Mount Saviour Monastery
Mount Saviour Monastery
January 2000
Visitation:
The Church requires that monasteries be visited by some higher authority
every four years. In our situation, the Abbot Primate delegates
Abbot
Brian Clark osb, to interview each monk and get the "pulse" of the
community. This time, he was assisted by Br. John and Br. Richard
from Weston Priory. At the end of the visit, they write a report
to present their observations and recommendations. The picture shows
them with Br. Raphael.
New Millennium:
The new year arrived without fanfare or fear. Our computers accepted
the new calendar without objection. Some of us felt a "malaise" at
the publicity surrounding the Y2K problems. The weather turned cold
at night but we were spared of the storms that afflicted many states south
of us. Maureen Cadley is the official "guest mistress" at
St. Gertrude's since she received her papers from the Immigration Service.
She served us "High Tea" at St. Gertrude's after a British tradition on
the feast of the Epiphany. On January 9th, Br. James Cronen
attended the funeral of Abbot Charles Coriston of St. Paul's Abbey
with Br. John. On January 13, Clement Hofbauer, who
was raised on our property, died in his 80s. He helped us acquire
the first cows and was very helpful during the years of our dairy farm.
Annual
Retreat:
From January 19-23, Fr. Eugene Hensell osb, monk of St. Meinrad's
Archabbey, commented on the gospel of Mark. The gospel invites us
to a life of listening. So often, we fail because we live out of
fear rather than out of faith. In the parable of the sower, we learn
that the ground we have (or are) will indicate the type of fruit we bear.
The
picture shows Fr. Ken Shaw, observer, Br. Sebastian, Fr. Timothy Brennen,
Br. Stephen and Fr. Eugene