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Being willing to take everyone we meet at face value, to resist evaluating them against false norms, to treat them as equals, to honor their gifts, is a sign of our own security, our own genuineness, our own quality of soul.
Joan Chittester, OSB - The Sacred In-Between
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LCWR Day of Prayer, Fasting and Advocacy
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
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WRAC ARCHIVES TEAM VISIT
“We’re thrilled to welcome the incredible team from the Women Religious Archive Collaboration to our Ursuline Archives in Toledo for a highly anticipated week of intensive archival work! Their expertise and dedication to preserving the legacies of women religious will be instrumental in helping us process, organize, and prepare our cherished collection for future generations of researchers and historians.
This visit marks a vital step toward our long-term vision: transferring our collection to the collaborative Women Religious Archive in Cleveland, where it will become part of a larger, transformative initiative to honor and uplift the stories of women religious across the United States. Let the exciting work begin!”
Submitted by Brandi Sharlow -
Toledo Ursulines' Archive Processor
The Leadership Team of the Toledo Ursulines is inviting all friends and supporters of the community to join them and congregations from around the country in days of prayer, fasting and advocacy.
The Leadership Conference for Women Religious (LCWR) has issued a call for “100 Days of Prayer, Fasting, and Advocacy” among the women’s religious congregations and their friends and associates. Each LCWR congregation, which includes the Ursulines of Toledo, is invited to select one or more days from the Feast of the Ascension (May 29 through the Friday following Labor Day (September 5) to commit to a congregational day of prayer, fasting, and advocacy for issues affecting our nation and the world.
The Leadership Team of the Ursuline Sisters of Toledo have chosen July 9 from 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. and invite all of you to join them.
· Pray in the way that resonates most deeply with your spirit and reflects the needs of this time and are evident in your particular situation.
· Fast from whatever keeps us from being Spirit-led and mission-focused, seeking a focus that creates and leads to a greater respect for justice, compassion, and peace for all.
· Advocate for the systemic changes that align with God’s dream for justice and compassion.
From LCWR “Daily acts of compassion … are not only gospel works; they are also powerful forms of advocacy. These hidden, humble acts carry the Spirit’s voice and bring God’s mercy to life in our communities.”
There will be no gathering of sisters and associates; this is a personal time for your prayer, fasting and reflection on advocating for peace, justice and compassion for the dignity of all people in our country.
In the spirit of St. Angela, who walks with us in prayer, may this time of solidarity with one another, be blessed with graces we need to pray and fast this day for systemic change in our government that promotes the dignity of each person and all God’s children.
Feast of the Sacred Heart
June 27, 2025
The Ursuline Convent was incorporated June 27, 1873 at the time Mother Alphonsus McCart was Superior. She came from the Cleveland Ursulines and was superior from 1861 – 1874 and died at the age of 43.
Why the “Ursulines of the Sacred Heart?” Could it be that the incorporation date was near the feast of the Sacred Heart? Or a traditional devotion of the Ursulines in France? Or a devotion of Mother Alphonsus?
Each year on the feast of the Sacred Heart, the Ursuline Sisters of Toledo dedicate themselves to the Sacred Heart by reciting an Act of Consecration to the Sacred Heart. There are a variety of prayers and the same one is not always used but the intention is always the same. Happy Feast Day!
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