All Saints and All Souls

This week, Br. Carl was taking an "at home" retreat (more silence and solitude in one's own place). Br. Randy took the last week's retreat of his spread-out sabbatical. Br. Bernard visited Yale Divinity Seminary for an overnight stay to offer spiritual direction to students. 

Br. Bernard was also visiting his close friend Lewis who was in hospice in NYC a couple of times. He was able to be at his bedside for a few hours just before Lewis died on Friday evening. It is a blessing that our community honors close friendships and family connections.

We celebrated the feast of All Saints on Wednesday and observed All Souls on Thursday.

All Saints. Beautiful mums for All Saints and All Souls at the ambo (two pictures); crossing river traffic (including a movable crane) pushed by tugboats.

On Saturday, we were happy to receive as our newest Associate a frequent visitor for several decades. Elizabeth Rundquist, of Teaneck, NJ, was received by "Director of Associates emeritus," Br. Josép.

Monastery people. From top left, clockwise: Br. Marc cheerily returning from his morning jog (three pictures); Elizabeth Rundquist, our latest Associate, with Br. Josép on the little cloister; Br. Randy presiding over the Eucharist in St Augustine church (two pictures).

On Saturday, Br. Aidan was the "guest brother" on the Associates' quarterly online Fireside Chat. About fourty Associates were in attendance and enjoyed catching up on all the people and facilities happenings of the last quarter. Have you considered becoming an Associate of the Order of the Holy Cross? You should... click here for more info on this program.