memory-singer Posted June 23, 2006 Posted June 23, 2006 Hi, I'm a fairly new phatmasser in the processs of finding my way into a Benedictine monastery. It would be great to share with others whose hearts have been drawn to this particular "school of the Lord's service." Pax, Dare
daugher-of-Mary Posted June 23, 2006 Posted June 23, 2006 Can I ask what monastery? I live near St. Vincent Archabbey/St. Emma's Monastery, and love the Benedictine spirituality so much!
puellapaschalis Posted June 23, 2006 Posted June 23, 2006 Hey there There are definitely some of us Benedictines about here! It's always good to have another - make yourself at home. There are some threads about Benedictines too on this board, which you'll easily find with a search. Love and prayers, PP
memory-singer Posted June 24, 2006 Author Posted June 24, 2006 [quote name='daugher-of-Mary' post='1011043' date='Jun 23 2006, 01:18 PM'] Can I ask what monastery? I live near St. Vincent Archabbey/St. Emma's Monastery, and love the Benedictine spirituality so much! [/quote] St. Emma would be the one. I hope to visit in August as I can't get away in July for the monastic rexperience. You are so blessed to live near them. I live on the west coast. I love the Benedictine spirituality also. Will write more later. pax, Dare
daugher-of-Mary Posted June 25, 2006 Posted June 25, 2006 Oh I'm so glad! : They are such a beautiful community. Prayers for you as you continue along the Benedictine way!
memory-singer Posted June 25, 2006 Author Posted June 25, 2006 [quote name='daugher-of-Mary' post='1011696' date='Jun 24 2006, 04:01 PM'] Oh I'm so glad! : They are such a beautiful community. Prayers for you as you continue along the Benedictine way! [/quote] Tomorrow I'm talking with Mother Mary Anne and should find out the dates of my visit in August. Pray!! Dare
daugher-of-Mary Posted June 25, 2006 Posted June 25, 2006 Absolutely! How exciting! : I'll offer my Mass for you tomorrow.
stlmom Posted June 26, 2006 Posted June 26, 2006 Hey, a big welcome to you! It's wonderful to see St. Emma's experiencing a rebirth of vocations in the past 10 years. God bless!
stlmom Posted June 26, 2006 Posted June 26, 2006 I forgot to ask earlier if you had any contact with St. Emma's sister monastery in CO--St. Walburga's in Virginia Dale, CO?
memory-singer Posted June 27, 2006 Author Posted June 27, 2006 Hello again, I just got off the phone with Mother Mary Anne at St. Emmas and I will be going there in mid -August for a full week!!!!! I have 8 days of "comp" time that I have to use up before the end of August. Tomorrow I'll email my boss and then I'll know the exact dates I have free. Also Sr. Maria, the novice mistress, just mailed me some books etc.. I can hardly wait for them to arrive. Yes, I've seen the Abbey of St. Walburga web site. It looks wonderful. But something at St. Emma has touched my heart. For whatever reason, I know that's the place to begin discernment. Please remember to pray for the community at St. Emma as they celebrate their 75th anniversary this Saturday. (Mother said it would be nice if the rain cleared up .) Pax, Dare
stlmom Posted June 27, 2006 Posted June 27, 2006 Wonderful news, Dare! I grew up in western Pennsylvania and the whole area around St. Emma's is just naturally beautiful country. You will be a most welcome guest of the sisters.
puellapaschalis Posted June 29, 2006 Posted June 29, 2006 (edited) Heck, why didn't I think of this before? [url="http://www.osb-international.info/index/en.html"]This[/url] is a link to the website of the OSB Confederation. Now we Bennies are used to our autonomy ( : ) and thus as far as I'm concerned the best bit about this website is the atlas - it's got contact details (including websites, if available) for [i]every Benedictine house on the planet[/i] (or so they claim! ), which is pretty impressive by anyone's standards. I particularly value it because my parish priest's handwriting is near-illegible (I hope he never finds this!) and it's great for double-checking how an address is spelt Anyhows, I hope it's useful to someone who's searching for a Benny House. Love and Petrine prayers (Paul and I are currently having a tiff), PP PS For the language geeks amongst us (I can't be the only one, surely?!), please note and enjoy muchly the fact that this site is in sixteen languages! Edited June 29, 2006 by puellapaschalis
memory-singer Posted June 29, 2006 Author Posted June 29, 2006 [quote name='puellapaschalis' post='1014671' date='Jun 29 2006, 01:50 PM'] Heck, why didn't I think of this before? [url="http://www.osb-international.info/index/en.html"]This[/url] is a link to the website of the OSB Confederation. Now we Bennies are used to our autonomy ( : ) and thus as far as I'm concerned the best bit about this website is the atlas - it's got contact details (including websites, if available) for [i]every Benedictine house on the planet[/i] (or so they claim! ), which is pretty impressive by anyone's standards. I particularly value it because my parish priest's handwriting is near-illegible (I hope he never finds this!) and it's great for double-checking how an address is spelt Anyhows, I hope it's useful to someone who's searching for a Benny House. Love and Petrine prayers (Paul and I are currently having a tiff), PP PS For the language geeks amongst us (I can't be the only one, surely?!), please note and enjoy muchly the fact that this site is in sixteen languages! [/quote] It's a great site. As a fellow language geek I thank you pax, Dare
jkaands Posted June 30, 2006 Posted June 30, 2006 Congrats, Dare of Mercy The OSB's have always been my favorites. There are a lot of choices in the U S of A--traditional habited DO in Latin Greg chant like Mary Immac in Vermont, of Solesmes cong, Regina Laudis in Bethlehem CT, Petersham MA nuns, Walburga in CO already mentioned, a group on an island off WA who raise livestock!--as do nuns at Regina Laudis, also. The civvie large and older OSB congregations are also experiencing more vocations now--Cottonwood, ID, Ferdinand, IN--they've had a tough time as they were so large. I hope you will give us a followup on your visit. I, too, am happy that St. Emma's has experienced a resurgence--I believe that for years they cooked at St. Vincent's Archabbey, then returned to do retreat work and voila!--vocations!
memory-singer Posted June 30, 2006 Author Posted June 30, 2006 Hi Everyone, I have my dates to visit St. Emma. I'll be flying there on Sunday August 13 and returning home on Monday August 21. I am so excited. Please pray for me. I have 3 weeks of vacation due in October and if it works out, I hope to spend most of them at St. Emma's. Please remember to pray for them tomorrow when they have the 75th anniversary Mass. Pax, Dare
stlmom Posted June 30, 2006 Posted June 30, 2006 Praying that you will have that sense of being "at home" with the sisters at St. Emma's and that you will be able to fully "listen with the ear of the heart" while you are with them.
bmb144 Posted July 1, 2006 Posted July 1, 2006 Hello from a Aussie Benedictine : to be. Hope it goes well for you. In His Light
memory-singer Posted July 1, 2006 Author Posted July 1, 2006 [quote name='In His Light' post='1015533' date='Jun 30 2006, 09:43 PM'] Hello from a Aussie Benedictine : to be. Hope it goes well for you. In His Light [/quote] Thank you so much. I fdeep peace means anything, "all will be well." Pax, Dare
memory-singer Posted July 3, 2006 Author Posted July 3, 2006 Just wanted to put Bennies at the top Working on some degree of humility. Pax, Dare
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