April 2010
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Easter pictures…
Some pictures from the holy week through Triduum…
Procession from the Great Hall to the Abbey Church on the morning of Palm Sunday.
One of the novices and one of the vocation guests coloring the lights in the church in preparation for the Easter Vigil.
Rehearsal for Good Friday service. All the retreatants take part in the service with the majority carrying [...]
LosAngeles Congress
Every year about 35,000 Catholics show up at the Anaheim Convention Center in Orange County, California. The Liturgical Press, The Saint John’s School of Theology/Seminary, Little Rock Scripture Study and Saint John’s Abbey Vocations all join the many other Catholic organizations that take part in the convention hall. Below is a picture of the School of Theology-Seminary which was [...]
Cathedral – John the XXIII vocation visit…
I had an excellent time with some 40 8th (almost 9th!) graders at John the XXIII middle school in Saint Cloud this morning. We explored the idea of vocation – what it means and maybe what it doesn’t mean! This group of men were very sharp and just a lot of fun to be with. Congratulations to their [...]
On the Road to Emmaus…
Every year on Easter Monday a number of the monks and vocation guests do an Emmaus walk. This year we took the Woebegon Trail from Collegeville Station, (old train station and railway which is now a bicycle path) to Saint Joseph, MN and had breakfast at Kay’s Kitchen. It is about a 5 and a [...]
ALLELUJA! HE IS RISEN!
The jonquils are in full bloom in the cloister courtyards! A beautiful Easter morning!
Above is a picture of the Triduum retreatants with some of the novices. An excellent group of young men. God’s blessings upon them!
Easter Blessings to all! Peace, bpv
Good Friday
We have a great group of men on retreat with us for Holy Week. Above is a picture I took just moments ago of Br. John Brudney, OSB who is our master of ceremonies for the Triduum liturgies, rehearsing with some of the retreatants. The large cross is brought down the center isle of the [...]
