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The more unusual an event seems, the easier it is to believe that God was involved. That is often our tendency—to see God in the extraordinary. In February, we celebrate the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus. The Gospel reading for this feast day introduces us to Simeon, a man who somehow overcame this tendency.

Celebrating the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Father Elias D. Mallon, SA, and Father Hyacinthe Destivelle, OP, engaged in an insightful discussion on the progress of Catholic-Orthodox relations over the past two decades in the latest episode of Catholic Near East Welfare Association's (CNEWA) ONE: In Conversation. Fr. Elias is the CNEWA's U.N. representative and special assistant to the organization's president.

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Father Paul Wattson, SA, Servant of God, is remembered for his world wide ministry in ecumenism. He founded what became the "Week of Prayer for Christian Unity" in 1908, which the Church still celebrates today.

For over 25 years people of many denominations and faiths have traveled to the Chuang Yen Monastery located in Kent, NY, on January 1, to pray for world peace. The prayer time is sponsored annually by the Buddhist Association of the United States.

The year 2024 brought countless blessings to Graymoor, as our Friars celebrated Advent and Christmas with joy and devotion in the United States, Japan, Canada and Italy.

On Christmas Eve, Pope Francis began the 2025 Jubilee Year by opening the Holy Door, marking the commencement of this sacred period in the Catholic Church. As is customary, the Church will observe a Holy Year, a tradition upheld every 25 years to offer each generation the opportunity to partake in a reflective and spiritual time of grace and mercy. 

Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of New York, has designated Graymoor as a pilgrimage site for the 2025 Jubilee Year. We are thrilled and honored to receive this opportunity, especially as it comes on the heels of our 125th anniversary. Truly, this is a remarkable gift from God!

A lot has happened since Dec. 15, 1898, when Servant of God Fr. Paul Wattson, SA, and Mother Lurana received divine inspiration to found new religious communities for men and women at Graymoor. In that time, we have had 22 U.S. Presidents, 11 popes and two World Wars. 

Something amazing happened in 1223 in the town of Greccio, Italy. After returning from the Holy Land, St. Francis of Assisi created the first crèche in a cave so that the town could adore the “Babe of Bethlehem,” as he referred to the baby Jesus.