WHOA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SO EXCITING!

“The Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration are establishing a new foundation in San Antonio, Texas and will be arriving at Our Lady of Atonement sometime in May.” — Jeff Miller’s blog

WOW! I’m so glad that they’re coming to town! They bless wherever they are with their beautiful, holy, prayerful presence. I hope the Lord will make this foundation fruitful. I’ve always admired their order. Yay! {grin}

The Sisters who will come to San Antonio (L) and the parish they will live in (R), Our Lady of the Atonement Catholic Church.

Our Lady of the Atonement is an interesting parish here. As their website says, they are “the first of several ‘personal parishes’ erected in the United States for the Anglican Use Liturgy. This parish has no affiliation with the so-called ‘Continuing Anglican Movement,’ nor with any branch of the Episcopal or Anglican churches. Rather, its members, many of whom are converts from the Episcopal Church, have been granted permission to retain some elements of the Anglican liturgical heritage while being fully Roman Catholic. Throughout the world the Catholic Church has numerous liturgical rites all under the authority of the Roman Pontiff, and the Church has always taught that there can be legitimate diversity in unity. While the liturgy used at Our Lady of the Atonement Parish is not a separate Rite, it is the only approved variation of the Latin Rite in the United States.”

It’s interesting that the order decided to go to this particular parish, but the parish is known for its reverence and tradition. You can even tell that from the church’s architecture. They celebrate the Low, High, and Solemn Latin Masses at this parish. They also have a highly-respected Catholic grade school, Atonement Academy.