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By Sr. Spero Deep calls to deep “in the roar of the waterfall.” (Psalm 42:10). God calls to us from the depths of his love to the depths of our soul. Psalm 42:10 says he calls “in the roar of … Continue reading →

By Faithful Friar Today I read in my devotional book about the benefits of Praise. It said that praise lifts up the spirit, builds up faith, defeats the enemy’s stratagems, and joins our prayers to heaven, where saints are already … Continue reading →

by Sunset Septuagint  Yesterday was the funeral celebration of one of our Clergy whose family had moved to the community 40 years ago. Ed was a farmer at heart and he loved taking care of the vegetables, flowers (roses were … Continue reading →

By Sr. Spero A wise abbot recently described lectio divina as taking a bite of scripture and chewing on it, like gum. I tried this with a verse from Lauds this morning, Psalm 42:7, “deep calls to deep in the … Continue reading →

Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined. Psalm 50:2 I take pleasure in providing blessings for My children. The beauty you see and enjoy is a gift of My love. You have a super abundance of it … Continue reading →

By Sr. Fidelis This week is the anniversary of the Dedication of the Church of the Transfiguration at the Community of Jesus, and we opened the festivities with First Vespers on Saturday night. The chants selected for the feast were … Continue reading →

By Faithful Friar As the weather steadily improves, we look forward to ringing in our tower on sunny days, with the doors wide open, and we also look forward to welcoming the many guest ringers who come to share our … Continue reading →

By Sr. Fidelis If you look in one of the chant books for the Divine Office, you will note that the services during “Ordinary Time” have a heading for the weekday offices, Per hebdomadae, which means “through the week.” The … Continue reading →

By Faithful Friar As you may have read, seen or heard, the CJ Ringers hosted a day of ringing this past Saturday, and we were thrilled to have expert ringers join us from various towers around the globe. We had … Continue reading →