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The Word of God moves swiftly; He is not won by the lukewarm, nor held fast by the negligent.  Let your soul be attentive to His word; follow carefully the pat God tells  you to take, for He is swift in His passing. - St. Ambrose, On Virginity

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I vividly desire that a church be built on this site, so that in it I can be present and give my love, compassion,  help and defense, for I am your most devoted mother...to hear your laments and to remedy all your miseries, pains and sufferings.

                                                                               -The Blessed Mother to St. Juan Diego

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The pioneer group of Young Women of Grace has officially graduated!

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Now that we’ve got Thanksgiving under our (slightly loosened) belts, it’s time to turn our attention to something – new. While to our worldly senses, the year is winding down with a celebratory month of shopping, singing, decorating, and baking, our liturgical year has really – very quietly – just begun.

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Delicious Corn Casserole Recipe

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Women of Grace at Our Lady of Mercy in Deerfield Beach, Florida celebrated a grace-filled First Saturday on November 4th.  These beautiful sacred sisters attended morning Mass together and then processed through the Holy Doors, designated for the Jubilee Year of Mercy.  Together they prayed for the Holy Father, Pope Francis's intentions to receive the Plenary Indulgence.

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The Most Rev. Ronald W. Gainer, bishop of the Diocese of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, has issued a ringing endorsement of the Women of Grace program, calling it a program that has produced good fruits in the lives of women for the past decade.

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This weekend I spoke at the Diocese of Allentown's Inaugural Women's Conference.  It was a tremendous blessing and honor to meet Bishop John Barres, speak alongside Helen Alvare, Founder of Women Speak for Themselves, and meet the beautiful women of the Diocese of Allentown.

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Bonnie Torpey, Susan Jacobsen, Nancy Elhajj, Antonetta Mosca and Lori Citsay represented the Women of Grace sacred sisterhood at an information table at the 16^th annual Padre Pio Festival in Vineland, New Jersey on September 25, 2016.  Over 8000 people had the opportunity to venerate the heart of Padre Pio that was brought to the United States for the first time by Capuchin Friars from the Shrine of St. Padre Pio in southern Italy.  

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Next month the Catholic galaxy will become a little brighter as the Church receives a new cluster of saints. Among the holy handful will be just one woman, a French Carmelite considered by Pope Saint John Paul II to be one the most influential mystics of his life.

Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity was born as Elizabeth Catez, “Sabeth” to her friends, in 1880. She was a hot-tempered child with sometimes “furious eyes” whose father died while she was young, forcing her mother to move Sabeth and her younger sister from their home in Dijon to a smaller second-story flat. From her window, little Sabeth could look down into the garden of the Carmelite convent.

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