We are happy to announce the launch of a new women's discernment retreat here at Our Lady of Solitude Monastery. Learn of Me Discernment Retreats will be quarterly retreats for single women between the ages of 18-35 who are practicing Catholics and are open to discerning the Consecrated Life and experiencing the charism of [...]
We invite you to join us as we celebrate St. Clare of Assisi: Wednesday, August 10th* @ 5 p.m. for the Transitus of St. Clare of Assisi with First Vespers and Blessing with 1st Class Relic of St. Clare of Assisi Thursday, August 11th* @ 9 a.m. for Holy Mass for the Solemnity of [...]
We first met Bishop Olmsted in late 2004 - having been invited by him to begin a Foundation of our Order in his Diocese. Looking back on those first encounters with Bishop Olmsted, all of us were struck by his profound faith, his great kindness, and his enthusiastic love for Our Lord, His Church, [...]
On February 11th, 2022, Sr. Mary Brigid of the Good Shepherd, PCPA, made her First Profession of Holy Vows. It was a day of GREAT JOY! Sister was blessed to have family and friends come from all over the country to celebrate, not to mention how all of Heaven must have rejoiced on this [...]
Come and adore Our Eucharistic King at Our Lady of Solitude Chapel and join the Nuns in giving thanks to Our Eucharistic King for the completion of their new Monastery. December 10th through December 12th, 2021 CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE DETAILS!
9/25 - 10/3 - Novena to St. Francis. See form below to send us your Novena Intentions. Sunday, 10/3/21 - Transitus of St. Francis - with First Vespers, Reading of the Account of His Passing, and Veneration of His First Class Relic (please note: you are invited to come early and join the Nuns [...]
Please join your prayers to ours as we begin the Novena to St. Clare on August 2nd. Click here to download a copy of the Novena. Also feel free to send us your petitions for the novena if you would like, using the form below. Also, we invite you to join us as we [...]
Today we celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Dedication of Our Lady of Solitude Chapel! And we do so with hearts full to overflowing with gratitude... This is a special celebration for us as we are just days away from completing construction on the new Our Lady of Solitude Monastery that adjoins the Chapel! [...]
"O desert of Christ, burgeoning with flowers! O solitude, in which those stones are produced of which the Apocalypse the city of the great king is constructed! O wilderness that rejoiced in intimacy with God!" - St. Jerome On September 9th, our community was blessed to add Sr. Faustina Marie of the Father's Merciful [...]
[We invite you to join us as we begin the Novena of St. Clare on Aug. 2nd and to join us, as well, on Aug. 10th and 11th as we celebrate her Solemnity. Scroll down for details] Lately I have been considering how Our Holy Mother Clare responded when Saracens threatened to invade the [...]
