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March
Due to the early date of Easter this year and its privileged Octave, the commeration of Saint Benedict's entrance into Heaven is transfered from 21 March to 1 April. Saint Gregory the Great, in his Dialogues, puts Benedict's death at ca. 543 A.D.
In the year that was to be his last, the man of God foretold the day of his holy death to a number of his disciples. In mentioning it to some who were with him in the monastery, he bound them to strict secrecy. Some others, however, who were stationed elsewhere he only informed of the special sign they would receive at the time of his death.
Six days before he died, he gave orders for his tomb to be opened. Almost immediately he was seized with a violent fever that rapidly wasted his remaining energy. Each day his condition grew worse until finally, on the sixth day, he had his disciples carry him into the chapel where he received the Body and Blood of our Lord to gain strength for his approaching end. Then, supporting his weakend body on the arms of his brethren, he stood with his hands raised to heaven and, as he prayed, breathed his last.
Dialogues of Saint Gregory Bk. 2 ch. 37
February
Gourd Prayer Bowl Retreat
Gathering at the Monastery Art Barn, Sister Melissa Anna led twelve women in making gourd prayer bowls. Each was unique in representing the spirituality of each woman.
January 2008 in pictures
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