Our first full day of common life in the embryonic Monastery of Our Lady of the Cenacle unfolded under the loving gaze of Our Lady of the Rosary. Brothers Diego and Carl are entering wholeheartedly into what is, for them, a whole new world. In the afternoon we made a pilgrimage to the land on which, God willing, we will build the monastery. There we chanted None in the open air and prayed the Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary, taking care to leave behind a blessed medal of Saint Benedict and, buried in the ground, medals of the Holy Face, of Jesus, King of Love, of the Immaculate Conception, and of Our Lady of Knock.
In the afternoon a a friend of the monastery arrived with two large boxes of food. We are grateful to Greg and to all who have shown us so much kindness during this period of preparation and adjustment.
His Excellency, Bishop Edward J. Slattery of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tulsa, Oklahoma has given
Father Mark a special mandate to live under the Rule of Saint Benedict in adoration before the Eucharistic Face of Jesus, offering thanksgiving, intercession, and reparation for all his
brothers in Holy Orders. In this way, Father is preparing the foundation of the new Diocesan Benedictine Monastery of Our Lady of the Cenacle. Father Mark is available to the
priests and deacons of the Diocese for spiritual and sacramental support in their pursuit of holiness. He is also charged with the spiritual formation of women who desire to dedicate themselves to spiritual motherhood in favour of priests.
Desidero che ero con voi ieri,ma sono felice di venire quando la provvidenza lo consente. Anche, il mio postulanza inizierà sulla festa del Madonna del Rosario anche, solo che della Madonna del Rosario di Fatima. Molte grazie per questo post. Sono felice di leggere le buone notizie.
Welcome to the new Brothers. How wonderful to begin your monastic life together on the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. You will find the joy of it; the sorrow of it; the luminosity; and certainly, the glory before the Eucharistic Face of Christ.
Happy to hear all the good news.