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On May 19, a half-hour before noon, Sister Dorothy Fabritze came through the ceiling-to-floor drapes into the big blue tent. It was set up a week before in Burbank between the 5 Freeway and railroad tracks on Front Street. The 68-year-old woman religious, wearing a pantsuit, was followed by six first Communion and four confirmation…

By TAMI QUIGLEY Staff writer The sight of a small, cardboard container shaped like a rice bowl placed in the dining room or kitchen has been a common sight during Lent for families in the Diocese of Allentown since Operation Rice Bowl (ORB) began 1975. A simple sight, a simple plan – but it helps…

By TARA CONNOLLY Staff writer Missionary Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (MSC), Reading honored donors and volunteers Jan. 16 with a special Mass and brunch celebrating relationships and generosity that made renovations of the community’s chapel possible. The Mass was celebrated by Father E. Michael Camilli, in residence at Holy Guardian Angels,…

“God works in strange and mysterious ways,” said Missionary Sister of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (MSC) Rosemarie Sommers, who is joyful about sharing the healing love of Christ as a massage therapist with Care Through Touch Ministry. Sister Rosemarie is serving in leadership on the MSC Provincial Council. The full-time position began in…

Raised in Dublin, Pennsylvania, Sister Virginia Longcope graduated from Pennridge High School.  In 1959, Sister Virginia made her first profession in the Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Reading. She received a B.S. in Elementary Education from Villanova University. For 22 years, she taught in various elementary schools in the…

“In some ways I feel I was born to be MSC,” said Sister Rosemarie Sommers, first councilor on the Provincial Council and one of the Missionary Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (MSC) who shared her vocation story in a “Fireside Chat” Feb. 3 at Sacred Heart Villa, Reading. Much warmth and laughter…

April/May 2014 Dear sisters Christ our Passover has been sacrificed, alleluia; therefore let us keep the feast with the unleavened bread of purity and truth, Alleluia Alleluia. 1Cor. 5: 7-8. Mission to Angola Here I am Lord Send Me Sister Maria Ndahafa, MSC Sister Agnes Kakololo, MSC Arrived safely in Cuvelai-Angola On the 15th March…