Peggy Comfrey, CSJ, holding a basket for the butterflies.

From the Office of Justice & Peace:

Celebration of Season of Creation

Peggy Comfrey, CSJ

Sisters, associates, and agrégées gathered on September 11 to celebrate the Season of Creation (which is from September 1 to October 4). After viewing the film, Endangered Migration: The Monarch Butterfly Story, they took time to color butterflies and write a brief message of comfort or hope to immigrants.

Butterflies in the chapel…

Creating the butterflies…

This is part of a project of the U.S. Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in which butterflies with messages are being gathered from Congregations across the country. The butterflies will eventually make their way to the border in Texas as a sign of our love and support. The celebration concluded with a video prayer of St. Francis’ Canticle of Creation.

Below: sisters crafting more butterflies at St. Joseph Hall. Click the sides of the images to view the following photographs…