Here in our little desert oasis, during Advent and Christmastide, with joy we have followed the radiance of His Star to Bethlehem and there we remain, adoring the tiny Baby! It is not surprising that on that first Christmas even the heaven's shone forth a special light - a Christmas Star - guiding adorers [...]
Sr. John-Mark Maria recently captured this lovely photo Time flies! and no matter how much you pull against the leash...there's no stopping it! And so, somehow, we find ourselves at the end of October! It started out beautifully here at Our Lady of Solitude Monastery with the celebration of the Solemnity of [...]
We encourage all young ladies to come on out to Tonopah for this prayerful and joyful discernment morning on Saturday, October 7th - led by Fr. Benedict Mary, FHS. There will be a carpool leaving from Ss. Simon and Jude. Email Sr. Anthony Mary at the Office of Consecrated Life for more details and [...]
"What a great laudable exchange: to leave the things of time for those of eternity, to choose the things of heaven for the goods of earth, to receive the hundred-fold in place of one, and to possess a blessed and eternal life." - St. Clare of Assisi It is time to celebrate [...]
Holy Week & Easter Schedule Palm Sunday Mass - 9 a.m. Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper - 5 p.m. Good Friday Stations of the Cross - 11 a.m.* Celebration of the Passion of the Lord - 3 p.m. Holy Saturday** (Devotion to Our Lady of Solitude) - 9 a.m.* Easter Vigil Mass - [...]
Mother Marie Andre and Sr. Marie St. Paul's parents, Norman and Barbara Campbell, live in a wonderful retirement community (The Colonnade) in nearby Surprise AZ. We were delighted to welcome a large group from the Colonnade as they came for a visit and tour of Our Lady of Solitude. Enjoy these photos of the delightful [...]
Enjoy this video from Sr. John-Mark's Perpetual Profession on December 12th, 2016! It was a most glorious day as evidenced in the photos! A special word of thanks to John Bering for the glorious photos! And another word of thanks to the wonderful folks at Papercastle Records for providing the beautiful and moving music (Starlight [...]
With high praise and thanksgiving to Almighty God, we are happy to share with you that on December 12, 2016, Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Sr. John-Mark Maria became a perpetually professed Poor Clare of Perpetual Adoration. Our much beloved Bishop Olmsted celebrated the Mass of Profession along with Bishop Nevares and over a [...]
On Sunday, September 25th, the Novena to St. Francis will begin. Pray it with us and/or send us your intentions for the Novena via the form at the bottom of this post. Also, all are invited to join us as we celebrate the Feast Day of this Little Poor Man of Assisi at Our Lady [...]
Things here at Our Lady of Solitude have been quite busy! So this is a "catch-up" blog, reaching as far back as May! My heavens! - where has the time gone?!?! May Crowning: May Crowning is always such a beautiful day and this year was no exception. Some of our local Tonopah children brought "flowers [...]
