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MERIDEN, CT (05-07-2022) – Sister Mary Anne Linder, FSE was honored by Holy Apostles College and Seminary at the Sixty-fourth Commencement Exercises held at the college campus in Cromwell, Connecticut, as she received the Service Award for her 24 years as a faculty member. In absentia, Sister Mary Elizabeth Endee, FSE, received the Service Award plaque for Sister Mary Anne. The citation from Holy Apostles College and Seminary was read as follows: Sister Mary Anne Linder, F.S.E. Born in Iowa to the late George and [...]

Sister Grace Marie Horan, FSE on the day of her final vows in 2017. ROME (04-20-2022) - Sister Grace Marie Horan, FSE, of the FSE Rome center, joyfully received the announcement that she successfully passed her oral defense of her doctoral treatise and is granted the degree of Doctor of Ministry from The Catholic University of America. The defense was held via teleconference  with several Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist around the world attending. Sister Grace Marie has been an official of [...]

MERIDEN, CT (April 9-17, 2022 Holy Week) - In union with the Church throughout the world, the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist community of Sisters, Brothers and lay associates celebrate the days of Holy Week with intensity and richness of ritual. The Motherhouse community in Meriden, Connecticut, has taken for its theme this year "The Power of Silence" referencing Cardinal Robert Sarah's book by that title. Franciscan Apprentices who have studied the book are presenting a brief reflection each day related to the liturgy of [...]

MERIDEN, CT (03-13-2022) - Marigold Rocero smiled delightedly when Mother Miriam Seiferman, FSE, Mother General, announced that Marigold's religious name would be Sister Josina Marie. At a private Community ceremony in the Chapel of St. John, Marigold was received into the novitiate of the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist by Mother Miriam. As a sign of entering a life-changing choice and mission, it is customary for the new Sister to receive a religious name as well as the religious habit and veil of the Community. [...]

Brother Leo Maneri, Franciscan Brother of the Eucharist, and Sister Patricia Glass, Franciscan Sister of the Eucharist, on Ash Wednesday 2010! They are still smiling and looking forward to a holy Lent in 2022! Pope Francis reminds us all of the meaning of receiving ashes on Ash Wednesday in his homily: The ashes bespeak the emptiness hiding behind the frenetic quest for worldly rewards. They remind us that worldliness is like the dust that is carried away by a slight gust of wind. Sisters [...]

The Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist wish you all a very blessed Christmas Season! May Christ, born of Mary and now present in the Eucharist throughout the world, be your source of strength, your hope during trials and your constant joy!