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It’s July and our nation just celebrated Independence Day. Our Founder after serving the Church as a diocesan priest and a religious order priest, served both God and country when he signed up to be an Army Chaplain in World War II. Being in his fifties didn’t dissuade him. He rose to the rank of Captain and served stateside and …
“Dear daughters, if you understand your vocation you are going to be fishers of very big fish – the souls of the Priests of Jesus Christ. Go fishing for them with the Blessed Mother’s Rosary. It is here in the Chapel that you can do more for them than anywhere else…. But remember, this is a real fishing line…there has …
We have shared in another recent post our gratitude for the many gifts of floral arrangements we received at the start of our Diamond Jubilee Year. You can read about that and see more photos here. Now we want to share why that is so special to us and how it helps us intensify our prayers regarding the drought and …
In a short course of days surrounding the kick off of our Diamond Jubilee we were hit over the head, though gently, by God fairly well laughing, delightedly shouting, “See?! See?! Didn’t I tell you I would provide? And more than you dream. TRUST IN ME.” He showed us this in flowers. Two generous donors lavished us with wine red and white …
We share a photo of an object in the archives of a wooden carving of our emblem that we receive when we take first vows and always speaks to us of the Trinity. By design, our Founder, Father Gerald, chose the triangular shape to honor the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The first emblems were made by the …
As we explore some of our archive treasures during the year of our Diamond Jubilee, we share this little feast day card. One of many pasted into a special album displaying some detailed and intricate art skills from our sisters in the past. This is just one sample of the time, talent, and love that went into honoring Our Lady …
The first women who came to attempt the founding of the Handmaids of the Precious Blood didn’t waste any time when they arrived in the mountain canyons of New Mexico in 1947. With their official start being chosen at Pentecost that year, falling on May 25th, they were ready to be clothed in their wine red dresses by the Feast …
We’ve long been preparing for our diamond jubilee of foundation but that doesn’t mean the celebration is limited to one day. We will celebrate all year. There are just too many graces to thank God for in calling into existence our community and our mission in the Church. Only in eternity will we know all that the Lord desired in …
Many of our family, friends, benefactors, and supporters know that we were founded on May 25th, 1947 on the Feast of Pentecost. That means that beginning in 2022, we celebrate our 75th year since our foundation, our Diamond Jubilee! And we will be marking this milestone all year in thanksgiving for our Founder, Father Gerald Fitzgerald, sP, and for our …
Sister Elizabeth of the Trinity Our First Handmaid Of the first three women who came to New Mexico to begin the Handmaids of the Precious Blood, only Sister Elizabeth persevered in her vocation until death. A victim of childhood polio at age 11, she was paralyzed below the waist, but was so undeterred in her pursuit of God that our …