Luigi Posted March 14, 2016 Posted March 14, 2016 PHotos on the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1196136567071878&set=pcb.1196136800405188&type=3&theater
Spem in alium Posted March 14, 2016 Posted March 14, 2016 Prayers for them. Judging from the photos and the extent of the flood, it looks like they will have a big clean-up ahead.
Luigi Posted March 14, 2016 Author Posted March 14, 2016 They had an extensive fire about four or five years ago. They were hardly recovered from that when this flood hit. To paraphrase James Taylor, "They've seen fire and they've seen rain."
TheresaThoma Posted March 15, 2016 Posted March 15, 2016 WOW! That is crazy. Prayers for them. (And one of my first thoughts is how many holy priests are they forming there to experience opposition like this!)
PhuturePriest Posted March 15, 2016 Posted March 15, 2016 This is why it's great they have a seminary: seminarians offer great slave labor, as they can pass it off as learning to serve others in preparation for priesthood. I know this because Conception makes the seminarians take care of the campus grounds as part of their "Ora et Labora" formation.
Luigi Posted March 15, 2016 Author Posted March 15, 2016 26 minutes ago, PhuturePriest said: This is why it's great they have a seminary: seminarians offer great slave labor, as they can pass it off as learning to serve others in preparation for priesthood. I know this because Conception makes the seminarians take care of the campus grounds as part of their "Ora et Labora" formation. And - miracle of miracles! - they've all survived! Not one of them has died "in labora." Ooohhhh, those Benedictines are wily - I'm tellin' ya!
Luigi Posted March 18, 2016 Author Posted March 18, 2016 UPDATE: It was bad. They're cancelling daily Mass for the public, as well as Palm Sunday and Holy Week services. Saint Joseph Abbey Yesterday (03-16-16) at 1:39pm · Unfortunately, the Abbey Church will remain closed until further notice. Daily masses are not being held at this time. Palm Sunday, Holy Week services and Easter Vigil have also been cancelled. Although water did not get into the church, the basement did flood, compromising the electrical and heating / AC equipment. We thank you for the continued prayers as we work to create a safe environment for friends of the Abbey. Stay tuned for updates here as well as on our website athttp://www.saintjosephabbey.com/prayer-schedule/ #helptheabbey helptheabbey.com to make a donation
NadaTeTurbe Posted March 18, 2016 Posted March 18, 2016 Luigi, you're always giving us updates and little stories about various benedictine abbey. Thank you for doing this for us. Prayers for them. It's still time to make our Lent donation ! Lourde was flooded in 2013. It was bad, but after the rebuilding, it was better ! Maybe it'll be the same.
Luigi Posted March 18, 2016 Author Posted March 18, 2016 Here's the link to their Facebook page. Scroll down some, or click on the Photos. https://www.facebook.com/saintjosephabbey/ They had lots of damage to their library - the books on the lower two shelves are all lost, but even the higher-up books need salvaging. The church proper wasn't flooded, but the basement was, so the electrical system is lost or dangerous. The refectory/dining hall was flooded. All the monks and seminarians are safe, but there was a lot of damage to a number of facilities.
:o)Katherine:o) Posted March 25, 2016 Posted March 25, 2016 I talked with one of the seminarian the other night and he said that some of the seminarians including himself had stayed to help clean up. The company that was hired to professionally clean the Abbey eventually sent the men home. They are returning to classes next week. The Abbey itself did not have flood insurance but the Archdiocese had flood insurance for Camp Abbey. They have a long road to recovery! If you are able financially please donate to recovery efforts. Prayers are most definitely appreciated!
Luigi Posted May 16, 2016 Author Posted May 16, 2016 Here's a link to their official statement - probably $30 million to repair the place. They might get some help from FEMA, but that will be a long process. $30 million is a lot of money. If you have any connections to foundations, you might pass this along on the monastery's behalf.
Luigi Posted May 17, 2016 Author Posted May 17, 2016 3 hours ago, TheresaThoma said: The link didn't show up Thanks for the heads-up. This link is for a fairly detailed letter with timeline, FEMA info, et: http://static1.squarespace.com/static/5564d32ae4b051652c1faf00/t/5706aad859827e9e33aac8bb/1460054745066/2016-04-06+SJASC+Info.pdf This page is their more general Giving Page: http://www.saintjosephabbey.com/donate
Luigi Posted June 19, 2016 Author Posted June 19, 2016 The Abbey Church re-opens today. The article has some comments from the abbot and a parishioner about the importance of the church as the center of the community. http://www.saintjosephabbey.com/abbey-church-reopens-june-19th
Gabriela Posted June 19, 2016 Posted June 19, 2016 Great day to reopen St. Joseph's Abbey! So glad they were able to do it by today.
Luigi Posted March 17, 2017 Author Posted March 17, 2017 http://www.nola.com/religion/index.ssf/2017/03/the_resurrection_of_st_josephs.html Here a link to the New Orleans Times-Picayune's story of the progress being made to restore the buildings at St. Joseph's Abbey (in Louisiana) after last year's flood. Things are coming along nicely, but donations would still be appreciated.
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