Dear Friends of Our Lady of Good Success,

Did you know that this apostolate has been sending yearly (most often twice a year in May and in Jan at least)  donations to the Carmelites in Historical Quito? We have faithfully sent donation to them and the Conceptionists for over twenty years.

A few days ago, the Mother Superior contacted me asking for a donation for a hospital bill of $2000 for one of their sister's mothers who is very elderly and indigent.  The Carmelites have taken on the cost of her hospital bill. The Carmelites are poor themselves. So I know that when they ask us for help, they really do need help!

Do you think, my dear friends, that you could circulate this email among your friends and associates that have may be inclined to want to help?

This order in Quito was the one who we became friends with and who instilled into my heart to spread the devotion to the Holy Face twenty years ago. It came to me by His image in their church and refectory paintings of St Therese of the Child Jesus and Holy Face.  

The above photo is of Sr Alecia talking with her mother.

The photo below is of the four visiting Carmelites with this elderly lady. The Mother Superior, Mother Veronica, is there on the right touching her head.

The third photo is of a painting of St Therese and the Holy Face to be interpeted as a Carmelite desires to imitate Our Lord in all her actions so she will reflect His Holy Face. It hangs in the Carmelite social room where I had been invited many times over the years as we have been "adopted" as a family membre for almost 20 yrs since becoming benefactors.

It is this painting, pictured above, that stole my heart along with the Veil of Veronica image there in their church and that of the Shroud of Turin in the Conceptionist Church in Quito as well that moved me to spread the Holy Face devotion and write a booklet titled: The Importance of the Holy Face Devotion in the 21st Century" in 2007.

In Jesus and Mary,

Kathleen Heckenkamp

Please consider sending a donation!

Don't forget to send petitions!
Every donation received during the month of November and December for the Carmelites will receive a gift of a relic of the patroness of Ecuador, St Mariana de Jesus, then Lily of Quito!

Send your prayer intentions to:

starofthestormysea@gmail.com

God bless you and Our Lady protect you!

Remember this apostolate as well as we are low on funds as well!

Thank you!

Kathleen Heckenkamp