The Monastic Mirror: 4/4/10

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Sunday, April 4, 2010

Blessings to all on this joyous Easter!

On behalf of the Benedictine Sisters of Elk County, I wish all of you a joyous Easter....Christ is Risen......Alleluia!

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Tips for a spiritually rewarding fast:

1. Ask the Holy Spirit to help you with your prayer and fasting.

2. Set your length of fast, the type of fast, social and physical activities you will restrict and the amount of time you will devote to prayer and scripture each day.

3. Prepare your heart. Seek God's forgiveness for our weaknesses and areas which we need to improve. Expect God to give you the gifts of the Holy Spirit during this grace filled time.

4. Start slow so as to prepare yourself. Remember the first few days are the hardest....drink lots of water and keep your mind busy with prayer.

5. Set up a schedule. Add some time to walk and pray, "spend some time with God"

6. Unite your fast with the poor and hungry of the world. Solidarity in prayer and fasting is a rewarding experience.

7. Don't beat yourself up if you don't make it .... be faithful and try again.

Opening Prayer by Abbot John Klassen, OSB

Vigil of the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity with the Presentation of the Final Volume of the Saint John's Bible program

The Revelation to John

Did you know that there is 123 versus with the word "thanks", 33 referencing "thanksgiving" and 61 tell us to "give thanks"
I give thanks for all of you!

Sun and Moon bless the Lord....

Stay tuned for more updates and finished pictures....who said the monastery was boring....

Sister Jacinta helping shovel stone

help from our friends....

it took a lot of elbow grease

the geo cell in place...

Even mom's helped dig out the stumps...

clearing and leveling...

Pile of stumps removed from part of the hill..

this is where you weigh your picking...and buy other produce if you desire...

Visit Sceiford Farms in Northeast on Dewey Drive...you won't be disappointed...

I could eat this whole thing....and I did

Sister Jacinta with a Welch's bunch....it was beautiful

Patty McClain picking grapes (what a great sport)

The blessings of the day...grapes

Labor Day picnic...

Say a prayer for those who are unemployed or under-employed.

Terri and Barb......canning and canning

Sister Denise Mosier, O.S.B.

Sister with Richard Mshomba in January 1984

Seme Qui....the stuffed puppy she used to teach us French....

Sister Denise with Father Lameck in Tanzania, East Africa in 1984

So as we celebrate our beginnings...it is with gratitude and love that we remember our past...

We share this day with Mary Magdalene....the first Apostle to the Apostles...

Our first convent

In Lock-Up...for MDA

They used the real thing....

It is completely done.....

the fence is completely painted....

the summer house is like new.....

Thank You so Very Much!!!!!

Maura and Carley brushed paint where the rollers did not get.

Mary plugs away with a roller.

Kevin and Luke rolled the "fabric" with brushes.

Paul, Carly and Maura paused so I could take their picture.

oooh...awh....

i love fireworks....

Sacred Heart Church where they were married on July 1, 1950

Listening Turns the Soul to God....the sunflower was used as a visual reminder ....as it turns to the sun for growth....may we all turn to God as we journey in our Benedictine life.

Sr. Anne Shepard, Prioress of Mount St. Scholastica in Atchison, Kansas puts a sunflower in a vase at the beginning of the Chapter. Each Prioress from all the communities put a sunflower in a vase that graced our oratory for the remainder of our time together.

We are having the Corpus Christi procession with one of the altars on the Monastery's front entrance.....it is a privilege to have Daily mass and celebrate the Eucharist My intentions are for all the many Sisters who do not have daily Eucharist because of circumstances beyond their control.....

A special thanks to the Navy Nurses.....

Many families will have an empty chair around the table once again.....they have lost a loved one....the empty chair is being placed by the Memorial in Altoona, PA as a rememberance of all those who will not be home.....

Fly our flag to remember...

Blow gently on the embers until they become a fire.....

a gentle wispher...a gentle breeze

listen with the ear of your heart....

Come Holy Spirit......is this a "rive" moment?

This is a little stronger than a pushy breeze....

Try and imitate St. Stephen...the rocks may not kill but they do hurt...but Forgiveness is the key...

Wouldn't it be a wonderful world if we could all forgive and live in peace?

Can you forgive...even when it hurts?

Did you know that a handshake shows that you are free of weapons and you mean no harm...

My Mom...

For all the Mother's on this special day.

When the wold says "Give up", Hope whispers, "Try it one more time"....isn't that what sunrises are all about?

May is the month we honor Mary...what a great time

and St. Joseph the Worker on May 1st. What great examples of perserverence.....

Prayers for all our priests, Fr. Michael Ferrick, Fr. Eric Vogt, Fr Joseph Campbell, Fr Meinrad Lawson, Monsignor Adams and

Fr. Daniel Wolfel, O.S.B. our Chaplain

Fr. Steve Schreiber

Bishop Trautman

Mother Franziska with Sister Jacinta...we are the first Benedictine house from Eichstatt Germany in the United States.

The Monastic Kiss of Peace ..an expression of their mutual prayer and support as they journey together in the monastic life.

Archabbot Douglas Nowicki of St. Vintcent Archabbey

the celebration of life....

Our Bishop, Our Shepherd......thank you for your faithful sevice to all of us...

Justin Cardinal Rigali, J.C.D. of Philadelphia

his flock.....

In an upcoming blog, I will share pictures of our celebration of Holy Week, along with the Easter egg hunt in the front yard.

A flower among thorns...how fitting

There is a dawn and a morning...for He did it for you...Blessings on your Holy Week.

Rock Solid.....

betrayed by a kiss

rock bottom

Little more sleep....

Envy..jealousy...

You still have time ...

Fig trees grow fruit 10 months out of 12. They have deep roots to get water and nourishment and are mature in 3 years. It is a great way to look at our lives....especially during lent....have we taken the time to prune, fertilize and water our lives so that we can bear fruit? Take the time to plant your roots, to bear fruit for eternal life...

Caritas, Eva and Jaya

Emelda and Meg

Alban, Andre and Cosmos

Srs Irene, Lumen and Salate singing

Matthew on the drum....

Michael and Sr. Sophia...

Listen with the ear of your heart....

the feeling I had at his cave....

A moment at the top of the hill at Subiaco

Bendict with his rule

St. Benedict

The cloister

The Chruch

War Memorial

View of St. Benedict on the hill

Subiaco

Fresco of Sts Benedict, Placid and Maurus

Fr. Alban at the Chapel of the Ravens

A very Rome ending to a beautiful day

Night view of the castle

Bronze Statue at the top of the castle

Bridge over the Tiber with castle in background

A lot more of this...

a little less of this....

None of this on Ash Wednesday and Fridays....

The tomb of St. Paul which was verified to contain the remains by carbon dating

The mosaic of the prophets' Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and David with the famous statue of St. Paul

Pope Benedict's mosaic on the ceiling

Alabaster windows

Abbot Edmund explaining the Paschal stand.

Sr. Fatima reading a poem she wrote for Sr. Salete.

Sister Barbara and Sister Pia harmonized a German song

Sr, Pia does a good imitation of a Pope

Having fun during the party

Sr. Agnes in front of a mosaic of St. Agnes in the Crypt

This dates back to the 2nd century and talks about the Baptism of life.

Her Superior and Br. Andre

for someone special on her feastday.

The well know view from the square.

A fresco of Benedict and Scholastica

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