not See - The Glory Vision by Deirdre Browne ibvm

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I DID NOT SEE,  Grace 1 - by Deirdre Browne ibvm

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I DID NOT SEE,  Grace 1 - by Deirdre Browne ibvm

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Hope you enjoy this first of 3 that you will receive over this period of prayer. DBxo