A New Year’s Blessing
new tabernacle welcomed at san damiano convent
With Sister Gracy Kundukulam assisting, Father Dennis Buranosky blesses the newly-installed tabernacle in the chapel at San Damiano Convent in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Sisters and guests take part in the chapel dedication on December 31, 2019.
The tabernacle in its new home in the small chapel at San Damiano Convent.
New Year’s Eve 2019-2020 marked an extra special celebration at San Damiano Convent in Pittsburgh, Pa., where our sisters gathered to dedicate the new tabernacle and welcome the Blessed Sacrament to the chapel there. Rev. Dennis Buranosky celebrated Mass and blessed the tabernacle, then the sisters enjoyed a reception and New Year’s Eve celebration together.
With permission from the Diocese of Pittsburgh for reservation of the Most Blessed Sacrament at San Damiano, the tabernacle was purchased in Assisi as a gift from the estate of Sister Frances Marie Duncan’s aunt and community benefactor Evelyn Amoroso.
San Damiano Convent is a house located at the foot of the former Mount Assisi Convent property. It is home to five members of the School Sisters of St. Francis, who use the chapel for daily prayer. Among its residents are Sister France Marie, provincial minister, and Sister Marian Sgriccia, provincial vicar.
The small altar with manger and Christmas decorations at San Damiano Convent.