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All Saints Sisters of the Poor Buzzing With News!

by Mother Emily Ann Lindsey, A.S.S.P.
For three years in succession, we have been blessed with Solemn Professions –  Sister Deborah Rose on August 15, 2020; Sr. Jane Clement on September 8, 2021 and this July 25th, the Feast of St. James the Apostle, our Sister Mary Martha (pictured).
The rite of Divine Worship was celebrated by our Chaplain, Fr. Warren Tanghe with Archbishop William Lori officiating at the Solemn Profession of Vows.  Despite the two hour Profession Mass, the end seemed upon us quickly.  With vows taken and witnessed,  Sr. Mary Martha had now donned her new veil, cincture, ring and crown of flowers.  Once formal photos were taken the fun began with an afternoon spent in fellowship with those in attendance.

And…

Something new buzzes around the property of the All Saints Sisters of the Poor.  Up until three years ago, we Sisters would not have dreamed that our property would one day be home to ten beehives and thousands of bees.  But that is exactly what has happened.  Our Community has a long history in wildlife preservation beginning with bluebirds.  Some years ago we added monarch butterflies to our efforts and so it seemed natural that honey bees would follow!

Partnering with beekeepers, we are now home to up to 13 hives.  Thanks to Clem and Marty, who instructed us in Beekeeping 101, we agreed this would be a great way to help the declining honeybee population and so the partnership was formed.  Now in our third year, we all know what needs to be done.  The beekeepers manage the bees and the hives and when it is time to extract the honey from the screens, we know honey season has arrived.  Once the honey is extracted we sterilize glass jars and caps and begin the sticky process of pouring the honey.  We learned very quickly that honey has a mind of its own so you have to be on your guard.

The amount of honey we sell depends on the amount of the harvest and whatever is earned goes back into maintaining the bees and hives, purchasing equipment, bottles, jars, and the like.  We sell locally under our own label, Our Lady of Walsingham, in our Convent Gift Shop on a first come first serve basis!

All Saints Sisters of the Poor
P.O. Box 3127
1501 Hilton Avenue
Catonsville, MD 21228

410-747-4104

AllSaintsSisters.org

info@allsaintssisters.org

All Saints Sisters of the Poor

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien erected the All Saints Sisters of the Poor, a women’s religious community based in Catonsville, Maryland, as a Catholic diocesan institute last week–fittingly on the Solemnity of All Saints–at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore.

The Holy See recognized the All Saints Sisters of the Poor as a diocesan institute–a religious community that reports to the local bishop–within the past few weeks.

The sisters were formerly an Episcopal religious community. They were received into the Catholic Church in 2009 along with their chaplain, Fr. Warren Tanghe, after a seven-year discernment. They took private vows when they entered into full communion with the Church, but were able to  profess public vows during last week’s celebration. They are now “official” and can accept new members.

The American branch of a society founded in England, the All Saints Sisters of the Poor came to Baltimore in 1872 and have been at their current location since 1917.

In addition to devoting their lives to a rigorous daily prayer regimen, the sisters offer religious retreats, visit people in hospice care, and design religious cards to inspire others in the faith.