JOIN US AS WE CELEBRATE THE LITTLE POOR MAN OF ASSISI September 25th - October 3rd: Join us in praying a Novena to St. Francis of Assisi. There are some wonderful Novena options available online, including this one from Ascension Press. Below is a form through which you can submit your intentions to be [...]
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 [...]
"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 [...]
Join us as we celebrate the Solemnity of St. Francis of Assisi Novena to St. Francis - begins on September 25th. This year we are using this Novena from the Franciscan Archive website. Below you will find a form to send us your prayer intentions for the Novena. Transitus of St. Francis – with [...]
For the last year, Leslee has been discerning with our community. And so it was with great joy and with profound gratitude to Our Lord that we welcomed her into our Community as a Postulant on October 27th. Below are some photos from her entrance. Kindly keep Leslee and her family in your prayers, [...]
"Three times Christ on the Cross came to life, and told him: "Go, Francis, and repair my Church in ruins". This simple occurrence of the word of God heard in the Church of St Damian contains a profound symbolism. At that moment St Francis was called to repair the small church, but the ruinous state [...]
Our second Desert Morning of Prayer is quickly approaching. Check out the brochure below for more info. Also we ask for your continued prayers for vocations to the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration of Our Lady of Solitude Monastery. It is such a beautiful way of life! - and we are so happy to have [...]
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 [...]
The Novena in preparation for the great Franciscan Solemnity of St. Francis of Assisi begins on Sept. 25th and extends through Oct. 3rd. If you would like to pray with us, here is a link the Novena we will be using. If you would like us to pray for you and your intentions during [...]
The 8th Annual Nun Run *Presented by Catholic Cemeteries and Funeral Homes of Phoenix* is just days away (have you registered yet?)...on March 4th, 2017 @ Kiwanis Park in Tempe AZ. This year, for the first time, we will also have a silent auction and raffle at the race venue. So even if you are [...]
