May the Passion of Jesus Christ be Always in our Hearts
Passionist Nuns of Saint Louis
15700 Clayton Road
Ellisville, MO 63011-2300
Phone: 636-527-6867
Ellisville, MO 63011-2300
Phone: 636-527-6867
Message from Mother
August? Assumption! The double "A's". Our Lady's Assumption into heaven charts our own course into eternity. She (with her Divine Son) has gone before us and now summons us on to our everlasting Home! She was faithful to God her entire life, even with and in spite of the suffering that she had to endure throughout. We suffer, too - and as a gift from her Son, we have her as our Mother, who is able to relate to our pains and trials. She consoles and strengthens us, encourages and soothes us, guide and defends us, prays for us and welcomes us Home. She is our Mother in Heaven. Love her and depend on her to intercede for us to her Son. That is her greatest consolation and joy as she waits for our return to her.
Our Mother and Queen, assumed into Heaven, pray for us!
Our Mother and Queen, assumed into Heaven, pray for us!
From the Novitiate
Mary Sleeps
With Her Last Life's-Breath
She sleeps in death
and on Earth no tears are shed
Mary's sleeping
is not time for weeping
we sing Hymns of praise instead
Dear sweet Mary
did not tarry
for long in an earthen grave
She was raised aloft
on clouds so soft
be Her Son Who died to Save
When Mary slept
the Apostles leapt
their hearts with gladness ring
From the Earth asleep
on High She'd leap
and with Joy make the Heavens ring
When our death looms nigh
at our last sigh
and we must exit this earthly stage
Then let us adore
what waits in store
for us at the end of the age
When death we embrace
tears, do not waste
for someday we shall raise
and whence Mary went
we too shall be sent:
Our Heavenly Home in the skies!
With Her Last Life's-Breath
She sleeps in death
and on Earth no tears are shed
Mary's sleeping
is not time for weeping
we sing Hymns of praise instead
Dear sweet Mary
did not tarry
for long in an earthen grave
She was raised aloft
on clouds so soft
be Her Son Who died to Save
When Mary slept
the Apostles leapt
their hearts with gladness ring
From the Earth asleep
on High She'd leap
and with Joy make the Heavens ring
When our death looms nigh
at our last sigh
and we must exit this earthly stage
Then let us adore
what waits in store
for us at the end of the age
When death we embrace
tears, do not waste
for someday we shall raise
and whence Mary went
we too shall be sent:
Our Heavenly Home in the skies!
We are dedicated to the greatest act of love on earth-
the Passion and Death of Our Lord Jesus Christ!
the Passion and Death of Our Lord Jesus Christ!
