The vocation web site will be featuring a video of the investiture of four new novices of Saint John’s Abbey which took place at Morning Prayer today. Following the simple but profound ceremony a brief reception was held for family and friends in the Great Hall. The following pictures are from that reception.
Novice Michael Leonard Hahn with his parents.
Novice Stephen Warzecha with his mother and Br. Luke Dowal.
Novice Nickolas Kleespie with his mother and sister.
Novice Lewis Grobe.
The reception in the Great Hall for four new novices of Saint John’s Abbey.
Thanks be to God!
The novies began their novitiate retreat yesterday which will extend for four days with a series of six conferences or talks spaced over those days. For the next year they will be living the monastic life, working, praying, dining and recreating with the monastic community, in preparation for first vows. This is a time to further “Test the spirits to see whether they are from God.” Contained in Chapter 58 of the Rule of Saint Benedict taken from 1 John 4:1.
Congrats brothers! I’m looking for your congreation in the Philippines but can’t find one except trappist in Guimaras Island.Is the apostolate is just the same or different in some ways. Please e-mail me for any information.
God be with you!
Hello Michael, Where do you live? If you go on line all the monasteries of the world are catalogued at a link at our main site which is http://www.saintjohnsabbey.org. let me know what you find. peace, bpv