In Honour of the Holy Infant Jesus

Dear Friends,

Praise be Jesus and Mary!

A blessed Happy New Year to you all. We hope that this year will be filled with God's blessings and grace.

Today is the feast of the Holy Infant Jesus (January 2). The Daughters of the Most Holy Redeemer have a devotion to this Holy Infant and we would like to dedicate our first blog post of 2023 to His Honour. 

At the House of Reparation, we honour this great Sovereign in a number of ways:

#1 The Infant King, Poor Jesus, and the Holy Babe enthroned in the Holy Face Chapel 

Chapel of the Holy Face
House of Reparation
The Pines Beach, Christchurch
New Zealand

#2 Celebration of Little Christmas

From January to November, every 25th of the Month, we celebrate "Little Christmas" (Of course December is BIG Christmas) to honour the Nativity of Our Lord.

#3 At Night Prayers, we always invoke the Infant Jesus as the Sovereign of Our Congregation: 

Vivat Jesus Rex Noster!

Vivat!

#4 On a practical level...

We change the Robes of the Infant Jesus according to the Mass of the Day

We pray the Infant Jesus Chaplet on our way to Holy Mass

When we have to travel for Mass (it is usually a 20 minute drive from the House of Reparation to the Oratory), we have incorporated the Infant Jesus Chaplet in our Car Prayers.

Infant Jesus Chaplet which is part of our Habit

We make Infant Jesus Chaplets

We usually make Infant Jesus Chaplets for the First Holy Communicants from our Latin Mass Chaplaincy here in Christchurch and friends. We often make these chaplets during our recreation.

#5 You can join us in spreading the devotion too

Beads wanted!

To spread the devotion to the Holy Infant Jesus, the Sisters would like to request for beads (new or pre-loved - old beads necklace would work too) in order for us to make Infant Jesus chaplets. 

Any other support to this work is also very much appreciated. 

We are able to send you a chaplet for a donation and postage. You can contact us through the the contact form on the right side of this page.

Learn More about the Devotion to the Holy Infant Jesus

Fr Anthony Mary, the Latin Mass Chaplain here in Christchurch gave a lovely sermon on the Holy Infant Jesus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgJnRMHwrxk&t=67s

Consecrate yourself to the Holy Infant Jesus and join the Archconfraternity of the Holy Infant Jesus

To learn more about Consecrating One’s self to this Holy Infant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToVYUGHhoS8&t=694s

The Family of the Infant Jesus was instituted by Venerable Sister Marguerite of the Holy Sacrament.To join the Archconfraternity of the Infant Jesus, one makes the Act of Consecration to the Holy Infant Jesus.

The Archconfraternity of the Infant Jesus is in France and we will be able to add your name when we send the next batch of people wanting to join it. We will send you the certificate once it arrives.  You can contact us through the the contact form on the right side of this page.

The promise of the Holy Infant Jesus:

"The More You Honor Me The More I Will Bless You"

May the Holy Infant Jesus bless and protect us, through 2023 and beyond! God bless.

In Jesus, Mary, and St Joseph,

Daughters of the Most Holy Redeemer

Repairs needed at the House of Reparation

Dear Faithful Benefactors and Friends, 

Live Jesus and Mary!

2022 has been a very busy year for us at the House of Reparation. Here are some of the Highlights of 2022: 

1. The Installation of the Infant King and the Poor Jesus in Holy Face Chapel at the House of Reparation 

   

   The Infant King and the Poor Jesus on each side of the altar

2. Monday Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament in Holy Face Chapel at the House of Reparation - people are free to visit and adore Our Lord from 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM on Mondays in our chapel. Depending on how many priests we have, Holy Mass often follows after.

   
   

   

   Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at the Holy Face of Jesus Chapel at the House of Reparation on Mondays
   

   

   Fr Michael Mary praying the Holy Mass in our humble chapel

3. We have been generously given two new cells which enables us to receive more women into our way of life. We have a few women who have made retreats with us this year. And we are anticipating more visitors in the new year.

The two cells that have been generously donated to the Daughters

With more people visiting, our pipes are in real need of repairs.

A faithful from our Latin Mass Chaplaincy who works as a plumber/drain layer has generously offered his time to work on the repairs as the need comes up: We had a few issues with blocked drainage, a hot water cylinder leaking, leaking taps,… he fixes a problem, then something comes up from the wood works… or should we say out of the pipelines!

Here are some photos of the repairs required:

The drainage under the house isn't good, so during winter, the water just sits under the house. Leaking pipes causing damp in the house, it is affecting the piles and wood rotting.

The pipes that are connected to our bathroom and laundry. 

He has spoken to us that a proper fix needs to be done. He offered to take some time over the Christmas/New Year Holidays in order to do a long term fix. The cost of the project is at least NZ$20,000. We do not have enough funds. Are you able to help us? Donations big or small, we will gratefully accept.

We are able to receive donations through our Give-A-Little Page.

We are also able to receive it directly through our account - you can email us through thelittledaughters@gmail.com and we'll forward you our account details.

If you are unable to help us financially, you can still help us spiritually by making a Novena with us for this cause. In these 9 days leading up to the Solemnity of Our Lord’s Birth, we are praying each day an Infant Jesus Chaplet in Reparation to the Holy Face of Jesus. I am sure He will hear our prayers. 

We are truly grateful for all your support both financially and most specially spiritually through the years. Thank you!

May the Infant Jesus bless you and His Holy Face shine on you. 

May you have a Blessed and Holy Christmas.

Most Sincerely, 

Daughters of the Most Holy Redeemer

Building Work

The building of a new monastic cell....

 This how we got there.... Father blesses the area where the cell (and future cells) will go.

The cell is marked out with piles to go down and foundation to be built....

But first a fence to provide privacy is begun. 

Sr Mary Alphonsus hard at work making post holes.

Our Lady provides a blue, sunny sky for the day's work.

Many helping hands make the job quick.

A strop is used to hold each paling of wood in place tightly before using the nail gun. 

Gates are made.

Discussion is had about proceeding with the adjoining fence along the South side of the property.

While the fence continues the garden gets a much needed hair-cut and tidy up. 

Sr Celeste covers over with dirt the new storm water pipes while Sr Alphonsus uses the staple gun to hang up mesh for privacy on the North side of the property.

Exterior entrance to facilities well under way....

Back at the base of the cell, insulation is put in before flooring is nailed down.

Walls go up.

Up at another level, off cuts of earth wool are placed in the ceiling cavity.

Sister flying high. And working hard.

Walls are insulated.

About half way done.

To be continued...