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Come and See Retreat – Fall 2025
...to 42 are invited to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods for a weekend retreat Friday, October 17 starting at 4 p.m. EST and concluding at 2 p.m. on Sunday, October 19, 2025. During this retreat you will have the opportunity to hear several sisters’ stories about their call and their lives today. You will experience how the Sisters of Providence live the call through prayer, vows, ministries and community life. You will have the opportunity to immerse yourself in our sacred grounds as you focus...
April 13, 2025: Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion
Gospel: Luke 22:14-23: 56 (Below is an excerpt from the Passion narrative, Luke 23:1-27) Then the whole assembly of them arose and brought Jesus before Pilate. They brought charges against him, saying, “We found this man misleading our people; he opposes the payment of taxes to Caesar and maintains that he is the Christ, a king.” Pilate asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” He said to him in reply, “You say so.” Pilate then addressed the chief...
A Reflection for Palm Sunday 2025
My God, My God, Why Have You Abandoned Me? This, today’s psalm, is Jesus’ cry of anguish and pain to His Father while He is alone in the desert. He feels forsaken, forgotten and abandoned. The words express a profound sense of sorrow and a feeling of being far from God’s presence. Put yourself in Jesus’ shoes for a moment. Think of Jesus and what he was feeling. Can you recall a time that you felt the way Jesus felt?...
Sisters Celebrate Volunteers
“Let us celebrate and thank YOU on this Palm Sunday and the beginning of Holy Week. More than anything, thank you for volunteering!” Those words, spoken by Coordinator of Volunteer Services Sarah Knoblock, opened the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon on Sunday, April 13. The luncheon took place in the Community Room of Providence Hall. Volunteers are Vital General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski (from left) with 15-yeat volunteer Sheila Donis and Coordinator of Volunteer Services Sarah...
April 20, 2025: Easter Sunday
Gospel: John 20:1-9 On the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them, “They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we don’t know where they put him.” So Peter and the other disciple went out and came to...
Oral History: Sister Dorothy Gartland
...was not uncommon for Dorothy and her siblings to walk by unemployed men drunk and passed out in the street, or bookies taking bets. “We were surrounded by mafia.” But the neighborhood also carried the aroma of Italian cooking, and Mom prepared large meals on Sundays with cake. Dorothy attended Our Lady of Sorrows Elementary School and Providence High School, taught by the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. “I liked Chicago. It was great! I had a great mother...
May 18, 2025: Fifth Sunday of Easter
Gospel: John 13:31-33a, 34-35 When Judas had left them, Jesus said, “Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him. If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself, and God will glorify him at once. My children, I will be with you only a little while longer. I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you also should love one another. This is how...
May 25, 2025: Sixth Sunday of Easter
Gospel: John 14:23-29 Jesus said to his disciples: “Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him. Whoever does not love me does not keep my words; yet the word you hear is not mine but that of the Father who sent me. I have told you this while I am with you. The Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in...
We Look Forward to Seeing You This Jubilee Year!
...includes tour visits for Saturdays and Sundays. Pilgrims and visitors are always welcome to create their own experience and explore at their leisure. Guided pilgrimages are available but must be arranged in advance. Donations would be appreciated for guided tours. Click here for the Weekday Pilgrimage itinerary, or click here for Saturday’s or here for the Sunday itinerary. Walk in the footsteps of the eighth American Saint while strolling the sacred grounds of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Plan to embrace your inner...
June 8, 2025: Pentecost Sunday
Gospel: John 20:19-23 “On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, “Peace be to you. As the Father has sent me, so I send...
July 13, 2025: Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Gospel: Luke 10:25-37 There was a scholar of the law who stood up to test Jesus and said, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you read it?” He said in reply, “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your being, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” He replied to him, “You...
7/7 Women’s Monthly Prayer Group: Shame
...Overwhelmed with Sister Barbara Battista, SP| Sunday, December 7, 2025 Ambition with Sister Susan Paweski, SP | Wednesday, January 7, 2026 Forgiveness with Sister Paula Damiano, SP | Saturday, February 7, 2026 Trusting God with Sister Regina Gallo, SP | Saturday, March 7, 2026 Dealing with Failure with Sister Arrianne Whittaker, SP | Tuesday, April 7, 2026 Fear with Sister Jenny Howard, SP | Thursday, May 7, 2026 Seeking Solace with Sister Jane Iannaccone, SP | Sunday, June 7, 2026...