Free Cloistered Kittens Update

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Want kittens? How about exceptional kittens? How about the rarest of kittens? How about CLOISTERED KITTENS? We are fostering six little ones and their Mom while they are nursing and are looking for future kitten parents. Interested parties may email us through our webpage contact email. Meow and God bless you!

Books For the Nuns

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We could use your help! Some of our formation group Sisters will begin studying Sacramental Theology in September and we could use two paperback copies. We are asking for the paperback reprint from 2018  of the Oxford Handbook of Sacramental Theology

Prayers for the New Bishop of Knoxville!

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Congratulations to Bishop James Mark Beckman, newly ordained, consecrated, and installed as the fourth bishop of the Diocese of Knoxville! We hold him in our prayers, our rosaries, the divine office, and most especially in our hours of Eucharistic adoration. May God bless him and Mary hold him close all the days of his life!

Snakes Alive! Again!

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Snakes alive! Again?! Yes, another reptile intruder livens things up for the Nuns in New Market. All are safe and sound, including the poor snake.

National Eucharistic Pilgrimage Stops in the Diocese of Knoxville!

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As part of the Eucharistic Revival and the fast-approaching July Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis, cross country Eucharistic Pilgrimage routes (from each direction of the compass) are converging on Indianapolis. This Monday, the Southern Route – Juan Diego Route that began in Brownsville, TX – will reach Tennessee. On the Feast of the Nativity of John the Baptist, the pilgrimage will stop in Chattanooga for a day of adoration, worship, public witness and celebration of this Source and Summit of our Catholic Faith: the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist.

Lions, and Tigers, and Bears! Oh My!

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We had a black bear sighting at Cor Jesu Monastery in New Market TN. It is a first for us at this location but not the first bear Handmaids have encountered. We are being careful and cautious and have wish listed some small bear spray devices and hope, as in the past, we will never have to use them. It’s best we keep the bears at a respectful distance without bothering them. And we do NOT feed them.

The Heavens Declare the Glory of the Lord!

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What might the glory of the Lord look like? The world just got a glimpse of only a tiny portion of his awesome power in creation in the magnificent display of such intense aurora that even low latitude locations, like East Tennessee, got the show of a lifetime. #geomagneticstorm #aurora

Pope Francis Appoints New Bishop for Knoxville

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We have a new Bishop! Pope Francis has selected Bishop-Elect Mark Beckman of Nashville to lead the Diocese of Knoxville in East Tennessee. He will be ordained and installed as the fourth Bishop of Knoxville on July 26th, 2024. Please pray in thanksgiving for this appointment and for this priest as he steps into his new role as Knoxville’s shepherd.