"The finger of God is upon this ministry..." —Fr. Peter Rookey, OSM, October 2007 (internationally known healing priest and spiritual father of OSMM)

Our Sorrowful Mother's Ministry is a healing retreat ministry located in Vandalia, Illinois, about one hour east of St. Louis. We offer monthly retreats facilitated by priests from around the country with special charisms of healing.

BIG NEWS: Retreats are now free!

We have discerned that no one should be prevented from coming to an OSMM retreat because of financial concerns. For this reason, all of our healing retreats will now be free of charge! We simply ask you to make a freewill donation of your choosing during the weekend. We believe that relying more fully on the providence of God will bring further blessings. Our annual conference will remain $45. Please read this newsletter with more details.

We still need you to register for each retreat — see the Retreats Page for how to sign up. PLEASE HELP SPREAD THE WORD!

UPCOMING: June Retreat! (6/20-6/22)

DEEP HEALING IN THE OCEAN OF GOD'S MERCY

Fr. Bill McCarthy is a Spirit-filled priest and a gifted author, teacher, and evangelist. He was ordained a priest in Rome and has been serving the Lord in the Archdiocese of Hartford, Connecticut. He is the Co-Founder and Co-Director of "My Father's House" Spiritual Life and Retreat Center in Moodus, Connecticut. For more than 20 years, Father Bill has served the Lord with his inspired teaching by giving retreats, parish missions, and spiritual direction.

Mary Alice Rossini received an MS degree as a psychiatric nurse practitioner from Stony Brook University. As part of the "My Father's House" ministry team, she travels with Fr. Bill McCarthy and facilitates inner healing by leading group sessions and workshops.

Fr. John Larson serves as the assistant postulant master for the order of the Marians of the Immaculate Conception (MIC) at their house of studies in Steubenville, Ohio. His call to the priesthood was nurtured on a pilgrimage to Lourdes, where he felt Mary present in a mysterious way. It is thus fitting that his ordination in 2006 took place at the National Shrine of the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.

This retreat is free of charge. You can simply make a freewill offering during the weekend. Please contact Debbie or Vanessa to sign up, and be sure to LIST EACH ATTENDEE'S NAME!

Visit the Retreats Page for a list of upcoming retreats.

UPCOMING: Holy Land Pilgrimage!

PILGRIMAGE OF LOVE (11/9-11/21)

Join us for an extraordinary two week journey following in the footsteps of Christ. Each day we will visit several holy sites, and we plan to once again have our faithful tour guide and bus driver team of Rula and Adel. You can view a detailed itinerary of the trip.

Concerned about safety? Read this.

Please contact Debbie or Vanessa for more information.

Our team strives to offer a diversity of spiritual help that cannot be easily found in one place—powerful, personal, one-on-one help, and a holy priest for confession, sacraments, and teaching—all just one hour from St Louis.