Our Lady of Solitude, Our Lady of Hope, Pray for us! Today we are celebrating the Patronal Feast Day of our Monastery. On Holy Saturday, Our Lady awaited in silence, solitude, and hope, the blessed Resurrection of her Son. The image above is a statue of Our Lady of Solitude found in our cloistered Adoration [...]
"As we adore the mystery of how our burden has been borne for us, the most we can do is formulate the resolution to be willing to bear what is given us to bear." - Hans Urs Von Balthasar In the seder meal, the youngest child asks the question: "Why is this night different from [...]
On Easter Sunday, some good friends (Cindi and Megan) attended morning Mass. Afterwards they handed me a small but VERY heavy gift bag. Cindi explained that the "potato heart blog post" that I wrote at the beginning of Lent touched her heart and inspired the gift. Since reading this post, Cindi set out on her [...]
Just before the readings begin at the Easter Vigil, the Priest says: "Dear brothers and sisters, now that we have begun our solemn Vigil, let us listen with quiet hearts to the Word of God. Let us meditate on how God in times past saved his people and in these, the last days, has [...]
Holy Week & Easter Schedule **Thursday, March 29th - Holy Thursday, Mass of the Lord's Supper - 5 p.m. **Friday, March 30th - Good Friday: Stations of the Cross - 11 a.m.* Celebration of the Passion of the Lord - 3 p.m. **Saturday, March 31st Holy Saturday (Devotion to Our Lady of [...]
Holy Week & Easter Schedule Palm Sunday Mass - 9 a.m. Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper - 5 p.m. Good Friday Stations of the Cross - 11 a.m.* Celebration of the Passion of the Lord - 3 p.m. Holy Saturday** (Devotion to Our Lady of Solitude) - 9 a.m.* Easter Vigil Mass - [...]
Spring here at the Monastery has been peaceful, joyful and full of life! The Easter Season is speeding by at an alarming rate! We always make note, with a smile, how quickly Easter flies by, but how Lent marches on with a slow (and sometimes grueling) rate! We hope you enjoy the photos in this [...]
To you, who are at the beginning of the journey of life, I ask: have you thought about the talents that God has given you? Have you thought about how you can put them at the service of others? Don’t bury your talents! Bet on big ideals, those ideals that enlarge the heart, those ideals [...]
Our celebration of the Sacred Triduum and Easter was blessed with many graces. Enjoy the photos that Sr. John-Mark snapped throughout those Holy Days! Morning prayer on Good Friday Holy Saturday prayers to Our Lady of Solitude Easter Vigil Photos Easter Morning He is risen as He promised, Alleluia!
Let us allow ourselves to be touched by this love, to be transformed, so that the resurrection may really be realized in us. I invite you, therefore, to live the Paschal Triduum intensely." - Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI You are invited to join us as we celebrate the Sacred Triduum and Easter at Our Lady [...]
