SANTA TERESITA’S BI-MONTHLY NEWSLETTEROCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2018

The Rose

Give Us a Miracle, Mother Luisita Damian Jude Cooper, an 8-year old who has become a friend of the

Sisters, was diagnosed with a very serious form of bone cancer in July. Damian is currently going through aggressive treatment at City of Hope, and has good days and difficult days, but inspired us greatly with his faith and joy amid suffering. (Pictured to the left is his first visit to Santa Teresita!) The Coopers are requesting prayers for a miraculous recovery through the intercession of our Venerable Mother Luisita, foundress of the Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles, particularly the following novena:

O Jesus in the Holy Eucharist, King and center of all hearts! Look with merciful love on the petitions we present to You through the intercession of Your servant, Mother Maria Luisa Josefa of the Most Blessed Sacrament.

(For the complete recovery of Damian Jude Cooper)

We humbly beseech You to glorify her who was always such a fervent lover of Your Sacred Heart by granting us these favors if they are for Your greater honor and glory. Amen.

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Tony Hinojos. Being an Angelino native, I attended one of the monthly LIFE Brunches and heard that the Good Shepherd Cottage was open for tours. I moved in shortly after in July 2018. Having lived here for two months, I must say that the place is clean, it’s beautiful and peaceful. Everyone is so friendly; the nuns are so helpful. If I had to move out for some reason, I would really miss it! Shows how much of a community it has become to me.”

Father Paul Farrelly, O.S.B., began his chaplaincy on August 19th, 2018. He comes to us from Prince of Peace Abbey in Oceanside. Father Paul, having grown up in Orange County, attended San Diego State University in the late 1990s. It was there that he came in contact with his call to the Benedictine monastic way of life.

After a summer spent living and working with the monks, he was not yet sure of his call and was trying to “wrestle his way out of it.” The Lord won! He entered the Abbey in August 1999 and “the rest is history.” Besides the names of over 100 residents and their families, Hayden schoolchildren, and 50 Sisters to learn, Father is also learning about our foundress, Mother Luisita, who walked the holy grounds of our campus. “Mother Luisita has her eye on me. I was struck by the fact that one of the first lines I read in her letters was: ‘May God our Lord fill you with His love and holy joy.’ ‘Holy joy’ is a personal theme for me, and I witness it here at Santa Teresita, where there’s a ‘Lourdes Spirit’. It’s a holy place.”

(‘Great Men at Santa Teresita’ continued on back)

Great Men at Santa Teresita

Father Paul Farrelly, O.S.B.

Nikolas Nemeth

Tony Hinojos

Nikolas Nemeth. I enjoy working as a nurse at Santa Teresita because it is a community that collaborates together as a team. We work together in not only taking care of our residents, but also taking care of each other – I feel that they are my family. The Sisters and management of Santa Teresita strive to ensure that the residents are receiving the best care by building trusting relationships, and that their employees are happy. As I continue my education toward my BSN, Santa Teresita has molded me into the best nurse I can be. The mission resonates with me. Even after residents pass on to the Lord, Santa Teresita stays in close touch with families to preserve life-long relationships, which I feel is very important. There is a light at Santa Teresita and you can feel it.

Sunday, December 2 | 4:00 p.m. | St. Joseph ChapelOur last concert with a Marian theme was such a success that we wanted to do another one - this time Advent-themed to prepare us for that holy season which is dear to the Carmelite heart. The concert will last about an hour.

“Advent is very especially the season of interior souls, those who live unceasingly and through everything wholly ‘hidden with Christ in God’ at the center of themselves.” -St. Elizabeth of the Trinity, O.C.D.

Memorial Mass for Deceased Residents and All our Loved OnesSunday, November 11 | 4:00 p.m. | St. Joseph Chapel

Write the names of your deceased loved ones in our Book of Life, and we will offer this Mass in gratitude for them. St. Ambrose says, “We have loved them during life; let us not abandon them in death” by offering our prayers for them, and asking for their valuable intercession for the infinite graces we need on our pilgrim journey on earth.

Mission AwardsJuly 2018

Perla Morales - ManorJoe Guerrera - Volunteers

Fernanda Pedroza - CottageDahiana Navarro-Hernandez - Hayden

Rosa Gomez - Casa Convent

August 2018

Teena Rodriguez - ManorSoledad Rodriguez - Manor

Mayra Ramirez - ManorPerla Morales - ManorCecilia Herrera - Manor

Nelly Alas - Casa ConventShirley Duque - Cottage

Congratulations!Our certified nurse assistant, Soledad

Rodriguez, received the “Superstar award” from CAHF (California

Association of Healthcare Facilities), which includes an all-expenses-paid trip to Palm Springs where

she will receive her award.

(‘Great Men at Santa Teresita’ continued)

What’s Cooking in the Kitchen? Santa Teresita Manor 1 of 10 CA facilities selected to receive grant to improve dietary services

Santa Teresita was selected by the California Association of Health Facilities as a beta-testing site for our staff in food quality, sanitation, safe food handling, and more. The program focuses on resident-centered care and includes webinars, written materials, and in-person, one-on-one training. We look forward to this privileged opportunity, and the program will roll out this fall.

The new organ for Santa Teresita being lifted into the choir loft!

Advent Lessons and Carols

with the Carmelite Sisters and Credo Choir