Ladies of Charity, Pittsburgh

Saturday, August 16, 2025, 9:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M

My Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ and our patrons, Saints Vincent de Paul, Louise de Marillac, and Elizabeth Ann Seton, I hope you are enjoying this summer season, despite the weather! I wanted to share something with you pertaining to this time of year we are in – something for you to reflect on in your leisure time (hopefully, you are getting some!) In my quest to that end, I came upon a past article on a Vincentian website I hope will speak to you in any season.

My Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ and our patrons, Saints Vincent de Paul, Louise de Marillac, and Elizabeth Ann Seton, for the past 6 weeks we have been celebrating the Easter season. We have been delighting in the majesty of God. Now we end this season with Pentecost. The goal of Pentecost is mission with the aim that the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord. The following reflection was taken from SSVPUSA.org.

My Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ and our patrons, Saints Vincent de Paul, Louise de Marillac, and Elizabeth Ann Seton, I hope everyone had a very Happy Easter. This letter was delayed somewhat due to the storms we had the beginning of this week.   My electricity was out for close to 39 hours.  OUCH!  A power outage that lasted that length of time hadn’t happened to me in a very long time.  I forgot just how dark black almost- the night was with no streetlights on or traffic lights working.  I did a lot more praying during that time frame, and I reflected on the darkness that I experienced and how ‘empty’ it made me feel.  When evening settled in (and I did give thanks though that our days are longer now than they were in December) I felt purposeless; like something was missing.  I thought about God being the light of the world and how He gives purpose and meaning to our lives.  I noted a few bible verses below for you to consider during your prayer reflection.

My Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ and our patrons, Saints Vincent de Paul, Louise de Marillac, and Elizabeth Ann Seton, we are halfway through the Lenten season at this writing.  There is still time to ‘regroup’, if you will, and commit to make the most of the next several weeks.  We can pray more often, give of our time and talents to do God’s work in this secular world and receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation.  Ladies, I wish you all a rekindling of your faith in these remaining weeks of Lent.  Have a very Happy Easter.

My Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ and our patrons, Saints Vincent de Paul, Louise de Marillac, and Elizabeth Ann Seton, 2025 seems to be off to a fast start. I can’t believe it’s March already. I came across the following poem.