The 2026 Community

We are ten, eight permanent members and two in formation. We came to be with Him, the Love of our life, our Lord Jesus Christ. We fell in love with Him in ten different ways. Experience showed us that He first loved us and we responded. Like those present at Pentecost, we are from different places and speak different tongues.

What We Do All Day

We cook and clean and pay bills and work on this web site. Most importantly, we sit at the feet of the Lord, listening to Him and pondering in our hearts the wonder of Himself. What He pours into our souls, we aspire to pour out on our world to heal it and give life. We are charged by Holy Mother Church with offering praise and intercession for all her members, especially priests and missionaries, by:

  • Daily Mass

  • Recitation of the Divine Office, the official Prayer of the Church

  • Two hours a day of mental (personal) prayer

  • Rosary and devotions

  • Scripture study and spiritual reading

  • Taking prayer requests by phone and letter

  • Providing a quiet oasis for others in our chapel and public gardens

Pay attention to the little things. Everything is great before the Lord.
— St. Mary of Jesus Crucified