Because of the continuing pandemic situation the community decided on the 15th to cancel the fall meeting of Oblates which is regularly held at the monastery each October. The annual outdoor Mass on July 4 has likewise been cancelled.
Brother John of the Cross, a Cistercian monk from Vietnam we are sponsoring, returned to Mount Saviour on the 27th after completing his first year of studies at Christ the King Seminary in Buffalo. He will quarantine in a guest house for two weeks before rejoining the community. Because of the closure of Christ the King, his studies will now continue at St. Mary’s Seminary in Baltimore which was founded in 1791.
The guest houses, gift shop and chapel remain closed until further notice.
We genuinely appreciate the many kind words sent to us during these times
by our many Oblates and friends and continue to be united with one another
through our prayer.