A time of happy expectation

Bros. Luc and Robert James are still at St Benedict Priory, in Hermanus, South Africa. Br. Robert James omes back in a week. Br. Luc will be there until the first part of March.

This coming week, Mr. Marc Santana, our Postulant is on his pre-clothing (as a Novice) leave. He will be visiting our Brothers at Holy Cross Priory, in Toronto, Ontario. Br. Ephrem is going on a week-long family leave in New Orleans, Louisiana.

This past week the Guesthouse was lightly used until the weekend when we welcomed the Inter-Novitiate formation program. Our men in formation have participated in that program for several years. This program at intervals brings togeher religious from various congregations for weekend formations.

A couple dozen religious and their formators followed a program on Dorothy Day this weekend. They will be back at our Guesthouse for another weekend fromation in a month.

Visitors to the monastery. From top left, clockwise: Megan Yost, of Camp Hill, PA: library volunteer Elisabeth Sheehey, of Hyde Park, NY: Cindy Dopp, of Bethesday, MD (2 pictures); Jeffrey Costello, of Magnolia, NJ; Megan and Br. John chatting in front of the Guesthouse.

Please keep our men in formation in your prayers as they prepare for their respective "Big Day";

- Marc Santana will be clothed as a Novice on Tuesday, February 28,

- Br. Daniel Beckham will make his initial profession of the Benedictine Vow on Tuesday, March 14,

- Br. Luc Thuku will make his life profession of the Benedictine Vow on Saturday, March 18.

Thanks be to God for each one of them. And thank you to Bros. Josèp (current formator) and Robert James who have been their formators over time.

Men in formation and their formators (archival photos). From top left, clockwise: Br. Luc Thuku addressing the Holy Cross annual Chapter; Our Superior (previously our Formator), Br. Robert James Magliula; Mr Marc Santana and Br. Daniel Beckham, working together in the sacristy; Marc on an outing to the Port Ewen Diner; our three men in formation chatting; Br. Josép Martinez-Cubero, our current Formator; Bros. Daniel and Luc; Daniel on the day of his entry as a Postulant.