{"id":18004,"date":"2020-08-21T15:05:03","date_gmt":"2020-08-21T19:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssvmusa.org\/?page_id=18004"},"modified":"2023-11-10T17:41:19","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T22:41:19","slug":"apostolate-of-prayer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ssvmusa.org\/index.php\/contemplative-life\/apostolate-of-prayer\/","title":{"rendered":"Apostolate of Prayer"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"18004\" class=\"elementor elementor-18004\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fcab864 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fcab864\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53b5392\" data-id=\"53b5392\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc4908e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc4908e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One thing necessary<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71521a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71521a7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8afa64d\" data-id=\"8afa64d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f32f662 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f32f662\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Apostolate of Prayer<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b4ed56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b4ed56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p>\u201cInstitutes of the contemplative life, by their prayers, sufferings, and works of penance have a very great importance in the conversion of souls, because it is God who sends workers into His harvest when He is asked to do so , and God who opens the minds of non-Christians to hear the Gospel, and God who fructifies the word of salvation in their hearts.\u201d<br \/><em>\u2014 SSVM Monastic Rule,130<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2043e3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2043e3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Any activity of the Church that is directed toward establishing the reign of Christ on earth is known as <strong>apostolate.<\/strong> This apostolate takes on many forms and faces across the world: teaching, preaching, works of mercy, offering sacrifices and prayers for the building up of the Mystical Body of Christ, giving a true Christian testimony in the workplace, etc.<\/p><p><i>The contemplative\u2019s primary apostolate is prayer.<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d99e830 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d99e830\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f453dc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f453dc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c8f6b03\" data-id=\"c8f6b03\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f042bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0f042bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/st-edith-stein-otoprtxpxn2xiun9h695nd2yo2njo7k144dp70hc34.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"st-edith-stein\" alt=\"St. Edith Stein is the patroness of the SSVM Contemplative Community in Brooklyn, NY\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">St. Edith Stein is the patroness of the SSVM Contemplative Community in Brooklyn, NY<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b48191\" data-id=\"4b48191\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6557584 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6557584\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">The Work of a True Spouse<\/h3><p style=\"text-align: left;\">It is the work of a true spouse to participate in the oblation of the Lord: \u201cDo you hear the groans of the wounded on the battlefields in the west and the east? You are not a physician or a nurse and cannot bind up the wounds. You are enclosed in a cell and cannot get to them. Do you hear the anguish of the dying? You would like to be a priest and comfort them. Does the lament of the widows and orphans distress you? You would like to be an angel of mercy and help them. Look at the Crucified. If you are nuptially bound to him by the faithful observance of your holy vows, your <em>being<\/em> is precious blood. Bound to him, you are omnipresent as he is. You cannot help here or there like the physician, the nurse, the priest. You can be at all fronts&#8230; Your compassionate love takes you everywhere, this love from the divine heart. Its precious blood is poured everywhere \u2013soothing, healing, saving.\u201d <br \/>\u2014\u00a0 St. Edith Stein, as cited in <em>SSVM Monastic Rule, 132<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-61c4f59 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61c4f59\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-986911b\" data-id=\"986911b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bad6890 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bad6890\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2001406 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2001406\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/edith-stein-monastery-5.jpg?ssl=1\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"edith-stein-monastery-5\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTk5NTAsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9zc3ZtdXNhLm9yZ1wvMXMyczN2NW02XC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIwXC8xMlwvZWRpdGgtc3RlaW4tbW9uYXN0ZXJ5LTUuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ssvmusa.org\/1s2s3v5m6\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/edith-stein-monastery-5-ozagl8pfa1r03p80r8p15w2qb8t5muk6w0zpssveca.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"edith-stein-monastery-5\" alt=\"edith-stein-monastery-5\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0f89cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c0f89cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201c\u2026 asking pardon and mercy upon all\u201d<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7f6bd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7f6bd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A contemplative <em>Servidora <\/em>\u201cwill consecrate her prayer and sacrifice for the great issues and intentions of the Church, especially for those gifts that can only be obtained from God through prayer and penance and not through merit:<\/p><ol><li>For peace;<\/li><li>For the Church, the Holy Father and his intentions, for bishops and priests, for consecrated souls, for vocations, for missionary works, for ecumenism, for the Jewish people, for the persecuted members of the Church, for the final perseverance of the Church\u2019s members, for the souls in Purgatory, for our religious family;<\/li><li>For the conversion of sinners, above all for consecrated souls and for those who persecute the Church;<\/li><li>For our country and its leaders;<\/li><li><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">For the promotion of human justice and other intentions that help establish the temporary order according to God\u2019s law\u201d (<em>SSVM\u00a0<\/em><\/span><em style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">Monastic Rule,<\/em><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: 0px;\"> 134).<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2930705 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2930705\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A particular intention<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c56db85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c56db85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sharing in the missionary charism of our Religious Family, each monastery also has a particular prayer intention toward which they focus their prayers and sacrifices. We currently have 23 monasteries around&nbsp;the world. Here is a listing of each monastery with its prayer intention. We invite you to send prayer requests by e-mail.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-396cebe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"396cebe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c1c936\" data-id=\"6c1c936\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-018098b elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"018098b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1571\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1571\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">USA<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1571\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1571\"><p><b>Monastery St. Edith Stein (New York, USA)<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">Prayer intention: <\/span><em style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">that all men and women may come to the knowledge of the One and True God.<\/em><\/p><p>Prayer requests: <a href=\"mailto:mon.edithstein@servidoras.org\">mon.edithstein@servidoras.org<\/a><em><br \/><\/em><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Contemplative Novitiate St. Catherine of Siena (New York, USA)<\/strong><\/p><p>Prayer intention: <em>that all men may sincerely seek, love and be formed in the truth, and find its fullness in the Incarnate Word.<\/em><\/p><p>Prayer requests: <a href=\"mailto:nov.catherineofsiena@servidoras.org\">nov.catherineofsiena@servidoras.org<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1572\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1572\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Argentina<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1572\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1572\"><p><strong>Monastery St. Teresa of the Andes (Mendoza, Argentina)<\/strong><\/p><p>Prayer intention: <em>for peace in the world.<\/em><\/p><p>Prayer requests: <a href=\"mailto:mon.teresadelosandes@servidoras.org\">mon.teresadelosandes@servidoras.org<\/a><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Contemplative Novitiate St. Mary Magdalene (Mendoza, Argentina)<\/strong><\/p><p>Prayer intention: <em>for the sick and suffering, that they may unite their suffering to Christ.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1573\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1573\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Brazil<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1573\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1573\"><p><strong>Monastery St. Gianna Beretta Molla (S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil)<\/strong><\/p><p>Prayer intention: <em>for the defense of human life.<\/em><\/p><p>Prayer requests: <a href=\"mailto:mon.giannaberettamolla@servidoras.org\">mon.giannaberettamolla@servidoras.org<\/a><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Contemplative Novitiate St. Therese of the Child Jesus (Barragem, Brazil)<\/strong><\/p><p>Prayer intention: <em>For the missions and missionaries.<\/em><\/p><p>Prayer requests: <a href=\"mailto:nov.santateresinha@servidoras.org\">nov.santateresinha@servidoras.org<\/a>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1574\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1574\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Peru<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1574\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1574\"><p><strong>Monastery St. Elizabeth of the Trinity (Arequipa, Peru)<\/strong><\/p><p>Prayer intention: <em>for religious life.<\/em><\/p><p>Prayer requests: <a href=\"mailto:mon.isabeldelatrinidad@servidoras.org\">mon.isabeldelatrinidad@servidoras.org<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1575\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1575\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Netherlands<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1575\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1575\"><p><strong>Monastery Ecce Homo (Valkenburg, Netherland)<\/strong><\/p><p>Prayer intention: <em>for the dignity of the human person and in reparation for the offenses committed against the Holy Eucharist.<\/em><\/p><p>Prayer requests: <a href=\"mailto:mon.eccehomo@servidoras.org\">mon.eccehomo@servidoras.org<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1576\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1576\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Belgium<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1576\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1576\"><p><strong>Monastery Saint Lutgardis (Zottegem, Belgium)<\/strong><\/p><p>Prayer intention: <em>For the Sacred Hearts (of Jesus and Mary) to reign in society, especially through the apostolate and sanctification of the laity, and in particular for the members of the third order.<\/em><\/p><p>Prayer requests: <a href=\"mailto:mon.lutgarda@servidoras.org\">mon.lutgarda@servidoras.org<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1577\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1577\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Luxembourg<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1577\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1577\"><p><strong>Monastery St. Hildegard of Bingen (Cents, Luxembourg)<\/strong><\/p><p>Prayer intention: <em>for the pastoral ministry of all bishops of the Church.<\/em><\/p><p>Prayer requests: <a href=\"mailto:mon.hildegardadebingen@servidoras.org\">mon.hildegardadebingen@servidoras.org<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d30b970\" data-id=\"d30b970\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6678112 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"6678112\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1071\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1071\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Spain<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1071\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1071\"><p><strong>Monastery St. Juan de Ribera (Alcoy, Spain)<\/strong><\/p><p>Prayer intention:\u00a0 <em>for Catholic education at all levels.<\/em><\/p><p>Prayer requests: <a href=\"mailto:mon.juanderibera@servidoras.org\">mon.juanderibera@servidoras.org<\/a><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Monastery of the Patron Saints of Europe (Valencia, Spain)<\/strong><\/p><p>Prayer intention: <em>that Europe may discover it\u2019s Christian roots.<\/em><\/p><p>Prayer requests: <a href=\"mailto:mon.santospatronosdeeuropa@servidoras.org\">mon.santospatronosdeeuropa@servidoras.org<\/a><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Monastery St. Juan Bautista de la Concepcion (Torrelaguna, Spain)<\/strong><\/p><p>Prayer intention: <em>for the fidelity of religious to their founding charism.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1072\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1072\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Italy<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1072\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1072\"><p><strong>Monastery Blessed Mar\u00eda Gabriella of Unity (Pontinia, Italy)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>Prayer intention: <em>for the unity of all Christians.<\/em><\/p><p>Prayer requests: <a href=\"mailto:mon.gabrielladellunita@servidoras.org\">mon.gabrielladellunita@servidoras.org<\/a><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Monastery Our Lady of Graces (Valletri, Italy)<\/strong><\/p><p>Prayer intention: <em>for the sanctification of priests.<\/em><\/p><p>Prayer requests: <a href=\"mailto:mon.madonnadellegrazie@servidoras.org\">mon.madonnadellegrazie@servidoras.org<\/a><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Monastery Blessed Maria Vittoria de Fornari Strata (Genoa, Italy)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>Prayer intention: <em>for seminaries and seminarians.<\/em><\/p><p>Prayer requests: <a href=\"mailto:mon.vittoriadefornari@servidoras.org\">mon.vittoriadefornari@servidoras.org<\/a><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Monastery Our Lady of Bonaria (Sardinia,Italy)<\/strong><\/p><p>Prayer intention: <em>to implore the mercy of God for the many forms of evil that weigh upon humanity.<\/em><\/p><p>Prayer requests: <a href=\"mailto:mon.nsbonaria@servidoras.org\">mon.nsbonaria@servidoras.org<\/a><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Monastery St. Paul of the Poor Clares (Viterbo, Italy \u00a0\u2013 contemplative formation house) <\/strong><\/p><p>Prayer intention: <em>for families.<\/em>\u00a0<\/p><p>Prayer requests: <a href=\"mailto:mon.sanpaolo@servidoras.org\">mon.sanpaolo@servidoras.org<\/a><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Contemplative Novitiate St. Gemma Galgani\u00a0 (Viterbo, Italy)<\/strong><\/p><p>Prayer intention: <em>For all of the novitiates of our Religious Family.<\/em><\/p><p>Prayer requests: <a href=\"mailto:nov.gemmagalgani@servidoras.org\">nov.gemmagalgani@servidoras.org<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1073\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1073\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Albania<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1073\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1073\"><p><strong>Monastery St. Joseph (Arrameras, Albania)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>Prayer intention: <em>for the Church and in reparation for sins against the Church.<\/em><\/p><p>Prayer requests: <a href=\"mailto:mon.sanjose@servidoras.org\">mon.sanjose@servidoras.org<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1074\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1074\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Ukraine<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1074\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1074\"><p><strong>Monastery Santa Sof\u00eda, Divine Wisdom (Burshtyn, Ukraine \u2013 this monastery is of the Catholic Eastern Rite)<\/strong><\/p><p>Prayer intention: <em>that Catholics may learn to \u201cbreathe with both lungs\u201d.<\/em><\/p><p>Prayer requests: <a href=\"mailto:mon.santasofia@servidoras.org\">mon.santasofia@servidoras.org<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1075\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1075\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Taiwan<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1075\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1075\"><p><strong>Monastery Our Lady of Sheshan (Taiwan)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>Prayer intention: <em>For the Chinese people to know Our Lord Jesus Christ and his Blessed Mother the Virgin Mary and for all the lay faithful of Asia.<\/em><\/p><p>Prayer requests: <a href=\"mailto:mon.ourladyofsheshan@servidoras.org\">mon.ourladyofsheshan@servidoras.org<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1076\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1076\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Philippines<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1076\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1076\"><p><strong>Monastery St. Joseph, Custodian of the Redeemer and Protector of the Virgins (Lipa, Philippines)<\/strong><\/p><p>Prayer intention: <em>that the Church be a witness, to the ends of the earth, of Christ, the Redeemer of man and center of the universe and of history.<\/em><\/p><p>Prayer requests: <a href=\"mailto:mon.sanjosecustodio@servidoras.org\">mon.sanjosecustodio@servidoras.org<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f88d378 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f88d378\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e8653b6\" data-id=\"e8653b6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24a7d66 elementor-button-info elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"24a7d66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xl\" href=\"https:\/\/ssvmusa.org\/index.php\/contemplative-life\/contemplative-spirituality\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contemplative Spirituality<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-56fca93\" data-id=\"56fca93\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02a1bae elementor-button-info elementor-align-right elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"02a1bae\" 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elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c02b379\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a112d70\" data-id=\"a112d70\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-139fc2e elementor-align-right elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"139fc2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a 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elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ef3c8d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1741948\" data-id=\"1741948\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bc50e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4bc50e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For women interested in discerning the contemplative life within our Institute, there is the possibility of visiting our contemplative community, sharing in moments of prayer, work, and community life with the sisters.\u00a0<b>For more information contact<\/b>:\u00a0<\/p><p align=\"center\">Mother Pia Mater, SSVM<br \/><em>Director of Contemplative Vocations<\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">E-mail: <a href=\"mailto:m.piamater@servidoras.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">m.piamater@servidoras.org<\/a><br \/>Tel: \u00a0(347) 446-5981<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f589881 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f589881\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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