Abbey News
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Year For Priests
The celebration of the Sacred Heart this past Friday marked the beginning of the Year For Priests proclaimed by our Holy Father on March 16th. A year especially devoted to prayer and support for our priests will conclude on next year's feast of the Sacred Heart. We heartily join the universal Church in praying for the world's clergy. Catholic News Service provides a succinct outline of the idea and aims of the year on their Year For Priests page.
Father's Day
Today we remember in heartfelt prayer our fathers both living and deceased. It is also the first day of summer, the longest day of the year which began cool and rainy here in the Genesee Valley. No complaints about all the rain we've been having the past few days as it good for the crops out in the fields. But we are ready for a bit of warm sunshine now as I'm sure they are too.
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Visitation at Wrentham
This morning Abbot John left for a week's stay at Mt. Saint Mary's Abbey, Wrentham, MA where he will be making the canonical visitation of our good sisters there. The community supports itself by making and marketing their delicious Trappistine Quality Candy which can be purchased on-line at their web site. We also carry it on our on-line bread store so next time you place an order for Monks' Bread you can add some of their quality candy.
Tree Contraption
Walking along the road from the abbey to the workshops one comes upon this strange  contraption hanging in a tree. A kite you say? No. Guess again. If you've guessed emerald ash borer trap you got it right. The local Department of Environmental Conservation has asked our cooperation in determining whether or not the ash borer has made it's appearance here in our area as it has elsewhere in the State. According to a recent newspaper article:
The beetles, a species native to eastern Asia, were first observed in Michigan in 2002 and are blamed for killing 70 million ash trees in 13 states. New York has about 900 million susceptible green, white, black and blue ash trees - 7 percent of all trees in the state, officials said.
It is very serious. . .and it is not good news that it's here in New York. Officials are studying the infestation in Cattaraugus (county) to determine if it can be contained.
Apparently the destructive beetle has not been detected in our county yet but the D.E.C. is closely monitoring the situation and we are happy to be of some assistance. Hence the 'contraption' in our tree. |
