During this season of Advent, as the FSPA community gathers in St. Rose Convent's Mary of the Angels Chapel in La Crosse, Wisconsin, among the many gifts they celebrate is music. Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration Rosemary Desmond and Rochelle Potaracke recently performed together the song "Oh! Lovely Infant, Dearest Saviour," an all-time holiday favorite of the sisters' and a beautiful experience: "Come O Jesus, lovely Infant, Enter in and stay with me."

We will have more sounds of the season to celebrate and share with you in the coming weeks of Advent.

"Young people don't often get a chance to meet someone from a religious order while growing up in a small community," writes Theresa David about Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration Catherine Kaiser and her ministry of serving St. Joseph Church's confirmation program in Friendship, Wisconsin, "it is so important." Read more of the story and her kindness to St. Joseph's confirmands, priest, faith-formation leaders and all parishioners at fspa.org.

Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration Jolyce Greteman, Betty Shakal, Ladonna Kassmeyer and Mariquita Luby reveled in the Christmas spirit, decorating St. Rose Convent several decades ago.

Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration Marcella Steffes and Juanita Hytry recently gathered with many sisters and FSPA partners in mission at the Franciscan Spirituality Center to create a nativity mural.

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