Giving Thanks

We give thanks for all of God's many blessings in our lives. Among those are our Holy Cross brothers, our Associates, our guests, our benefactors, our families and our friends. And the readers of our blogs!

Holy Cross monks. From top, clockwise: Br. Bernard and our dean, Br. Will; Br. Timothy studying in his office; Br. Ephrem getting ready to play the organ for the feast of Christ the King.

We give thanks for all those who enable us to worship and to offer our ministries. Among those are our staff, our contractors and our volunteers. This past Monday, our new generator was lifted and moved into place on top of the new concrete pad that was laid for it. A special crane had to be rented to handle the maneuver.

This coming week, we hope to have the generator connected to the electrical grid and the gas supply. Then, it will still need to be inspected for safe installation before we can use it. Fingers crossed.

A heavy lift. From top left, clockwise: the generator in the grass awaiting the lift; the special crane needed for the work; our contractors securing the very heavy generator to the crane; the generator in its definitive placement.

We give thanks for our monastic vocations that keep us worshiping, praying, studying and serving ad maiorem dei gloriam (to the greater glory of God). And we give thanks for feasts and fasts. But this past week, it was about feasting. We had a full house of guests to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday with us. And our cooks did a wonderful job as usual, helped by Br. Daniel who baked delicious pies. And Friday was another feast for us as we celebrated the life and legacy of our founder, Father James Otis Sargent Huntington.

Thanksgiving. From left, clockwise: one of our chefs, Melissa, takes a picture of the feast to share with family and friends; some of the pies, cakes and breads that Br. Daniel baked; a sunny flower arrangement graced the church for Thanksgiving and the feast of James Huntington (two pictures).