Praised and blessed be the most holy Trinity - and our dearest heavenly mother, Mary - in whose presence we will one day meet again, greet one another, and rejoice eternally in God.   Trust and Dare   May 31; MT 736

Feast of the Visitation

Visitation

Walnut Wood by Mary Ann Osborne, SSND (CP)

                                          

1881 Mary Caroline Friess installed as Commissary General in North America 

Here let us pray without ceasing and with devotion, . . . as we will one day in heaven adore God for all eternity.  Trust and Dare May 30; MT 949 

 

1923 The Romanian Province began with its motherhouse in Timisoara. (The Romanian Province integrated into the Bavarian Province in 2002.  As of 2026, it is part of the Province of Europe.)

 

 Let us begin, dear sisters, to set our prayer aright. Then our life will soon become different, better. Trust and Dare May 29; MT 949

Peace Pole
Colégio Santa Inês, Porto Alegre, Brazil

 If we prayed well, we would live altogether differently.  Trust and Dare May 28; MT 949

Fr. Matthias Siegert
1804-1879

1879 Fr. Matthias Siegert died, just three weeks after the death of Mother Theresa.  Trained by Bishop Wittmann, Fr. Siegert was a diocesan priest and lifelong friend of Mother Theresa. He was her confidant, educational consultant, and strong support throughout some very difficult years.

Let us examine ourselves whether in faith we are always aware of the dear God truly present.  How reverently would we then pray!  Trust and Dare  May 27; MT 949

St. Peter Fourier   
1565-1640

1897 St. Peter Fourier was canonized by Pope Leo XIII.

Never cease praying, for if the spirit of devotion decreases in us, everything else slips backward into tepidity and death.  Trust and Dare May 26; MT 714

Image from Hungary

Truly, there is no other means at our disposal than the weapon of prayer; then, let us seize it.   Trust and Dare May 25; MT 3812

      

Photo by S. Inês Camiran

 Laudato Si' Week

For the greater honor of God I may reveal to you: never has the Lord refused me a petition I made to him for you, my sisters, concerning his holy cause. Trust and Dare May 24: MT 714

Laudato Si' Week

O, if we could only stay on our knees day and night before the most holy sacrament and, like Moses of old, raise our hands and hearts to him, so that the Lord . . . might send timely help and grant us meekness, humility, and love.  Trust and Dare May 23; MT 4405

Laudato Si' Week

International Day to End Obstetric Fistula

1841 King Ludwig I of Bavaria gave the Poor Clare Convent on the Anger in Munich to Mother Theresa for the establishment of a motherhouse.

Let us greet our dear Lord Jesus, our crucified love, in the blessed sacrament as often as we pass before the Highest Good.   Trust and Dare May 22; MT 3222

Laudato Si' Week

International Day for  Biological Diversity 

1853 First house opened in Austria at Friestadt.

 “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened; I will refresh you.”  The divine bridegroom calls to us from the tabernacle.  There he gives us the bread of the strong in the most holy sacrament and with it comfort, light, and strength.  Thus, with courageous hearts we can carry after him to Calvary the cross he has laid upon us, until the last hour strikes and the portals of eternity open.      Trust and Dare   May 21; MT 5328

Crucifix from Germany
In March 1933, Mother Almeda presented the sculpted crucifix as a gift to the St. Louis Province. 

UN World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development

Laudato Si' Week

When the bell calls to prayer, recognize it as the invitation of the divine bridegroom to rest in his heart . . . , there to gather new strength, new comfort, and new courage.   Trust and Dare   May 20; MT 5327

Caroline bell being moved from Notre Dame of Elm Grove, Feb. 2021. Photo by S. Anna Marie Reha (CP)

Laudato Si' Week

1804  Father George Michael Wittmann became pastor of the Cathedral parish in Regensburg

Sculpture by Sister Gilmary Lemberg

What wonderful, great things Abraham, Moses, Elias, and others pleaded for from God in their prayer!  Is God not still the same?  Can we not still obtain similar favors from him through prayer since our dear Lord promises us from the Father all that we ask in his name?  Trust and Dare, May 19; MT 714

From Hope to Action

Laudato Si' Week

Let us spare no pains to cultivate in good ground and bring to maturity the seeds of the divine word, sown in us.            Trust and Dare May 18; MT 4554 

1982      A commission of theologians declared Mother Theresa a woman of heroic virtue.

Our hearts remain cold and hard if they are not inflamed and melted in prayer. Trust and Dare May 17; MT 714

Photo by Aziz Acharki on Unsplash

              

Prayer is true heavenly food and nourishment for the soul, which will starve without it.  It is a remedy for the sick who desire to recover again, joy for the afflicted, strength for the weak, medicine for sinners, delight for the just, mutual support for the entire church. Trust and Dare May 16; MT 714

 

Artist: S. Maxine Poppa, SSND

Without prayer we will always remain ignorant and sinful people because we do not look at either God’s perfection or our own defects in the mirror of prayer. Trust and Dare May 15; MT 714

UN International Day of Families

2026 Theme: Families, Inequalities and Child Wellbeing

Stained glass by Mayumi Sasaki

                                                                                

Prayer is for us the ladder, the key, and the gate to heaven.     Trust and Dare May 14; MT 714

Statue of St. Peter, Castel Gandolfo

Without ardent prayer we will never be united with God, because we do not come close to him.  Trust and Dare May 13; MT 714

 

Photo by S. Inês Camiran, SSND

 Prayer is the most necessary element for our souls, as water is for fish. 
Trust and Dare, May 12; MT 714

1879   Burial Day of Mother Theresia 

Tomb of Blessed Mother Theresia Gerhardinger

Motherhouse Chapel, Munich

                                                                                                                     

Focus your eyes and your heart steadily on Jesus!  Trust and Dare, May 11; MT 3520

Artist: György Katona

     Without Jesus we can do nothing.                                                                                     Trust and Dare, May 10; MT 2941

Motherhouse Chapel, Munich

  1879  Death Day of Blessed M. Theresia of Jesus Gerhardinger

Foundress of the School Sisters of Notre Dame

Herewith I solemnly commend all the sisters to the most Holy Trinity.  May God, the Father, care for you all and keep you steadfast and faithful in your holy vocation!  May God, the Son, deliver you from all evil of sin; may he be the way you walk, the truth you follow, the life you lead!  May the Holy Spirit preserve you in his love and grace!  May Mary, the mother of divine grace and mother of our congregation, take you all into her loving, maternal heart and stand by you in life and in death!   Trust and Dare May 9; MT 714  

Blessed M. Theresia of Jesus

Munich Motherhouse

God grant that we may one day sing the beautiful Magnificat in the choirs of angels and virgins with the dear mother of God. Trust and Dare May 8; MT 5328

Generalate Chapel

Do not cease to pray and trust in Mary,

our Mother of Perpetual Help. 

Trust and Dare May 7; MT 4769

1865: Home for factory girls opened in Vienna, Austria   (MT 3966)

So that our prayer may surely be heard, let us come daily to God
through Mary; she can do all with and through Jesus, her divine Son. Trust and Dare May 6; MT 2941

St. Andrea Church, Orvieto

 In truth, I have recognized Mary as star of the sea, helper and comforter of all the afflicted, refuge of sinners, mother of mercy. 

Trust and Dare May 4; MT 724

                                                                                                                                                                 

Blessed Alix le Clerc window
Villa Assumpta, Baltimore

1947   Alix le Clerc beatified by Pope Pius XII

One Ave Maria is a thousand times better than talking politics.   
Trust and Dare, May 3; MT 4760

Image of Mary and Jesus on poster

marking the 100th anniversary of the Congregation

Munich Motherhouse Heritage Room

             

  

 

We place our hearts in your hands, O most holy Mother, and we ask of you our salvation and that of all who are entrusted to our care.  We confidently hope that you hear us, and we say with deep trust, . . .  “Hail Mary, . . . !” Trust and Dare May 2: MT 2053

Our Lady of Good Counsel (Genazzano)

                                                        

Most holy Virgin Mary, mother of the Incarnate Word, mediatrix of divine grace, our refuge and that of all sinners!  We turn with childlike faith to your maternal love and beseech you to obtain for us the grace always to do God’s will and yours. Trust and Dare May 1; MT 2053                                                     

Generalate chapel

1970 Thirteenth General Chapter approved You Are Sent as our rule of life.