The monastery is buzzing with joy and gratitude for "Habemus Papam." As we have grieved Pope Francis' passing and then began looking toward the conclave, we were longing for the white smoke and those consoling words: Habemus Papam. For us, here in Arizona, the white smoke billowed out of the chimney shortly after our [...]
“Bring to your encounter with Jesus, hidden in the Eucharist, all the enthusiasm of your age, all your hopes, all your desire to love.” — Pope St. John Paul II Dear Friends, A blessed Christmas to each one of you. We had a wonderful celebration of Our Lord's birth and were blessed to welcome [...]
We look forward to celebrating the great Solemnity of St. Francis of Assisi. Our celebrations begin with the Novena to St. Francis of Assisi from Sept. 25th through Oct. 3rd. Feel free to send us your intentions via the form at the bottom of this post. Your intentions will be remembered in our prayers [...]
MAY CROWNING We are happy to announce that we will have May Crowning at Our Lady of Solitude Chapel on Sunday, May 12th, 2024 after the 9 a.m. Mass. All children under 15 are welcome to bring a flower for Our Lady. After Mass, we will celebrate the May Crowning with prayers to Our [...]
Greetings from the Monastery! It has been a busy and wonderful few months here. We'd like to start this update with the most recent news and work our way back from there. On February 11th, Sr. Mary Brigid of the Good Shepherd renewed her temporary vows for another year (Praise the Lord!) amidst much [...]
November 5th through November 11th is National Vocations Awareness Week. This is a week-long celebration dedicated to promoting vocations to the priesthood, diaconate and consecrated life through prayer and education. It is also a time when we renew our prayerful support for those who are discerning a call to these particular vocations. For additional [...]
Registration is open for our next LEARN OF ME Women's Vocational Discernment Retreat on January 13, 2024 Our inaugural retreat in July was a grace-filled day and we are excited to host another Learn of Me Retreat. Each Learn of Me Retreat will focus on a different theme surrounding discernment and our Poor Clare [...]
Join us as we celebrate St. Francis of Assisi September 25th - October 3rd: Novena of St. Francis of Assisi. Submit your novena intentions in the form below. If you'd like to join in praying the St. Francis Novena, click here. Tuesday, October 3rd @ 4 p.m. Silent Eucharistic Holy Hour with the Nuns [...]
As we celebrate the great Solemnity of Our Holy Mother Clare, we are interceding for all of our family, friends, and benefactors and giving thanks to Our Holy Mother Clare - for her life, her legacy, and especially for the beauty of our way of life - as we strive to follow in her [...]
