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SISTERS OF<br />
THE HOLY<br />
FAMILY OF<br />
NAZARETH //<br />
VOL. 15 //<br />
NO 3 //<br />
WINTER <strong>2021</strong><br />
Nazareth<br />
CONNECTIONS<br />
FAMILY IS THE HEART OF OUR MISSION<br />
Special<br />
Prayer<br />
Edition<br />
Healing Rosary<br />
for Families<br />
STORY BEGINS ON PAGE 12
MESSAGE FROM THE PROVI<strong>NC</strong>IAL SUPERIOR<br />
Dear Friends of Nazareth,<br />
This time of Advent calls me to<br />
deep reflection of the Incarnation<br />
and the Holy Family. It humbles me<br />
to think of all the ways God could<br />
have manifested Himself, He chose<br />
to physically come into the world<br />
through a humble little family.<br />
Family. It is the heart of our mission<br />
as the Sisters of the Holy Family of<br />
Nazareth. As professed Sisters of the<br />
Holy Family of Nazareth, we commit<br />
ourselves in our Covenant of Love, to<br />
a Life of Service “acknowledging that<br />
holy, healthy families are central to the<br />
transformation of the world” (CL 5.4).<br />
Throughout these past almost two<br />
years, holy, healthy families have been<br />
a saving blessing for many people, and<br />
yet for many others, family continues<br />
to bear the active wounds of deep<br />
brokenness, pain, hurt, abuse, and<br />
isolation.<br />
I most recently was reminded of this<br />
reality as I reviewed a report of our<br />
website analytics that notes the pages<br />
most visited on nazarethcsfn.org. Over<br />
the past year, we have had a growing<br />
number of visitors finding comfort in<br />
the Healing Rosary for Families and our<br />
Novena to the Holy Family.<br />
As Sisters of the Holy Family of<br />
Nazareth, we commit ourselves and<br />
resources to enhancing the quality of<br />
family life. In lieu of our traditional<br />
Advent/Christmas Issue of Nazareth<br />
Connections, I would like to share<br />
with you this special Prayers of<br />
the Sisters of the Holy Family of<br />
Nazareth edition, which I pray will be<br />
a resource to you and your families.<br />
My prayer for you is that these<br />
enclosed prayers will serve as a<br />
source of peace, grace, and guidance<br />
for you and your families. I would<br />
also like to invite you to join our<br />
community in praying the Novena to<br />
the Holy Family (p. 8), which begins<br />
Friday, December 17, and leads into<br />
the Feast of the Holy Family on<br />
Sunday, December 26.<br />
In closing, I leave you with the words<br />
of our Mother Foundress, Blessed<br />
Mary of Jesus the Good Shepherd,<br />
from a letter she wrote to one of our<br />
sisters on December 22, 1893.<br />
“Just as Jesus came to<br />
form the Kingdom of His<br />
Love in the midst of the<br />
Blessed Virgin and St.<br />
Joseph, may the Divine<br />
Infant establish the same<br />
Kingdom in your soul.<br />
May He endow you with<br />
His gifts and graces, and,<br />
above all, I entreat Him to<br />
grant you inner peace and<br />
serenity, His Spirit, and<br />
an understanding of His<br />
love and His ways.”<br />
(Letter 158)<br />
As we contemplate the great<br />
mystery of God becoming man, let<br />
us remember that He who came<br />
into the world physically through the<br />
Holy Family of Nazareth is named<br />
Jesus, which means “God saves.” May<br />
He who as our Mother Foundress<br />
said, endow you and your families<br />
with His gifts, graces, and grant you<br />
inner peace, serenity, His Spirit, and an<br />
understanding of His love and His ways.<br />
In The Holy Family,<br />
Sister Kathleen Maciej, CSFN<br />
HOW ARE YOU CALLED TO LOVE?<br />
We invite you to pray with us, to listen to God’s call with us, and to love with<br />
us as we find God in ordinary experiences. Learn more about our community<br />
life, our ministries, and our mission at nazarethcsfn.org/join-us. Or contact<br />
Sr. Emmanuela Le, CSFN, National Vocation Director, at 972-641-4496 ext. 111<br />
or vocations@nazarethcsfn.org.<br />
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VOLUME 15 //<br />
NO 3 //<br />
WINTER <strong>2021</strong><br />
9<br />
Nazareth Connections is published<br />
three times a year by the Sisters<br />
of the Holy Family of Nazareth<br />
in the USA.<br />
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Editor:<br />
Rachel Neubauer<br />
Proofreaders:<br />
Sr. Mary Ellen Gemmell<br />
Sr. Lucille Madura<br />
Amanda Giarratano<br />
Contents<br />
REFLECTION<br />
4-5 My Escapades<br />
in Nazareth<br />
ROSARY<br />
12-16 The Healing<br />
Rosary for Families<br />
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Editorial Board:<br />
Sr. Angela Szczawinska<br />
Sr. Barbara Frances Samp<br />
Sr. Carol Szott<br />
Sr. Jude Carroll<br />
Sr. Kathleen Ann Stadler<br />
Sr. Lucille Madura<br />
Sr. Marcelina Mikulska<br />
Sr. Marcella Louise Wallowicz<br />
Sr. Mary Louise Swift<br />
Sr. Teresilla Kolodziejczyk<br />
Katherine Barth<br />
Design/Print:<br />
McDaniels Marketing<br />
VOCATION<br />
6 When I Knew<br />
Angels Were Real<br />
7 Prayers<br />
NOVENA<br />
8-11 Holy Family Novena<br />
IN MEMORIAM<br />
17 Sr. Peter Marie Genuardi<br />
DEVELOPMENT<br />
18 Stay-at-Home Social<br />
19 Giving the<br />
Gift of Stocks<br />
ON THE COVER:<br />
A depiction of the Nativity from<br />
the original Provincialate House in<br />
Des Plaines, IL.<br />
Questions, comments, suggestions?<br />
Please contact:<br />
Communications Department<br />
Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth<br />
310 N. River Road,<br />
Des Plaines, IL 60016<br />
847-298-6760, ext. 144<br />
communications@nazarethcsfn.org<br />
nazarethcsfn.org<br />
facebook.com/csfn.usa<br />
twitter.com/csfn_usa<br />
instagram.com/csfn.usa<br />
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REFLECTION<br />
My Escapades<br />
in Nazareth<br />
1898-1901<br />
By Sr. M. Simplicia of the Cross<br />
Editor’s Note: Sr. Mary Simplicia of<br />
the Cross (Marian Ławecka – died<br />
July 18, 1963) was one of the very few<br />
who had the good fortune of meeting<br />
our Foundress, Blessed Mary of Jesus<br />
the Good Shepherd (Frances Siedliska).<br />
Following in her eldest sister’s, Sr.<br />
Pancratius, footsteps, Marian entered<br />
Nazareth. Several years later, their<br />
two younger sisters Sr. Laura and Sr.<br />
Marinelle joined the community, making<br />
them the first “Nazareth Quartet” in<br />
the history of the Congregation.<br />
We previously featured an excerpt<br />
from Sr. Simplicia’s “My Escapades<br />
In Nazareth,” a compilation of stories<br />
written from the time she was a boarder<br />
attending Holy Family Academy in<br />
Chicago in our <strong>2021</strong> Fall Nazareth<br />
Connections. We are delighted to share<br />
with you another story from Sr. Simplicia.<br />
She writes, “So it was during the time of<br />
Mother Lauretta’s time in the Academy<br />
in Chicago that I had all kinds of<br />
adventures, more than any other of the<br />
girls… I was of a very lively disposition<br />
and God endowed me with a brilliant<br />
memory, that made me useful at times,<br />
but also at times prone to mischief<br />
as one can see from the following<br />
‘Escapades’… Enjoy reading and have a<br />
good hearty laugh, which is so beneficial<br />
to health.”<br />
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At that time, the Holy Family<br />
Academy did not have a private<br />
chaplain until 1900. In the<br />
meantime, the Resurrection Father<br />
from St. Stanislaus Parish would<br />
perform the sacred functions<br />
besides the daily Holy Mass, also<br />
the Benediction on Holydays and<br />
Midnight Mass on Christmas.<br />
After the vigil-supper on Christmas<br />
Eve, all the sisters retired for<br />
a nap to be up at midnight for<br />
Meditation, Office, and Holy Mass.<br />
However, we girls, or should I<br />
call it the famous Academy Choir,<br />
decided to refrain from sleeping<br />
so our voices would be primed<br />
for ‘singing’ instead of ‘yawning.’<br />
Since we would be awake, I was<br />
assigned the Portress for that night.<br />
We all went down to the small Music<br />
Room and sang the new Christmas<br />
Carols we previously learned to be<br />
sure we knew them well for Midnight<br />
Mass. As I made my way into the<br />
Music Room, I placed the key on<br />
the piano and sang away with the<br />
Academy Choir, practicing every carol<br />
(some even twice) so that we would<br />
be perfect for Midnight Mass. We<br />
sang for quite a while, and when we<br />
finished, we all dispersed and went<br />
on our way. As designated Portress<br />
for the evening, I remained on the<br />
first floor, awaiting any visitor who<br />
would be calling upon the sisters and<br />
paying attention for Reverend Father,<br />
who would be arriving to prepare<br />
for Midnight Mass. I was quietly<br />
replaying the Christmas Carols in<br />
my head when all of a sudden, the<br />
doorbell rang! I reached for the key<br />
in my pocket, but it was not there.<br />
Where could the key have gone? I<br />
then remembered setting it down on<br />
the piano, so I rushed down to the<br />
Music Room with great haste, went<br />
directly to the piano to retrieve the<br />
key, but it was not there, either!<br />
Where did the key go? At this point,<br />
I became extremely frantic; the<br />
Reverend Father needed to get into<br />
the chapel to prepare for Midnight<br />
Mass. Within that moment, I did<br />
what any logical person would have<br />
done... I ran to one of the parlors,<br />
opened the window, put out a stool,<br />
and asked the Reverend Father to<br />
get on the stool and jump in through<br />
the window because I lost the key.<br />
Upon hearing the Reverend Father’s<br />
second doorbell chime, which<br />
happened while I was grabbing<br />
the stool, Mother Provincial and<br />
Mother Superior came out from the<br />
chapel while I was encouraging the<br />
priest to simply hop on the stool<br />
and jump in through the window.<br />
After all my tearful begging, the<br />
Reverend Father looked at me and<br />
said but one word, “Crazy!” He<br />
then turned around and went home.<br />
Running out of the parlor, I bumped<br />
right into Mother Superior, who<br />
asked me, “Marylka, why don’t you<br />
open the door?” Crying, I answered,<br />
“I lost the key!” Sister Superior took<br />
out her key and moved to open<br />
the door, but I said through my<br />
tears, “Father is gone. I told him<br />
that I lost the key, and I offered<br />
him a stool to jump in through the<br />
window, but he called me ‘Crazy’<br />
and turned back to the rectory.”<br />
Mother Superior immediately called<br />
another girl and told us to run to<br />
the rectory. I was told to apologize<br />
and ask Father Superior to send<br />
the priest because it was getting<br />
close to Midnight Mass. We both<br />
ran to the rectory and asked for<br />
Father Superior. He answered the<br />
door, and I proceeded to tell him my<br />
sorrowful tale. As I explained to him<br />
about the stool and encouraging the<br />
Reverend Father to jump through<br />
the window, Father Superior began<br />
to laugh uncontrollably. I asked him<br />
what was so funny, and he began to<br />
explain that the priest who had come<br />
to visit was not the most athletically<br />
framed man and would have had great<br />
difficulty fitting through the window.<br />
Father Superior called the priest<br />
who had initially come to say Mass<br />
to let him know we had found a key<br />
to open the door, but the priest<br />
refused to come and celebrate Mass.<br />
Nevertheless, Father Superior<br />
told us to go home and that the<br />
priest would be over soon.<br />
With that, we ran home, a distance<br />
of two blocks, and Mother Provincial<br />
was standing on the corridor awaiting<br />
the news. We told her that the<br />
priest would be here in no time and<br />
immediately ran up to join the choir,<br />
who had already begun singing.<br />
The priest came, much to my relief,<br />
and celebrated Midnight Mass.<br />
While we were away pleading with<br />
Father Superior at the rectory, all<br />
the girls came down on the corridor<br />
asking about Midnight Mass. Mother<br />
proceeded to tell all about me<br />
misplacing the key and telling the<br />
priest to crawl through the window.<br />
The next day, one of the girls<br />
came to apologize because she<br />
hid the key. In fact, she hid it so<br />
well that she did not remember<br />
just where she placed it, but<br />
acknowledged it was an awful trick!<br />
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VOCATION<br />
When I Knew<br />
Angels Were Real<br />
By Sr. Frances Smalkowski<br />
“For I am sending an angel before you to guard<br />
you on the way and bring you to the place I have<br />
prepared. Be attentive to him and heed his voice.”<br />
— Exodus 23:20-21a<br />
So, when did I REALLY start believing in angels?<br />
Somewhere around age five or so, my older brother was taking me to the<br />
local CSFN elementary school in Jamaica, NY. St. Joseph’s regularly had a<br />
movie to which older siblings could bring along their younger ones. Of course,<br />
with sincere promises (that almost sounded like an oath in a courtroom), Joey<br />
and little Frances pledged to hold each other’s hands through “thick and thin.”<br />
Being five years apart and growing up regularly teasing each other, Joey<br />
started squeezing my hand while taunting me with the reminders that he was<br />
in charge, and that I needed to listen to him. Sure!<br />
Coming close to a boulevard named Liberty Avenue, I let go of his hand and<br />
ran as fast as I could get away from him to cross. Midway could be heard the<br />
screeching of cars as a little child stood frozen touching the car in front of her<br />
with her small hand.<br />
People from the corner bar came out and walked me back to my brother who<br />
looked visibly frightened. Together we made a contract never to tell “Mommy.”<br />
Who wouldn’t believe in angels after that? I can still feel/see that car stopped<br />
in front of me. (For sure, Joey has his own version of this event!)<br />
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Prayers<br />
PRAYER THROUGH THE INTERCESSION OF BLESSED<br />
MARY OF JESUS THE GOOD SHEPHERD<br />
O most blessed Trinity, we praise and thank you<br />
for the example your servant, Blessed Mary of Jesus the Good Shepherd,<br />
has given us by imitating the life and virtues of the Holy Family of Nazareth.<br />
Grant us the grace we ask through her intercession for your greater glory,<br />
for the sanctification of souls and for the extension of your Kingdom on earth.<br />
Amen.<br />
PRAYER THROUGH THE INTERCESSION OF<br />
THE NOWOGRÓDEK MARTYRS<br />
O most blessed Trinity, we praise and thank you for the example of<br />
Blessed Mary Stella and Her Ten Companions,<br />
Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth,<br />
who by imitating Jesus Christ, offered themselves as a sacrifice of love.<br />
God of mercy and compassion,<br />
through the merits of their martyrdom and by their intercession, grant us the<br />
grace we humbly ask… (insert intention here)…<br />
so that like them, we may witness with our lives<br />
to the presence of the Kingdom of God’s love<br />
and extend it to the human family throughout the world.<br />
We ask this through Christ, our Lord. Amen.<br />
Blessed Martyred Sisters of Nowogródek, pray for us.<br />
PRAYER THROUGH THE INTERCESSION OF SERVANT<br />
OF GOD, SR. MALGORZATA BANAS<br />
God of Mercy,<br />
Your Son Jesus Christ lovingly fulfilled your will<br />
and his death became the source of new life for the Church.<br />
Malgorzata Banas, a Nazareth sister of Nowogródek,<br />
in the following of Jesus, accepted the challenges of her life<br />
and transformed them into a way of dedicated ministry to the Church.<br />
Grant that this faithful servant be counted among the blessed.<br />
May her witness of deep faith, courage and love of neighbor<br />
help us to remain faithful to Jesus and his Church.<br />
Grant our petitions through her intercession.<br />
We ask this in the name of Jesus. Amen.<br />
Sr. Frances Smalkowski sitting at the<br />
dinner table with her parents and her<br />
brother Joey.<br />
Mother Foundress, Blessed Mary<br />
of Jesus the Good Shepherd,<br />
Chicago-1889<br />
Nowogródek Martyrs<br />
Sr. Malgorzata Banas<br />
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NOVENA<br />
Pray the Holy Family<br />
Novena with us<br />
The Feast of the Holy Family is<br />
celebrated on the Sunday between<br />
Christmas and January 1. This year,<br />
the feast falls on December 26. Since<br />
1989, friends of the Sisters of the Holy<br />
Family of Nazareth have joined us in<br />
praying the special Holy Family Novena,<br />
written by Sr. Cathy Fedewa, CSFN, for<br />
the nine days leading up to this feast.<br />
We invite you to join in spirit with this<br />
worldwide time of prayer and to use<br />
this Novena at any time of the year. If<br />
you would like to share this Novena<br />
with relatives and friends so that they<br />
may pray it with us, copies in English,<br />
Polish, or Spanish can be downloaded<br />
from our website at nazarethcsfn.<br />
org/prayer/holy-family-novena.<br />
NOVENA IN<br />
HONOR OF THE<br />
HOLY FAMILY<br />
DAY 1 - HOLY FAMILY<br />
Intention: For all families<br />
(Add your own personal<br />
intentions quietly or aloud<br />
as circumstances allow).<br />
We often think of the Holy Family<br />
as a family without struggles.<br />
God, of course, was their center<br />
and their strength, but God<br />
called Jesus, Mary, and Joseph<br />
to a great self-emptying love.<br />
Joseph took to himself a young<br />
maiden with a child not his own,<br />
believing in the darkness that this<br />
faithful, protecting love would<br />
serve God’s plan. Mary watched<br />
her Son grow to the fullness of<br />
manhood, only to be murdered. And<br />
Jesus enfleshed the enduring love<br />
of His Father despite the cost to<br />
those He loved, and to Himself.<br />
Prayer: God, grace us with the<br />
fidelity, courage and love of Jesus,<br />
Mary, and Joseph. Be for us a still<br />
point and a resting place in this life<br />
where we must see all with the<br />
eyes of faith to be true to our call.<br />
Like Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, we<br />
embrace this human journey,<br />
despite its times of doubt and fear,<br />
because today and always You are<br />
our security and our strength.<br />
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We ask this through the intercession<br />
of the family of Nazareth, Jesus,<br />
Mary, and Joseph, model for<br />
all Christian families. Amen.<br />
DAY 2 - NEW FAMILIES<br />
Intention: For engaged<br />
couples and newlyweds (Add<br />
your own personal intentions).<br />
Many couples at this very moment<br />
are contemplating marriage for<br />
many reasons. They need to look<br />
deeply into the commitment<br />
they are asking of one another, a<br />
commitment that calls for the<br />
greatest love they can give – the<br />
total giving of themselves to one<br />
another and the total acceptance and<br />
support of one another. They are<br />
the seeds of a newly forming family.<br />
Prayer: God, Keeper of Promises,<br />
help the newly married from the<br />
very onset to love each other into<br />
the best that they can become for<br />
themselves, for each other and for<br />
all those whose lives they touch.<br />
Expand their hearts to include new<br />
life born of that love if such is part<br />
of Your plan for them. Mary, and<br />
Joseph, just as at Nazareth you laid<br />
the foundation for Jesus to grow in<br />
wisdom, age, and grace, give these<br />
couples the greatness of heart to<br />
love their children into new loving<br />
persons. We ask this through the<br />
intercession of the family of Nazareth,<br />
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, model<br />
for all Christian families. Amen.<br />
DAY 3 - FAMILIES IN PAIN<br />
Intention: For persons suffering<br />
because of broken relationships<br />
and family problems (Add your<br />
own personal intentions).<br />
There is so much suffering and pain in<br />
the world today. One of the greatest<br />
pains comes when members of<br />
families can no longer continue loving<br />
one another into wholeness. So much<br />
healing and forgiveness are needed –<br />
gifts that can come only from turning<br />
to God for the strength and courage<br />
that lie at the base of forgiving love.<br />
Prayer: Jesus Healer, we ask You<br />
to be present to members of families<br />
who are broken and hurting. To those<br />
who are the cause of the pain, give<br />
the strength of conversion of heart<br />
to see their problems and deal with<br />
them. Those who are the victims will<br />
need from You – and others who<br />
love them – a great deal of support<br />
and strength to forgive and to love<br />
so greatly that healing can happen.<br />
But God, there are also families<br />
where the pain has been too great,<br />
and the bonds have been severed. Be<br />
with each member of those families<br />
so that they may have the courage to<br />
“gather up the fragments” and move<br />
on in life. Allow them to go beyond<br />
the crippling effects of the pain and<br />
to find in You and in those who<br />
love them, the support, affirmation,<br />
and courage to go on. We ask this<br />
through the intercession of the family<br />
of Nazareth, Jesus, Mary, and Joseph,<br />
model for all Christian families. Amen.<br />
DAY 4 - PERSONS<br />
WITHOUT FAMILIES<br />
Intention: For all who<br />
have become alienated from<br />
their families (Add your<br />
own personal intentions).<br />
Many people have been victims<br />
of families who were not able for<br />
live out a real loving commitment<br />
to one another. Some have come<br />
from unions never blessed with<br />
love; others are children of those<br />
who have been victims themselves<br />
and were unable to give love. Not<br />
having known the love of parents or<br />
other special family members, they<br />
found themselves part of a cycle that<br />
seemed only to turn in on itself.<br />
Prayer: Compassionate God,<br />
we pray that there be persons<br />
who are willing to reach out in<br />
love to these victims, to share of<br />
their abundance with those who<br />
have so little, whether physically,<br />
spiritually, or emotionally.<br />
Grant to those who feel unloved the<br />
grace and gift to see love in another’s<br />
heart. Give them also the courage to<br />
accept that love so that at least one<br />
life can break the cycle of unloving.<br />
Open the hearts of every family<br />
member to realize how special<br />
each other family member is so<br />
that they never become the source<br />
of another’s pain. May they rather<br />
be guilty of loving too much than<br />
not enough. We ask this through<br />
the intercession of the family of<br />
Nazareth, Jesus, Mary, and Joseph,<br />
model for all Christian families. Amen.<br />
DAY 5 - FAMILIES<br />
STARTING OVER<br />
Intention: For stepfamilies<br />
and couples in a second<br />
marriage (Add your own<br />
personal intentions).<br />
There are those among us who<br />
are struggling with the joys and<br />
tensions of putting together a new<br />
family, beginning again to build<br />
and to strengthen the bonds of<br />
love that will carry them together<br />
through life. Many members of<br />
those families are picking up the<br />
pieces of their puzzled lives at<br />
very vulnerable times. They need<br />
special grace to put it all together<br />
with the love and affirmation that<br />
each family member can give.<br />
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Prayer: God of Struggle, these<br />
new families need all the support<br />
and affirmation they can get, not<br />
only from within, but also from<br />
loved ones and friends outside<br />
their homes. We ask that all those<br />
who relate in any way to family<br />
members be conscious of their need<br />
for support and understanding.<br />
Grant to each family member<br />
enough love to be open to one<br />
another, accepting the new patterns,<br />
personalities, and gifts that they<br />
may encounter, building up and<br />
strengthening this new foundation so<br />
that it may grow in love to be a firm<br />
and lasting foundation. We ask this<br />
through the intercession of the family<br />
of Nazareth, Jesus, Mary, and Joseph,<br />
model for all Christian families. Amen.<br />
DAY 6 - MY FAMILY<br />
Intention: For all the members<br />
of my extended family (Add<br />
your own personal intentions).<br />
There is one very special family who<br />
we need to keep in prayer – our own<br />
families into which we were born.<br />
There is no set pattern that defines<br />
who that may be since, for each of<br />
us, it is unique. In Jesus there is no<br />
barrier of time and space – all is<br />
present now. In that understanding,<br />
call to mind each member of your<br />
family (silently name them).<br />
Prayer: No family is perfect and<br />
mine is no exception. I give thanks<br />
to You, God of My Life, for all the<br />
joys and blessings that have been<br />
part of my experience in my family,<br />
but I also offer to You the pain and<br />
hurts. I give both of these to You<br />
that I may not forget either, for all in<br />
life is related and I do not want the<br />
joys to be blotted out by the pain.<br />
Help me to forgive those members of<br />
my family, including myself, who have<br />
caused pain and help me to affirm<br />
those who have been a source of joy.<br />
Give me the strength to be a light<br />
within my family, to be a witness of<br />
Your love to others, and to continue<br />
to place before You all of our needs.<br />
We ask this through the intercession<br />
of the family of Nazareth, Jesus,<br />
Mary, and Joseph, model for<br />
all Christian families. Amen.<br />
DAY 7 - FAMILIES<br />
CELEBRATING<br />
Intention: For those celebrating<br />
special events this year (Add<br />
your own personal intentions).<br />
“Rejoice with those who rejoice.”<br />
There are many things to celebrate<br />
in families – births and birthdays;<br />
weddings and anniversaries; first steps<br />
and graduations; and all the everyday,<br />
seemingly small joys that come<br />
with loving, sharing, affirming, and<br />
appreciating the gifts of one another.<br />
Prayer: We rejoice and thank<br />
You, Gracious God, for the<br />
special gifts that family members<br />
can be to one another.<br />
We thank you especially for those<br />
couples who celebrate Silver and<br />
Golden Anniversaries of marriage –<br />
lives of loving, faithful commitment<br />
to one another. They are a special<br />
witness to their children and to the<br />
world – a reflection of Your faithful<br />
commitment to Your people. Grant<br />
to them the rewards of their fidelity<br />
– the peace and joy that come from<br />
knowing they have lived life to its<br />
fullness, constantly mindful of the<br />
other rather than themselves.<br />
We ask this through the intercession<br />
of the family of Nazareth, Jesus,<br />
Mary, and Joseph, model for<br />
all Christian families. Amen.<br />
DAY 8 - FAMILIES<br />
AS SERVANTS<br />
Intention: For those<br />
families who take the time<br />
to help others (Add your<br />
own personal intentions).<br />
“They will know we are Christians<br />
by our love.” And the love that<br />
is shared intimately among family<br />
members cannot help but spill out<br />
beyond their circle to others. The<br />
very love they share is a muchneeded<br />
witness to our world.<br />
Prayer: Jesus, Center of Life, give<br />
to those families who desire to<br />
share their love more deeply the<br />
strength to reach out, to go beyond<br />
themselves. Help them to find ways<br />
of reaching out that will build rather<br />
than divide the bonds which love<br />
has created. Above all, help them<br />
always to keep You as the focus of<br />
their lives as did Mary and Joseph.<br />
We pray too for those men and<br />
women who have been leaders<br />
in movements that have offered<br />
support to couples and families,<br />
enabling them to find ways of sharing<br />
with other families. Give them and<br />
others the courage and strength<br />
to continue to channel their great<br />
love for You, through their families,<br />
to the world. We ask this through<br />
the intercession of the family of<br />
Nazareth, Jesus, Mary, and Joseph,<br />
model for all Christian families. Amen.<br />
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DAY 9 - FAMILY OF<br />
THE WORLD<br />
Intention: For our sisters<br />
and brothers throughout<br />
the world (Add your own<br />
personal intentions).<br />
There is a larger circle of<br />
family members to whom we<br />
are related – the family of the<br />
World. Jesus provides for us<br />
the WAY, the TRUTH, and the<br />
LIFE that models the universal<br />
bonding that links us together.<br />
Prayer: God, Creator of the<br />
earth and all its people, grant<br />
that we may never become so<br />
self-centered as to lose sight of<br />
this larger family to which we<br />
all belong. Help us to be mindful<br />
that, as members of one family, we<br />
are all equal in the eyes of God.<br />
We all have gifts to share, as did each<br />
member of the Holy Family – may<br />
we be generous and creative in the<br />
sharing of those gifts, whether they<br />
be material or spiritual. Together,<br />
then, we can truly build a better<br />
world. We ask this through the<br />
intercession of the family of Nazareth,<br />
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, model<br />
for all Christian families. Amen.<br />
CO<strong>NC</strong>LUDING PRAYER<br />
Lord God, from You every family<br />
in heaven and on earth takes its<br />
name. Father, You are Love and<br />
Life. Through Your Son, Jesus<br />
Christ, born of woman, and<br />
through the Holy Spirit, fountain<br />
of divine charity, grant that every<br />
family on earth may become<br />
for each successive generation<br />
a true shrine of life and love.<br />
Grant that your grace may guide the<br />
thoughts and actions of husbands<br />
and wives for the good of their<br />
families and of all the families in the<br />
world. Grant that the young may<br />
find in the family solid support for<br />
their human dignity and for their<br />
growth in truth and love. Grant<br />
that love, strengthened by the<br />
grace of the sacrament of marriage,<br />
may prove mightier than all the<br />
weaknesses and trials through which<br />
our families sometimes pass.<br />
Through the intercession of the<br />
Holy Family of Nazareth, grant<br />
that the Church may fruitfully<br />
carry out her worldwide mission<br />
in the family and through the<br />
family. We ask this of You, who<br />
are Life, Truth, and Love, with the<br />
Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.<br />
Pope John Paul II<br />
Novena Text:<br />
Sister Catherine Fedewa, CSFN<br />
Novena Published with<br />
Ecclesiastical Permission. 1989<br />
COPYRIGHT 1989<br />
Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth<br />
285 Bellevue Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15229<br />
Sr. Josephine Garret, CSFN, joins in<br />
prayer with a young parishioner.<br />
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ROSARY<br />
Healing Rosary<br />
for Families<br />
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Editor’s Note: The Healing Rosary for<br />
Families was written by an Associate<br />
of the Holy Family who has requested<br />
not to be named because, as she<br />
explains, “I believe [this rosary] was<br />
a joint effort among the communion<br />
of Saints here and in heaven.” The<br />
rosary incorporates some of the most<br />
pressing problems of families that the<br />
Associate has experienced in her time<br />
as a spiritual director and counselor. It<br />
was graciously reviewed by Sr. Frances<br />
Smalkowski, CSFN. We invite you to pray<br />
in unison with us from loving hearts as<br />
witnesses to the love of the Holy Family.<br />
HEALING ROSARY<br />
FOR FAMILIES<br />
Prayer to the Holy Family: “Jesus,<br />
Mary, and Joseph, in you we<br />
contemplate the splendor of true<br />
love; to you we turn with trust.<br />
Holy Family of Nazareth, grant that<br />
our families too may be places of<br />
communion and prayer, authentic<br />
schools of the Gospel and small<br />
domestic churches. Holy Family of<br />
Nazareth, may families never again<br />
experience violence, rejection, and<br />
division; may all who have been hurt<br />
or scandalized find ready comfort<br />
and healing. Holy Family of Nazareth,<br />
make us once more mindful of the<br />
sacredness and inviolability of the<br />
family, and its beauty in God’s plan.<br />
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, graciously<br />
hear our prayer. Amen.”<br />
(From Pope Francis’ “Prayer to the<br />
Holy Family,” December 29, 2013.)<br />
For Healing of Families:<br />
Our Father<br />
Our Father, who art in heaven,<br />
hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom<br />
come; thy will be done on earth<br />
as it is in heaven. Give us this<br />
day our daily bread; and forgive<br />
us our trespasses as we forgive<br />
those who trespass against us;<br />
and lead us not into temptation,<br />
but deliver us from evil. Amen.<br />
“The Lord heals the<br />
brokenhearted, and<br />
binds up their wounds.”<br />
Psalm 147:3<br />
The Apostles’ Creed<br />
I believe in God, the Father almighty,<br />
Creator of heaven and earth, and<br />
in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our<br />
Lord, who was conceived by the<br />
Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary,<br />
suffered under Pontius Pilate, was<br />
crucified, died, and was buried; he<br />
descended into hell; on the third<br />
day he rose again from the dead;<br />
he ascended into heaven, and is<br />
seated at the right hand of God<br />
the Father almighty; from there<br />
he will come to judge the living<br />
and the dead. I believe in the Holy<br />
Spirit, the holy Catholic Church, the<br />
communion of saints, the forgiveness<br />
of sins, the resurrection of the<br />
body, and life everlasting. Amen.<br />
For Fathers: Hail Mary<br />
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is<br />
with you; blessed are you among<br />
women, and blessed is the fruit of<br />
your womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother<br />
of God, pray for us sinners now and<br />
at the hour of our death. Amen.<br />
For Mothers: Hail Mary…<br />
For Children: Hail Mary…<br />
Glory Be<br />
Glory be to the Father, the Son,<br />
and the Holy Spirit; as it was in the<br />
beginning, is now, and ever shall<br />
be, world without end. Amen.<br />
FIRST JOYFUL MYSTERY:<br />
The Annunciation and<br />
Mary’s “Yes” to God.<br />
The fruit of this mystery is humility.<br />
For those who are not saying yes<br />
to God; those who are not following<br />
the will of God: Our Father…<br />
1. For families broken by alcohol<br />
abuse: Hail Mary…<br />
2. For families broken by physical<br />
and mental abuse: Hail Mary…<br />
3. For families broken by drug abuse<br />
and all addictions: Hail Mary…<br />
4. For families broken by<br />
infidelity: Hail Mary…<br />
5. For families broken by lack of love<br />
of God and neighbor: Hail Mary…<br />
6. For families broken by misuse<br />
of the internet: Hail Mary…<br />
7. For families broken by<br />
divorce: Hail Mary…<br />
8. For families broken by<br />
workaholism: Hail Mary…<br />
9. For families broken by<br />
unforgiveness: Hail Mary…<br />
10. For families broken by lack of<br />
awareness of sin and the need<br />
for repentance: Hail Mary…<br />
Glory Be<br />
Glory be to the Father, the Son,<br />
and the Holy Spirit; as it was in the<br />
beginning, is now, and ever shall<br />
be, world without end. Amen.<br />
Fatima Prayer<br />
O my Jesus, forgive us our sins;<br />
save us from the fires of hell; lead<br />
all souls to Heaven, especially<br />
those in most need of Thy mercy.<br />
“Thank God for the grace by<br />
which you can recognize your<br />
limitations and your weakness.<br />
That is a truth which each one<br />
of us ought to acknowledge.<br />
Consider also that God needs<br />
neither our knowledge nor<br />
our talents, but desires our<br />
self-surrender, good will, and<br />
readiness to do whatever<br />
He asks of us. Resort to<br />
prayer, therefore; submit and<br />
recommend everything to God,<br />
and He shall accomplish His<br />
designs even by means of a frail<br />
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instrument to the everlasting<br />
glory of His Name.”<br />
(From Blessed Mary of Jesus the<br />
Good Shepherd [Frances Siedliska],<br />
Foundress of the Congregation<br />
of the Sisters of the Holy Family<br />
of Nazareth)<br />
SECOND JOYFUL<br />
MYSTERY: The Visitation.<br />
The fruit of this mystery<br />
is love of neighbor.<br />
For families in need:<br />
Our Father…<br />
1. For the lonely: Hail Mary…<br />
2. For the hungry: Hail Mary…<br />
3. For the handicapped: Hail Mary…<br />
4. For refugees: Hail Mary…<br />
5. For widows, widowers, and<br />
the elderly: Hail Mary…<br />
6. For those with financial<br />
struggles: Hail Mary…<br />
7. For those who live alone:<br />
Hail Mary…<br />
8. For those who are suffering with<br />
mental illness: Hail Mary…<br />
9. For those who are<br />
persecuted: Hail Mary…<br />
10. For those who are<br />
despairing: Hail Mary…<br />
Glory Be<br />
Glory be to the Father, the Son,<br />
and the Holy Spirit; as it was in the<br />
beginning, is now, and ever shall<br />
be, world without end. Amen.<br />
Fatima Prayer<br />
O my Jesus, forgive us our sins;<br />
save us from the fires of hell; lead<br />
all souls to Heaven, especially<br />
those in most need of Thy mercy.<br />
“May the Holy Family, icon and<br />
model of every human family,<br />
help each individual to walk in<br />
the spirit of Nazareth. May it<br />
help each family unit to grow in<br />
understanding of its particular<br />
mission in society and the<br />
Church by hearing the Word<br />
of God, by prayer, and by a<br />
fraternal sharing of life. May<br />
Mary, Mother of ‘fairest love,’<br />
and Joseph, Guardian of the<br />
Redeemer, accompany us all<br />
with their constant protection.”<br />
(From St. John Paul II, “Letter To<br />
Families,” February 2, 1994)<br />
THIRD JOYFUL MYSTERY:<br />
The Nativity.<br />
The fruit of this mystery<br />
is detachment from the<br />
things of the world.<br />
For the sanctity of life:<br />
Our Father…<br />
1. For the sanctity of the<br />
unborn: Hail Mary…<br />
2. For the sanctity of traditional<br />
marriage: Hail Mary…<br />
3. For the protection of<br />
children: Hail Mary…<br />
4. For those that cannot<br />
conceive: Hail Mary…<br />
5. For the healing of families<br />
affected by miscarriages and<br />
abortion: Hail Mary…<br />
6. For the unmarried: Hail Mary…<br />
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7. For foster and adoptive<br />
families: Hail Mary…<br />
8. For right judgement<br />
for those contemplating<br />
suicide: Hail Mary...<br />
9. For an increase in compassion<br />
for all those who are<br />
caregivers: Hail Mary...<br />
10. For an increase in courage and<br />
perseverance for those who<br />
help save lives: Hail Mary…<br />
Glory Be<br />
Glory be to the Father, the Son,<br />
and the Holy Spirit; as it was in the<br />
beginning, is now, and ever shall<br />
be, world without end. Amen.<br />
Fatima Prayer<br />
O my Jesus, forgive us our sins;<br />
save us from the fires of hell; lead<br />
all souls to Heaven, especially<br />
those in most need of Thy mercy.<br />
“There is so much suffering in<br />
families these days all over<br />
the world that it is important<br />
to pray, and it is important to<br />
forgive. People ask me what<br />
advice I have for a married<br />
couple struggling in their<br />
relationship. I always answer,<br />
‘Pray and forgive’; and to young<br />
people who come from violent<br />
homes, ‘Pray and forgive’;<br />
and to the single mother with<br />
no family support, ‘Pray and<br />
forgive.’ You can say, ‘My Lord,<br />
I love You. My God, I am sorry.<br />
My God, I believe in You. My<br />
God, I trust You. Help us to love<br />
one another as You love us.’”<br />
(From St. Teresa of Calcutta)<br />
FOURTH JOYFUL<br />
MYSTERY: The Presentation.<br />
The fruit of this mystery is obedience.<br />
For renewal of faith in<br />
families: Our Father…<br />
1. For families to have the<br />
courage to put God first in their<br />
everyday life: Hail Mary…<br />
2. For the return of all those that have<br />
strayed from the faith: Hail Mary…<br />
3. For families to pray<br />
together: Hail Mary…<br />
4. For understanding, reverent<br />
communication, and reconciliation<br />
in families: Hail Mary…<br />
5. For families to seek God’s<br />
Wisdom: Hail Mary…<br />
6. For family members to spend more<br />
time with each other: Hail Mary…<br />
7. For families to trust in<br />
Jesus: Hail Mary...<br />
8. For the holiness parents need<br />
to be the first heralds of faith<br />
to their children: Hail Mary…<br />
9. For compassion and mercy<br />
in the hearts of all God’s<br />
children: Hail Mary…<br />
10. For our leaders in the faith – the<br />
Pope, Cardinals, Bishops, Priests,<br />
Deacons and Religious: Hail Mary…<br />
Glory Be<br />
Glory be to the Father, the Son,<br />
and the Holy Spirit; as it was in the<br />
beginning, is now, and ever shall<br />
be, world without end. Amen.<br />
Fatima Prayer<br />
O my Jesus, forgive us our sins;<br />
save us from the fires of hell; lead<br />
all souls to Heaven, especially<br />
those in most need of Thy mercy.<br />
“We can try to limit suffering,<br />
to fight against it, but we<br />
cannot eliminate it. It is when<br />
we attempt to avoid suffering<br />
by withdrawing from anything<br />
that might involve hurt, when<br />
we try to spare ourselves the<br />
effort and pain of pursuing<br />
truth, love, and goodness,<br />
that we drift into a life of<br />
emptiness, in which there may<br />
be almost no pain but the dark<br />
sensation of meaninglessness<br />
and abandonment is all the<br />
greater. It is not by sidestepping<br />
or fleeing from suffering that<br />
we are healed, but rather by<br />
our capacity for accepting<br />
it, maturing through it, and<br />
finding meaning through<br />
union with Christ, who<br />
suffered with infinite love.”<br />
(From Pope Benedict XVI,<br />
Encyclical Letter “Spe Salvi,”<br />
November 30, 2007)<br />
Sr. Maria Magdalena taking time to<br />
pray in the Provincialate chapel for all<br />
families.<br />
CSFN Associates gather together in<br />
praying for the intentions of the CSFN<br />
community.<br />
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FIFTH JOYFUL MYSTERY:<br />
Finding in the Temple.<br />
The fruit of this mystery<br />
is joy in finding Jesus.<br />
For families that have<br />
experienced loss: Our Father…<br />
1. For families that have lost a<br />
loved one: Hail Mary…<br />
2. For families that have experienced<br />
loss of employment: Hail Mary…<br />
3. For families that have experienced<br />
loss of love: Hail Mary…<br />
4. For families that have experienced<br />
loss of hope: Hail Mary…<br />
5. For families that have experienced<br />
loss of faith: Hail Mary…<br />
6. For families that have experienced<br />
loss of dignity: Hail Mary…<br />
7. For families that have experienced<br />
loss of home: Hail Mary…<br />
8. For families that have<br />
experienced loss of clothing<br />
and belongings: Hail Mary…<br />
9. For families that have experienced<br />
loss of health: Hail Mary…<br />
10. For families that have lost<br />
the freedom to worship<br />
God: Hail Mary…<br />
Glory Be<br />
Glory be to the Father, the Son,<br />
and the Holy Spirit; as it was in the<br />
beginning, is now, and ever shall<br />
be, world without end. Amen.<br />
Fatima Prayer<br />
O my Jesus, forgive us our sins;<br />
save us from the fires of hell; lead<br />
all souls to Heaven, especially<br />
those in most need of Thy mercy.<br />
“Heavenly Father, You have<br />
given us a model of life in the<br />
Holy Family of Nazareth. Help<br />
us, O loving Father, to make<br />
our family another Nazareth<br />
where love, peace, and joy reign.<br />
May it be deeply contemplative,<br />
intensely Eucharistic, and<br />
vibrant with joy. Help us to<br />
stay together in joy and sorrow<br />
through family prayer. Teach<br />
us to see Jesus in the members<br />
of our family, especially in His<br />
distressing disguises. May the<br />
Eucharistic Heart of Jesus make<br />
our hearts meek and humble<br />
like his and help us to carry<br />
out our family duties in a holy<br />
way. May we love one another<br />
as God loves each one of us<br />
more and more each day, and<br />
forgive each other’s faults as<br />
You forgive our sins. Help us, O<br />
loving Father, to take whatever<br />
You give and to give whatever<br />
You take with a big smile.<br />
Immaculate Heart of Mary,<br />
cause of our joy, pray for us.<br />
Saint Joseph pray for us. Holy<br />
Guardian Angels be always with<br />
us, guide and protect us. Amen.”<br />
(From St Teresa of Calcutta)<br />
Hail Holy Queen<br />
Hail, Holy Queen, mother of mercy,<br />
our life, our sweetness, and our<br />
hope. To you we cry, poor banished<br />
children of Eve; to you we send up<br />
our sighs, mourning and weeping in<br />
this valley of tears. Turn, then, most<br />
gracious advocate, your eyes of<br />
mercy toward us; and after this, our<br />
exile, show unto us the blessed fruit<br />
of your womb, Jesus. O clement, O<br />
loving, O sweet Virgin Mary. Amen.<br />
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In Memoriam<br />
Sister Peter Marie Genuardi<br />
February 20, 1947 –<br />
November 7, <strong>2021</strong><br />
Sister Peter Marie’s life revolved<br />
around four main loves: her God, her<br />
family, her community, and her friends.<br />
Born on February 20, 1947, in<br />
Norristown, PA, to Peter and Ann<br />
Marino Genuardi, Immaculata was<br />
the oldest girl of the six children in<br />
the family, which included brothers<br />
Joe and Peter and sisters Toni, Anna<br />
Marie, and Bernie, with Bernie having<br />
the undisputed “pride of place” in<br />
the family. Immaculata was baptized<br />
on March 16, 1947, at the Church<br />
of the Holy Savior in Norristown<br />
and then attended that parish<br />
elementary school from grades one<br />
to six. Seventh and eighth grades<br />
found Immaculata at Visitation BVM<br />
School in Trooper, PA, where she had<br />
her first encounter with the Sisters<br />
of the Holy Family of Nazareth. She<br />
said, “The Sisters were so human, and<br />
loved one another so much, and they<br />
loved to laugh.”<br />
After graduating from Bishop<br />
Kenrick High School in Norristown,<br />
Immaculata worked for a year in a<br />
medical facility in Conshohocken, PA.<br />
On September 8, 1966, she became a<br />
postulant of Immaculate Conception<br />
Province in Philadelphia, PA; she<br />
pronounced her First Vows on August<br />
12, 1969, in Meadowbrook, PA, and<br />
Perpetual Vows on October 12, 1974,<br />
in her home parish of Visitation BVM.<br />
Upon graduating from Holy Family<br />
College – now University – she<br />
primarily taught second grade. It<br />
was her singular joy to prepare<br />
these children for the Sacraments<br />
of Reconciliation and Eucharist. Her<br />
ministry took her to various parishes,<br />
including: Queen of Peace in Ardsley,<br />
PA; St. Kunegunda in McAdoo, PA;<br />
St. Katherine of Siena in Philadelphia,<br />
PA; St. Gregory in Plantation, FL;<br />
Visitation BVM in Trooper, PA; and<br />
St. Adalbert in Philadelphia, PA; where<br />
she concluded her active teaching<br />
ministry with their kindergarten. She<br />
then volunteered as a “Lunch Mother”<br />
at St. Christopher’s Parish School in<br />
Somerton, PA. Sister admitted that<br />
she did less monitoring of the lunches<br />
but became the quintessential go-to<br />
person for the tying of tiny shoelaces.<br />
Coordinating and calling BINGO at<br />
Mount Nazareth was her special gift.<br />
Retired from teaching but continuing<br />
to minister within Mary of Nazareth<br />
Convent, she coordinated the visits of<br />
various maintenance personnel who<br />
came to service equipment in the<br />
convent and to inspect the elevator,<br />
the heating and air conditioning<br />
systems, and the like. She loved to<br />
engage the workers in conversations<br />
about themselves, their families and<br />
world situations. She was truly a<br />
daughter of Nazareth – interested<br />
in the ordinariness of life.<br />
Her lifelong friendships taught her<br />
about a love that deepened and<br />
expanded with each passing year.<br />
Rooted in God and in her friends,<br />
she was able to love others without<br />
judgement, forgive quickly, exude<br />
kindness, and rise above the pettiness<br />
that comes into each of our lives<br />
at times.<br />
Sister was called home to the Lord on<br />
Sunday, November 7, <strong>2021</strong>.<br />
Donations in memory of a deceased sister may be mailed to<br />
Development Office, Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, 310<br />
N. River Road, Des Plaines, IL 60016. Please include a note with<br />
the name of the Sister in whose memory you are giving. Donations<br />
may also be made online at nazarethcsfn.org/support-us/donate.<br />
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DEVELOPMENT<br />
Stay-at-Home Social:<br />
FALL, FRIENDS, & FAMILY<br />
We hoped the world would move to a “pre-COVID normal” this past fall; however, with conditions of the pandemic on<br />
the rise, we came to the decision that it would be best to celebrate our CSFN Social as a virtual event once again.<br />
On Wednesday, October 27, through<br />
the gift of technology, we celebrated<br />
our friends, family, and Sisters in a<br />
30-minute video presentation. Our<br />
Provincial Superior, Sr. Kathleen Maciej,<br />
CSFN, greeted our viewers, who<br />
then heard the words of a beautiful<br />
opening prayer created especially<br />
for this event by Sr. Cathy Fedewa,<br />
CSFN. Our National Development<br />
Director, Kathi Barth, shared some<br />
remarks, and the presentation<br />
concluded with a photo montage<br />
featuring our Sisters, notes of gratitude<br />
from our friends, and recognition<br />
of our generous social sponsors.<br />
Thank you again to all of our generous donors, sponsors, volunteers, and Sisters! We are looking forward to seeing all of<br />
you at our next in-person event, hopefully, next year. If you missed the live stream video presentation or want to share it<br />
with your friends and family, visit the videos section on our Facebook page. If you would like to donate, please go to our<br />
website and click “Donate” (in the comment section, note your donation is for the Social), send a gift in the mail, or call<br />
our National Development Office at 847-298-6760.<br />
OUR GENEROUS SOCIAL SPONSORS<br />
• INTECH Construction, LLC<br />
• Holy Family University<br />
• St. Katherine of Siena Parish<br />
• Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nowakowski<br />
• WSFS Community Foundation<br />
• Trinity Health Mid Atlantic<br />
– Nazareth Hospital<br />
• Mr. and Mrs. Michael Delaney<br />
• Mr. and Mrs. Terrence Delaney<br />
• Dr. Thomas J. Kardish<br />
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Giving Gifts of Stocks<br />
Makes “Cents”...<br />
for You and CSFN<br />
Looking to give toward a cause you believe in and make your charitable dollars<br />
do the most good? Consider making a gift of publicly held stock or mutual fund<br />
shares (that you have had for at least one year) to the Sisters of the Holy Family<br />
of Nazareth. These gifts not only help you claim the full market value of the<br />
shares you chose to donate, but it lets you avoid taxes on capital gains, which<br />
we see as a double benefit for you, the donor.<br />
Consider the following example: John and Sue Smith own 100 shares of XYZ<br />
Corporation stock, which they purchased three years ago for $1,000. The fair<br />
market value of those 100 shares is now $2,000. If the Smith’s donate the 100<br />
shares of XYZ Corp. stock to the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, they<br />
can claim the entire $2,000 as a charitable deduction on their <strong>2021</strong> taxes, and<br />
they do not have to pay capital gains taxes on the $1,000 profit.<br />
In order to take advantage of this double benefit, it is necessary to donate<br />
the shares of stock. If you sell the shares yourself and then donate the cash<br />
proceeds, you will be liable for capital gains taxes. And please note, if you are<br />
unable to take the full deduction in one year, you can carry it forward for up to five years.<br />
While gifts of cash are always greatly appreciated, a gift of stocks or mutual fund shares can benefit you and CSFN. We<br />
ask you to keep this in mind if you are considering a gift to the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth. As always, we are<br />
deeply grateful for your support of our sisters and their ministries.<br />
TO MAKE A DONATION TO SUPPORT OUR SISTERS…<br />
Mail: Send donations to the Development Office, 310 N. River Road, Des Plaines, IL 60016.<br />
Website: www.nazarethcsfn.org – click the “Donate” to use a credit card or checking account.<br />
Facebook: www.facebook.com/csfn.usa – click on “Donate”<br />
Call: 847-298-6760, ext. 237, our Development Office<br />
Text-2-Give: Text the word REGISTER to (847) 994-4483. You will then be asked to provide contact<br />
and credit card information.<br />
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310 N River Rd.<br />
Des Plaines, IL 60016<br />
www.nazarethcsfn.org<br />
Non-profit<br />
Organization<br />
U.S. Postage<br />
Paid<br />
Rockford, IL<br />
Permit No. 2495<br />
OKTOBERFEST IN SPRING<br />
Due to the pandemic, we have postponed “Oktoberfest 2020 and<br />
<strong>2021</strong>” to spring of next year. We invite you to renew friendships and<br />
acquaintances and make new ones at “Oktoberfest in Spring,” sponsored<br />
by the Oktoberfest Committee and the Sisters of the Holy Family of<br />
Nazareth, to be held on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Meridian Banquet<br />
and Conference Center, Rolling Meadows, IL.<br />
Enjoy a unique and exciting afternoon with an opportunity to try your<br />
luck at Choose Your Prize Raffle, Silent Auction, and Split the Pot Raffle.<br />
Our CSFN Creations will provide lovely, handcrafted items for sale. A<br />
delicious luncheon will be served. Cash bar available.<br />
All proceeds from this event assist the Sisters of the Holy Family of<br />
Nazareth in their Family Outreach and will enable them to continue their<br />
mission through their daily ministries of service to, with, and for families.<br />
We look forward to seeing you soon!<br />
We, the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, are called to extend the Kingdom of God’s love among ourselves and<br />
others by living the spirit of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph whose lives were centered in the love of God and one another.<br />
We witness to this love through dedicated service to the Church, especially in ministry to the family.