February 26, 2016

  • Children at the St. Benedict's Day Nursery, a ministry of the Franciscan Handmaids of the Most Pure Heart of Mary, based in Harlem, New York City. (Regina Fleming, courtesy of the Franciscan Handmaids of the Most Pure Heart of Mary)

"Behold, I am making all things new!"

- Revelation 21:5, quoted as inspiration by Sr. Gertrude Lilly Ihenacho in an interview about her community, the Franciscan Handmaids of the Most Pure Heart of Mary, which is celebrating its centenary this year