Abbey News
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Week of Celebration
Last Sunday was the celebration of our patronal feast, Christ the King, with all due reverence and joy befitting the occasion. Thursday, Thanksgiving day, provided us with the opportunity to give special expression to our gratitude to God for his many blessings within and all around. As usual it was all the trimmings without the turkey for dinner.
And today it's the beginning of the new liturgical year with the blessing of the Advent wreath at first Vespers of the first Sunday of Advent. In keeping with our custom we'll be abstaining from Internet and e-mail on Sunday. Ready or not here comes Christmas. . .
Empty Choir Stall
Rev. Father made it back from the A.I.M. meeting on schedule arriving in his choir stall in time for Mass Thursday, November 12th. The next day the prior's stall was vacated when Fr. Jerome left for a couple of weeks stay at Novo Mundo, our daughter house in Brazil. He'll be giving the community classes (three each day!) on various aspects of canon law relative to religious life. He's due back December 10th.
Guest Speaker
On Veterans Day we were visited by Dr. Philip Mango, President of St. Michael's Institute in New York which is a national alliance of mental health professionals who integrate the genuine discoveries of Psychology and Psychiatry with the teachings of the Catholic Church. We invited him to give us talks on masculinity and femininity and proper boundaries in interpersonal relationships. An engaging and lively speaker there was no dozing among the brethren during his talks.
Schedule Change
Tuesday, December 8th is the celebration of the patronal feast of our country, the Immaculate Conception of Mary. It is a holy day of obligation so we'll be having Mass at 9:45 then and baking on Monday instead of Tuesday. See our Liturgical Schedule page for further particulars.
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