Handmaids' News Blog
Dear friends, We are anticipating moving again this summer to our new property and are beginning to pack. We could use your help in obtaining packing materials either through our Amazon Wish List under Moving Needs or simply in locally donating large boxes for those who live nearby or in the Knoxville area. We have a lot of artwork to …
The Handmaids recommend this inspirational presentation to encourage our prayer and witness of Jesus, who fulfills the imagery of priest, prophet, and king. Priest, Prophet, King | DVD Study Program from Fr. Robert Barron Source: Priest, Prophet, King | DVD Study Program from Fr. Robert Barron
We are praying of course for the martyrs and the persecuted, but for ISIS as well. Source: Video: This Powerful Message to ISIS From “The People of the Cross” Shows What Christian Love Is All About – Aleteia
New Property Found for the Handmaids? Saint Joseph constantly surprises us but so does our Bishop Stika. During our recent extensive search at the various gems of East Tennessee property hiding among the mountains and rivers, Bishop Stika requested that some Handmaids represent the community at the Conversation with the Cardinals held at the Tennessee Theatre in Knoxville on 18 …
Eternal Rest Grant Unto Him, O Lord and Let Perpetual Light Shine Upon Him We thank our Lord for the many fruitful years of priestly service of our former Archbishop of Chicago. The Handmaids serving in the Priory of Mary in Lake Villa, IL remember his visit to the house for an outdoor Mass marking our Silver Jubilee in the …
Two Resurrections for Easter? Easter Sunday of 2015 took on an extra special air of celebration as we enjoyed a short notice visit by our Shepherd, Bishop Richard F. Stika in the evening. Lent had been punctuated by Bishop Stika’s emergency hospitalization on the Solemnity of the Annunciation, March 25th during which everyone was storming heaven for his recovery. …
Following Jesus Register for free tickets! “The Following Jesus conference at KCHS and All Saints Church is free and will feature presentations by Curtis Martin, author, sought after speaker, Crossing the Goal co-host and CEO of the Fellowship of Catholic University Students and by Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who will also celebrate Mass for conference attendees. This event is open to …
Although the Handmaids of the Precious Blood have been praying and sacrificing for priests since their foundation in 1947, formal programs sharing this Handmaid charism with the outside world didn’t begin until the 1970s. It began first by encouraging other priests, religious and deacons to adopt a priest by name in 1974 which was the start of the Confraternity of Mary, …
When we arrived in the Diocese of Knoxville in May 2013 we found, in addition to the warm welcome on all fronts to help us get settled, Bishop Stika’s offer to assist on a much needed website upgrade. He directed us to some of the local faithful gifted in IT (Information Technology) ways and encouraged us to move further into …
Former Cor Jesu Monastery in Jemez Springs, New Mexico sold to Jemez Pueblo Saint Joseph, patron Saint of real estate sales, came through for the Handmaids of the Precious Blood in the recent sale of their Motherhouse to the Jemez Pueblo. There was no need to bury statues upside down, we simply trusted in Divine Providence and the close protective …
A Trip to Bardstown, Kentucky and a Mission for the Handmaids Completed In 2010, His Eminence Raymond Cardinal Burke, then Archbishop, met with Rev. Mother Marietta at the Heart of Mary Priory in Lake Villa, IL while visiting our community there. He expressed his desire that we work to help complete the digitization and archiving of the massive collection of …