Handmaids' News Blog
One of the many fruits of our Diamond Jubilee year and its aftermath has been opening the archives and sharing the many hidden treasures from our past. In particular, it’s allowed our formation Sisters to learn more about the Handmaid pioneers that went before us, even as we continue on our own type of pioneering journey in East Tennessee. So …
After our dear Sister Mary Magdalen took her unexpected flight to eternity on Pentecost, we received the gift of a Teddy Bear Magnolia tree in her memory and planted in the the hill overlooking Cor Jesu near Saint Anthony’s where it would get the best sun. After some time acclimating an additional gift was given to mark the tree in …
An early addition to our Mary Mother of Priests Garden was Knoxville’s own Father Randy Stice. We were blessed to have him assigned as our spiritual director and one of our confessors while we lived in Benton TN on the grounds of the Christ, Prince of Peace Retreat Center. Even now he continues to minister to us in New Market …
Thanksgiving is an expression of our utter dependence on God and his kindly providence. And that providence often comes through the hands of others.
If you have to be cold, be cold enough for diamond dust! Diamond dust snapshot at Cor Jesu Monastery in New Market TN. See the short video link also.
When you are snowed in having fun in the snow helps prevent cabin fever. It also helps experimenting with sled designs and sled run building. Thank you Lord for the snow!
We are praying for all impacted by the snow and cold snap and inclement weather, especially if rolling blackouts happen again like Dec 2022.
We share some deliberately belated Christmas photos to both share what a monastery Christmas is like and to prolong the Joy of the Incarnation for all!
The Epiphany of Our Lord, on January 7th, is approaching quickly but there is still time to double your gift to the Handmaids and have it matched up to $30,000! Us Nuns, and the leaky roof and wood rot, thank All Y’All for all the help you have so generously sent and that is still to come! For more information, see our post or visit our donation page.
Providence Did Provide!
Providence Can Provide!
Providence Will Provide!
On Christmas Eve we received an incredibly generous gift and we are still unwrapping it and could use your help to complete the job! A generous benefactor is asking that you join them in supporting our Community with a monetary donation between now and Sunday January 7th, 2024 (the Epiphany of the Lord), and your donation will be lovingly matched …
We were blessed to have a visit from the Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Knoxville, Archbishop Shelton Fabre of Louisville, KY. He took time from his busy schedule to meet all the Handmaids and learn a little about our mission of eucharistic adoration, prayer, and sacrifice for the sanctification of priests. We assured him of our prayers for him during this time of additional responsibility until a new bishop of Knoxville is appointed. We also keep all his priests, seminarians, religious and lay faithful of Louisville in our daily prayers.
As the only cloistered nuns in East Tennessee the Handmaids of the Precious Blood will remain at Cor Jesu Monastery but unite spiritually by having a special community holy hour of Eucharistic adoration at the same time as the Rorate Mass. In particular, we will remember all our fellow consecrated religious as well as the formal intention of prayers for the next Bishop appointed to lead the Church in Knoxville.