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“And now we welcome

the New Year, full of things that have never been.

— Rainer Maria Rilke

“Approach the New Year

with resolve to find the opportunities hidden

in each new day.

— Michael Josephson

December 31, 2023

Living Life Fully in a New Year

Program Guides Us to Growth & Gratitude in 2024

Each time a New Year greets us, we have a new opportunity to pause, to see where we have been, and to notice how far we have traveled on this journey of life. No two Januarys are the same; the New Year is always unique. We may feel free, alive or joyful … or we may feel stuck, struggling with life, or finding that things just feel ordinary. Yet, if we pause and look deeper, we find gratitude for the many people and events that have helped us to grow and become the good and unique individuals we are.


As this new year begins, three words come to mind — Live Life Fully. The words of St. Irenaeus of Lyons apply well here: “The glory of God is a human being fully alive.” This new year beckons us to be persons fully alive with the glory of God. During the first Simply Prayer of the new year on January 2, Sister Marguerite Stewart helps us discover if we are ready to love life and to step wholeheartedly into whatever it holds for us. Are you ready?


Simply Prayer: Live Life Fully

10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 2 | Freewill Offerings Accepted


Attend no matter where you live! This program will be held in person

at Monocacy Manor in Bethlehem, Pa., as well as online via Zoom.

Attend in Person

No registration necessary.

Join us at 9:30 a.m. for coffee before the 10 a.m. program.

Attend by Zoom

Click here to register.

Afterwards, a link to join the program will be sent to you.

Have Questions?

Contact Lauren Martin

at 610-867-8890 or lmartin@schoolsistersosf.org

Monocacy Manor is located at 395 Bridle Path Road, Bethlehem PA 18017

We Send Our Blessings for Peace & All Good in 2024!