Sixth Week of Easter

Chapter 32 of the Rule of St. Benedict speaks of the care monks must take of the tools and goods of the monastery. One of the most substantial of these - the monastery itself. While this work may not appear to be edifying, it is essential to the very "edifice" housing the community. Over the past two years, in part shielded from view due to the pandemic, in part hidden within the enclosure of the monastery, an extensive renovation has been taking place, prompted in large part by a most mundane reality: plumbing.

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The period between Ascension Thursday and the Pentecost marks an extraordinary span of time. Luke depicts the early followers of Christ as processing the departure of the Lord, "taken up to heaven" (Lk 24:51), after "a cloud took him from their sight" (Ac 1:9). This special time has been assigned traditionally as the first of novenas, and has been dedicated to prayer to the Holy Spirit. Please consider joining in this timely prayer.

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