WMOS

Thank you to Teresa Elliott, Mary Jane McAllister, and their team for leading the Flame of Love Rosary during Women’s Morning
Link to the local Flame of Love in the comments

The story behind the presentation of the Dominican Monastery Belle doll at this year’s Women’s Morning of Spirituality:
WMOS team member, Monica Lapuente, has created Monastery Belle dolls since 2006. These dolls represent different orders of nuns and sisters. They are created from discarded dolls that Monica then hand sews habits for from remnant fabrics. To date she has made 417 Monastery Belle dolls. Some of the dolls are at St. Agnes Academy in Memphis, St. Mary’s school in Jackson, Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Germantown, and for a time, some were displayed at Church of the Incarnation. Recently, Monica donated over 80 Monastery Belles to the Museum of Catholic Art and History in Columbus, Ohio.
Last Thursday, Monica Lapuente and fellow WMOS team member Provie Rose met after a prayer group they are both in. Since Provie knew that Monica has created many Monastery Belle dolls, Provie wanted to know if she had one dressed in the Dominican habit to give to our Witness Speaker, Sister Mary Lawrence who is a Dominican of St. Cecilia sister. Miraculously, Monica had a Dominican of St. Cecilia in the ORIGINAL habit (circa 1860) that she had already created in her China cabinet at home! The only part of the habit that has changed through the years is the veil. It was decided to present the Monastery Belle doll to sister after her talk. It was such a special moment!!!

See all the Monastery Belles at
https://monicastears.com/belles/