Sunflower and bee
WMOF2018 Holy Family members interact with visitors
A display of Sr. Margaret's work to be raffled to help the needy
Sr. Margaret
WMOF2018 Holy Family stand attracts interest
Table companionship - Newbridge community with friends
Sustainable food prduction
In this Creation time from the 1 September to the 4 October my eyes are drawn towards the beautiful Spanish Chestnut Tree in the grounds of Mt. St. Anne’s in Killenard, County Laois. There she stood throughout Winter, -solid, strong and yet bare. Snow came and covered her in a beautiful white mantle. – But bare she remained throughout Spring- no leaves appeared. I wondered would we ever see the green again on her beautifully formed branches. It was a waiting time. It seemed nothing was happening. Nature knew how to wait until that time after Easter when Brother Sun blessed us with warmth and light. Everything began to change …
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The Holy Family of Bordeaux is an International Spiritual and Apostolic Family founded in 1820 by Pierre Bienvenu Noailles,
a priest of Bordeaux. It is composed of women and men, youth and children, from all vocations and walks of life in
the Catholic Church – Apostolic and Contemplative Women Religious, Consecrated Secular Women,
Lay and Priest Associates.
All members, while living their own specific vocation, share the same mission, the same spirit
and aim and draw their inspiration from the Holy Family of Nazareth.
In Britain and Ireland the Holy Family includes:
- Apostolic Religious
- Consecrated Seculars
- Lay and Priest Associates
- Youth
We invite our members, past pupils, friends and those interested in knowing more about and sharing our spirituality, charism and ministries to interact with us on this site.
Pakistan: Christians and Muslims commemorate 800th anniversary of meeting between St Francis and Sultan Source: Fides To commemorate the historic encounter between St Francis of Assisi with the Sultan of Egypt, AL-Kamil in …
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JRS: Government response to those crossing Channel in search of safety is deeply troubling In the following statement, Jesuit Refugee Service UK expresses grave concern over the Home Secretary Sajid Javid’s …
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Pierre Bienvenu Noailles was an enthusiastic young priest of Bordeaux who, at the age of 27, began to found what he then called the Association of the Holy Family.
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What will remain on the threshold of eternity is not how much we earned, but how much we gave away.
