tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51358843914593355052024-03-12T21:06:21.735-05:00Our Lady of Mississippi Abbey BlogOur Lady of the Mississippi Abbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07399935533781500548noreply@blogger.comBlogger160125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135884391459335505.post-3738449997014642982023-10-10T10:32:00.001-05:002023-10-10T10:32:12.692-05:00Garden and Orchard<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHUOXEpzKFTvr2PGh5EMeNUSEemRQEfnI1szp19bDrStw1JZQ1At_8kzIO4P9MydFPaKEEB8bO5WWUpjsh19FW_s8pqGCxbv3xyrf2mzmx-O-zkV2zCbnpC8iZ3SFxhZYw5RCdQ1eullRqFTLfNxITwrFfE0pm57DF46uEAbp4cHk-YhOGcZ7AYU2_qc4/s5184/DSC08887.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHUOXEpzKFTvr2PGh5EMeNUSEemRQEfnI1szp19bDrStw1JZQ1At_8kzIO4P9MydFPaKEEB8bO5WWUpjsh19FW_s8pqGCxbv3xyrf2mzmx-O-zkV2zCbnpC8iZ3SFxhZYw5RCdQ1eullRqFTLfNxITwrFfE0pm57DF46uEAbp4cHk-YhOGcZ7AYU2_qc4/s320/DSC08887.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> We have had a very good harvest this year with many surprises. In spite of the drought both our garden and orchards did very well. We had a good tomato and potato harvest, along with many other vegetables.We put up lots of tomato sauce, pickled beets, sauerkraut and salsa. We also canned plums and pears and froze lots of peaches. The big surprise were the melons. We always plant them but don't get much or if we do they don't ripen well. This years we had wonderfully sweet and delicious cantaloupe and watermelon and they were BIG. One watermelon was 35 pounds!<p></p><p>The best news is that we put in a greenhouse this summer in our backyard. We will be able to grow lettuce and spinach and start our plants early for an earlier harvest. We will also use it to start flowers for the flower beds.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFwxs9W_qg9D3U4wayN2ZQxCzJckOLkhjuYJJxuCRMBifNLdSeya8iEuwvsLFV0y_VxEQgQ5Da_bcgjIGAcCCwsAa6wX8GuSBNlMOYziTbmYQX76J_JFJ8sjWeaqPrT3fNt_Uq4Hi00FUTHa9zGGa9AJ3UuGkOrCbOcXoeuolPEp6378Ef5qzLwqf-HPI/s5184/DSC09624.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFwxs9W_qg9D3U4wayN2ZQxCzJckOLkhjuYJJxuCRMBifNLdSeya8iEuwvsLFV0y_VxEQgQ5Da_bcgjIGAcCCwsAa6wX8GuSBNlMOYziTbmYQX76J_JFJ8sjWeaqPrT3fNt_Uq4Hi00FUTHa9zGGa9AJ3UuGkOrCbOcXoeuolPEp6378Ef5qzLwqf-HPI/s320/DSC09624.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU5jC828_NubyhAWV8kMd5UOO3aj3wLKUXpmoBaft4PyNv9VgKmah-7vWWQdhRfmhlZjsIYLbU4kwx-8eQH2_Cr07fuKt5YxAqvdC_DID5KZX_ZDvdFWpQipzHjvn3qMZMCNP0CvvSitgR-sgc6eT7QvoRao5AWyzrQWa5HF_QL7LqV_Oz7ug8aB27Xf8/s3264/100_8894.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU5jC828_NubyhAWV8kMd5UOO3aj3wLKUXpmoBaft4PyNv9VgKmah-7vWWQdhRfmhlZjsIYLbU4kwx-8eQH2_Cr07fuKt5YxAqvdC_DID5KZX_ZDvdFWpQipzHjvn3qMZMCNP0CvvSitgR-sgc6eT7QvoRao5AWyzrQWa5HF_QL7LqV_Oz7ug8aB27Xf8/s320/100_8894.jpg" width="320" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrahYDTf9VdJYeY6Aye34kVQ5Jwn0-gqms7LQZP1FWg-dR4Tp7rJ4IveS2mk8dndm7-T9tYINYEdDmv-qqigNYhzlAkcrAfa-d3ozQP6iQunElvBX8MFT01wPRcnwsGt13bFNw3QrVTEDgMmTktxxm434JVwMS33d2NzTVE24MNRSKRlbdoJ32Rf-vnJM/s710/image-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="710" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrahYDTf9VdJYeY6Aye34kVQ5Jwn0-gqms7LQZP1FWg-dR4Tp7rJ4IveS2mk8dndm7-T9tYINYEdDmv-qqigNYhzlAkcrAfa-d3ozQP6iQunElvBX8MFT01wPRcnwsGt13bFNw3QrVTEDgMmTktxxm434JVwMS33d2NzTVE24MNRSKRlbdoJ32Rf-vnJM/s320/image-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><br /><br /> <br /><p></p>Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07399935533781500548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135884391459335505.post-91474370475292726262023-07-06T15:22:00.000-05:002023-07-06T15:22:42.565-05:00Sr. Nettie's Golden Jubilee<p> <span style="font-size: large;">Our Sr. Nettie Gamble celebrated her golden jubilee on July 4th. Mass was celebrated by Dom Brendan Freeman of New Melleray Abbey and Sr. Nettie renewed her monastic vows after the gospel was read. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The day was a combination jubilee celebration and an Independence Day celebration. After Mass we had a festive meal, all of the fare being 4th of July picnic food. The community was joined by 14 members of Sr. Nettie's family and many friends. It was a great time!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI1n-D4GXgI6sGVrR23eF_paJb5XO29WN0JAUKTSHdw4y9QFSzzvlkOhX0ew36jzo7E9CRNFXp_45KUqPiJ1dxGyHpJLAc-_aGVhKDGIrmw36GZDzCQo2OZpMKmnF-ZMZyhYUySdvuTb6kSHDN3LqcKajsOXm9XCNqqDH6ZqfbpH-k49_wA5dp3vJaw4k/s5184/DSC09264.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI1n-D4GXgI6sGVrR23eF_paJb5XO29WN0JAUKTSHdw4y9QFSzzvlkOhX0ew36jzo7E9CRNFXp_45KUqPiJ1dxGyHpJLAc-_aGVhKDGIrmw36GZDzCQo2OZpMKmnF-ZMZyhYUySdvuTb6kSHDN3LqcKajsOXm9XCNqqDH6ZqfbpH-k49_wA5dp3vJaw4k/s320/DSC09264.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO9D7W9E6cDtBhlGOOiSMd334g20O3uTMjtS8WFIryz1gagJQTDVXc-Ais2qsWq_YetEfhggXR2sFrRNix-3qTo8IJ07SmjgEWN67D3Cvb6bcUZGvUqqNRgSMVzQho72wUcsuaiyEWdvxXVC9gUkj2K2wDkHujBhlrxrEMS7fF7nNdPv9MA2Yy6oHpJso/s5184/DSC09265.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Kathy is one of two sisters who are from Cedar Rapids, Iowa.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Kathy renewed her vows at Mass with Mother Rebecca and Dom Brendan present. Her two sisters were here, along with other relatives and friends and New Melleray monks.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> After Mass we had a celebratory meal with all of our guests. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTevfMqIMqhrgEtPmE9iWXSP6_iwebFzUssnAzzhsQDq_3C-nIRsvfcSxpvm96lsaZoYzKe5bZ7TUf3xahtpy8p8Fr4ti11HlumyillXErQVc3eX9kFCwmAFPJoO6FpIh9QHnqq6l4hlV7BlD1mxoENGjyQJe6643r4sT-X00P0bZ_3xuMtkq5JqwPha0/s5184/DSC09058.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTevfMqIMqhrgEtPmE9iWXSP6_iwebFzUssnAzzhsQDq_3C-nIRsvfcSxpvm96lsaZoYzKe5bZ7TUf3xahtpy8p8Fr4ti11HlumyillXErQVc3eX9kFCwmAFPJoO6FpIh9QHnqq6l4hlV7BlD1mxoENGjyQJe6643r4sT-X00P0bZ_3xuMtkq5JqwPha0/w640-h480/DSC09058.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhebJUstpcgmoO71QFfTKmE3t7EfoJms0VaeYvXXyVEvPSpXhd5b7FNa_1uaiMyMI86VLNsugDkQqP99ehej7fyXcirSxKtD1KMyEWPaDGSWWZHqSuqHIaGcdt700pGm0VsbxAwgh1lyF44RuSnahj55P9oaWdvgCY65HGfHzOoSWqGYQCLe_1C74oAM0M/s5184/DSC09072.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhebJUstpcgmoO71QFfTKmE3t7EfoJms0VaeYvXXyVEvPSpXhd5b7FNa_1uaiMyMI86VLNsugDkQqP99ehej7fyXcirSxKtD1KMyEWPaDGSWWZHqSuqHIaGcdt700pGm0VsbxAwgh1lyF44RuSnahj55P9oaWdvgCY65HGfHzOoSWqGYQCLe_1C74oAM0M/w400-h300/DSC09072.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijM-nxCeqM9e-mcfchD9I2aOQr4weJrMvrODZMcD36J54F0iDQVkHITwtRLzga16of1_8ceax5UPcuBUfTmPH90Xh18KfTaD6arbEnmjAJcNfwSguw-SAnfn6vT5TM_3CQnkX_QCYMZnsMFWsQoqms02hjHtjII5ABRoeITJReM6Jvtte0u3ZdZBeE81E/s5184/DSC09087.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijM-nxCeqM9e-mcfchD9I2aOQr4weJrMvrODZMcD36J54F0iDQVkHITwtRLzga16of1_8ceax5UPcuBUfTmPH90Xh18KfTaD6arbEnmjAJcNfwSguw-SAnfn6vT5TM_3CQnkX_QCYMZnsMFWsQoqms02hjHtjII5ABRoeITJReM6Jvtte0u3ZdZBeE81E/w400-h300/DSC09087.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sr. Kathy's family<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />.</span>Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07399935533781500548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135884391459335505.post-49554197665473732672023-06-19T16:00:00.000-05:002023-06-19T16:00:00.344-05:00Fr. Steven Gregg<p><span style="font-size: large;">Last week we had several classes with Fr. Steven Gregg. He is a monk of Our Lady of Dallas in Dallas, Texas. He teaches at their middle school, high school, and college. His area of expertise is medieval literature. He talked to us about the Charter of Charity, a founding document of our order and other documents that influenced the Charter of Charity. Fr. Steven has quite the sense of humor, regaling us with stories about teaching adolescent boys.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggaacvC1Za9ezJ5pu23szrGgFrXD9CLuTABVKaf_7RK_e3Whee7xdrFKcRmnVbeJIM9OtlP9654HpQc4chO0atfVLTDxIs8oHFDDvcHfft_H9M9bOgR7GFBQ4tpmOIbDO77MpmPM45Ok5kEEs_AoNZtQNL_WGNzl68b4Rdyo7lZ7-6VYwReV_YAefV93o/s5184/DSC09039.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggaacvC1Za9ezJ5pu23szrGgFrXD9CLuTABVKaf_7RK_e3Whee7xdrFKcRmnVbeJIM9OtlP9654HpQc4chO0atfVLTDxIs8oHFDDvcHfft_H9M9bOgR7GFBQ4tpmOIbDO77MpmPM45Ok5kEEs_AoNZtQNL_WGNzl68b4Rdyo7lZ7-6VYwReV_YAefV93o/w640-h480/DSC09039.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <br /><p></p>Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07399935533781500548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135884391459335505.post-5667215579083893782023-05-30T14:38:00.001-05:002023-05-30T14:38:28.756-05:00COMMUNITY RETREAT<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Last week we had our yearly retreat. Our retreat director was Sr. Sarah from our Irish house Glencairn. Glencairn is our grandmother house. They founded Wrentham Abbey in Massachusetts who founded us.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #38761d;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj868B8_yNYvBYozNBnWR6wpTWUTC27M3ZQ7rBl1ATGO-Klg4e4E2eGvLYFKKciOwWLhuTzsxv-UBuQs6ZjcvSVlrdSlgUmodqECSKrl0xvRWb7jG5MEVqQT9IKo_hwAUJBMzuDsvYy5KPQmlEpHY2JdkRDcxyrBTZlGaJZFlg7i1_tYDjQ02YGnVAZ/s5184/DSC09018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj868B8_yNYvBYozNBnWR6wpTWUTC27M3ZQ7rBl1ATGO-Klg4e4E2eGvLYFKKciOwWLhuTzsxv-UBuQs6ZjcvSVlrdSlgUmodqECSKrl0xvRWb7jG5MEVqQT9IKo_hwAUJBMzuDsvYy5KPQmlEpHY2JdkRDcxyrBTZlGaJZFlg7i1_tYDjQ02YGnVAZ/w400-h300/DSC09018.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">Sr. Sarah used Celtic spirituality as the topic for the retreat. We learned a lot and were inspired by the history and holiness of the monks and nuns of Celtic monasticism.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #38761d;">We gifted Sr. Sarah with a pair of overalls and made her an honorary Iowan. </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge7xaaHtW2Fw8_n5u0Tmdl6JbEiEMGEySWAzJ0Zk3ukydowPU6b1L--jxdBpq65JJ5l3OXJaQfqr9PDH5sWIsB-og3T_TeyUKutDt7ZL4Vrx01C2sQb70NZ-C31Kx3qEvoDetjLNN92pXRlx-zQxAwHi2SHfNRdPe13P8nmYy3hiSXMABk-T5_56y3/s5184/DSC09026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge7xaaHtW2Fw8_n5u0Tmdl6JbEiEMGEySWAzJ0Zk3ukydowPU6b1L--jxdBpq65JJ5l3OXJaQfqr9PDH5sWIsB-og3T_TeyUKutDt7ZL4Vrx01C2sQb70NZ-C31Kx3qEvoDetjLNN92pXRlx-zQxAwHi2SHfNRdPe13P8nmYy3hiSXMABk-T5_56y3/w400-h300/DSC09026.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span><br /><p></p>Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07399935533781500548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135884391459335505.post-6942246089346893472023-04-11T11:06:00.006-05:002023-04-11T13:01:44.249-05:00Sr. Madeleine Renews Her Vows<p><span style="color: #073763; font-size: large;">This morning at chapter our Sr. Madeleine renewed her vows for another year. It was a perfect day to do this as the gospel for today was of Mary Magdalene mistaking Jesus for a gardener and then recognized him when he spoke her name. Mary Magdalene is Sr. Madeleine's patroness and is currently preparing our spring garden.</span></p><p><span style="color: #073763; font-size: medium;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Yyu4NxLhL44mFxq56ZDIIrByZR3r10OVuHcsNFL-XOLd2qo3pjTyRD-iJndiG9xOVk3SGdxC1tXw2TBGYCFtTUzZOczKjCy-6Ij5p8cFLV5j_WUrLF-0lOxzK750_KfOdasgnMz9gyRI4-Zp7MVtJkdxkmq0BdOmGk0A_8EBAFv2XLLO5B5fM6r0/s5184/DSC08842.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Yyu4NxLhL44mFxq56ZDIIrByZR3r10OVuHcsNFL-XOLd2qo3pjTyRD-iJndiG9xOVk3SGdxC1tXw2TBGYCFtTUzZOczKjCy-6Ij5p8cFLV5j_WUrLF-0lOxzK750_KfOdasgnMz9gyRI4-Zp7MVtJkdxkmq0BdOmGk0A_8EBAFv2XLLO5B5fM6r0/w400-h300/DSC08842.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span><span style="color: #073763; font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763;">Sr. Madeleine renewing her vows.</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span><br /><span style="color: #073763; font-size: medium;"> <br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzXpxbKufgj9ST-dAGDg-V1VxSvisFurm6PXKDuSYisTzpe_iK1hIOt1kWWa9g5GtOPRq-dKwga7PEGHIHqTyUTFKG1Tk0IBq4Xz6d2pB6sm4DrGvAKu8cU8Yax4MReYIfifmNFCV7YtlYp7O-zWH9FHxkVWYLakwS4U5CA_X1U-eH6c4Gq4lvR7Hm/s5184/DSC08845.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzXpxbKufgj9ST-dAGDg-V1VxSvisFurm6PXKDuSYisTzpe_iK1hIOt1kWWa9g5GtOPRq-dKwga7PEGHIHqTyUTFKG1Tk0IBq4Xz6d2pB6sm4DrGvAKu8cU8Yax4MReYIfifmNFCV7YtlYp7O-zWH9FHxkVWYLakwS4U5CA_X1U-eH6c4Gq4lvR7Hm/w640-h480/DSC08845.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: medium;">Sr. Madeleine making her vow of obedience to Mother Rebecca</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p>Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07399935533781500548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135884391459335505.post-15401242175334913982023-04-11T10:47:00.002-05:002023-04-11T10:47:21.231-05:00EASTER VIGIL AT NEW MELLERAY ABBEY<p></p><br /> <span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIWdixg5WOZggtRzDrccmX_RjismTCZUjUUfXJse_oakva9L2KlJ-eZq4SJkaJDfBuVzwS2BrvjHUOCCzMnJ7owovL4h-cAkfI0yv21gv2uqE-ehsU2_QZrPsOXKyEnl05rVg_fqJjRL_UrLv7ufe_Ba4h5DRQs08l__TDq7eYGsDxn9NW2dV4lc1N/s5184/DSC08812-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIWdixg5WOZggtRzDrccmX_RjismTCZUjUUfXJse_oakva9L2KlJ-eZq4SJkaJDfBuVzwS2BrvjHUOCCzMnJ7owovL4h-cAkfI0yv21gv2uqE-ehsU2_QZrPsOXKyEnl05rVg_fqJjRL_UrLv7ufe_Ba4h5DRQs08l__TDq7eYGsDxn9NW2dV4lc1N/w400-h300/DSC08812-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Waiting for the Vigil to begin.</span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>All of the sisters went to New Melleray Abbey, our brother house for the Easter Vigil. It was very special for both of our communities as we have never done this before. The vigil began at 4:30 AM in the New Melleray Chapter Room with the lighting of the fire with flint rock. Then the Paschal Candle was lit from the new fire and from that each person had a candle lit to carry in procession. We processed into church and the Exultet was sung by Br. Paul Andrew and Sr. Kathleen. The vigil readings were read and Mass celebrated by Dom Brendan Freeman, Abbot of New Melleray.<br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdbfNK9027uOdtzoGj67iMaZZQW1Uxr5B9K1VsY4G9FehdCApARadHs7RkvfHKCPZwp1YR31UyrECHAjGJwArYHXUPFk-iA6K9bq5NQLMdVnNIo5jiEyKgmVBpnc6ACkfUtuwh16NEmy1lxnsZ_T-fhDqLSXH2SgxUC7Ui0MhXiYV8DRf2zOCW645Y/s5184/DSC08815-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdbfNK9027uOdtzoGj67iMaZZQW1Uxr5B9K1VsY4G9FehdCApARadHs7RkvfHKCPZwp1YR31UyrECHAjGJwArYHXUPFk-iA6K9bq5NQLMdVnNIo5jiEyKgmVBpnc6ACkfUtuwh16NEmy1lxnsZ_T-fhDqLSXH2SgxUC7Ui0MhXiYV8DRf2zOCW645Y/w400-h300/DSC08815-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-size: small;">Br. Joseph starting the fire with the flint rock.</span></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiQXuzMsTNK7t708nmS1R8M4_ZLicFh4-_v_3ajMJtflytbygWJA3-xH7rtB3ymFboL-Obx5HSBsBH008CNIluyFZXpwa-V77j1Sqik4J-EbxtQVtJz2ext7WhciGRQ-duirTouxUonRlP72Ifs2hVMFuGxaK3J9PNddNIYavj8qh5LK-tLlz4jaIJ/s5184/DSC08820.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiQXuzMsTNK7t708nmS1R8M4_ZLicFh4-_v_3ajMJtflytbygWJA3-xH7rtB3ymFboL-Obx5HSBsBH008CNIluyFZXpwa-V77j1Sqik4J-EbxtQVtJz2ext7WhciGRQ-duirTouxUonRlP72Ifs2hVMFuGxaK3J9PNddNIYavj8qh5LK-tLlz4jaIJ/w640-h480/DSC08820.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggyq32OXGL7XKWSpWNV_ItPH9DSB22nZi6fB7urhNDs6Ag8o4M69AGQKbyayBPzpzRm4XUvvpnR86gX_3-IN-1UWwF-BBzda03_lJzhdyICJZ1sFFsEAojngq16nWz8aANjm43kPBENr8OpXYYAEqfEyY7HzQfHBEHcRbJB4GzEByJhJ39t03o-iX3/s5184/DSC08824.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggyq32OXGL7XKWSpWNV_ItPH9DSB22nZi6fB7urhNDs6Ag8o4M69AGQKbyayBPzpzRm4XUvvpnR86gX_3-IN-1UWwF-BBzda03_lJzhdyICJZ1sFFsEAojngq16nWz8aANjm43kPBENr8OpXYYAEqfEyY7HzQfHBEHcRbJB4GzEByJhJ39t03o-iX3/s320/DSC08824.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lighting the Paschal candle.</span></span><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVIwOMfJZNK5xhuunvI0squT9tFmwMSNc8zwNAc4UFktBoWc4VQtrtq7wFObcmGXiCMz2K3ewFcXF5JCE_vj54VUP1cNEyhu861l0yQJLhN8j0VyLbz0OSuhVlWCASfBEmFYHvXd9q-1C4UgyQSIWmNXazVheG7idRFP9vP80Rafioe5_bfn_NC_Dg/s5184/DSC08825-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVIwOMfJZNK5xhuunvI0squT9tFmwMSNc8zwNAc4UFktBoWc4VQtrtq7wFObcmGXiCMz2K3ewFcXF5JCE_vj54VUP1cNEyhu861l0yQJLhN8j0VyLbz0OSuhVlWCASfBEmFYHvXd9q-1C4UgyQSIWmNXazVheG7idRFP9vP80Rafioe5_bfn_NC_Dg/w300-h400/DSC08825-1.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sr. Kathleen and Br. Paul Andrew singing the Exultet</span><br /></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4tj5bSWjMdCK5RgWK18zn2hyEYUXikK-E57v3vkcWEbrDnSqXy0gsJFZyp5cvWdHe_AIzx1igCyqli6SDOG6d9sVWNzXLVEk6XMzB1cAK_n1chJPJ2l7FlKuPJItCz5glq6Z1d7AxnJYP6-Mnfba-ydrZ1Llj3wHmCL7BAJGCp02kCDUBiYdcJn3g/s5184/DSC08837.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4tj5bSWjMdCK5RgWK18zn2hyEYUXikK-E57v3vkcWEbrDnSqXy0gsJFZyp5cvWdHe_AIzx1igCyqli6SDOG6d9sVWNzXLVEk6XMzB1cAK_n1chJPJ2l7FlKuPJItCz5glq6Z1d7AxnJYP6-Mnfba-ydrZ1Llj3wHmCL7BAJGCp02kCDUBiYdcJn3g/s320/DSC08837.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sr. Kathleen at the organ</span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIUGP4hvqAwjHoPL3nOS0aUvxebXLItYaW76DuVS2Wsv9UUhXSLfv6lndmnU_IA0JdxRoV58o9Iw8vs2AwXXpIZXopEyOz-72TikKbdXx76W0dm2Glq3XqANoqixNAwx2Y8gPjqDci4yUaqG-i_66qoSR7gArfcZ78FWhd1vOvDBDN29Zhrn7S-JUS/s5184/DSC08834-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIUGP4hvqAwjHoPL3nOS0aUvxebXLItYaW76DuVS2Wsv9UUhXSLfv6lndmnU_IA0JdxRoV58o9Iw8vs2AwXXpIZXopEyOz-72TikKbdXx76W0dm2Glq3XqANoqixNAwx2Y8gPjqDci4yUaqG-i_66qoSR7gArfcZ78FWhd1vOvDBDN29Zhrn7S-JUS/w320-h240/DSC08834-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfkrxtaFryu-Gqejug5Zy2G2hkVHW6vqd9Wk0Dx0ynYef71aQYEDvh6zypKWY766qYyEWYY_Kx39EEKdPQGoN0D11_mZBu9oi8kQ5DAgR97SefOUDWnmlTfacao3dvQqB-tY144ZOpnLA4IGZMWSVXQdnn7xWqye2fdKDT81Xwf50zj2ryCanQOrA-/s5184/DSC08840.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfkrxtaFryu-Gqejug5Zy2G2hkVHW6vqd9Wk0Dx0ynYef71aQYEDvh6zypKWY766qYyEWYY_Kx39EEKdPQGoN0D11_mZBu9oi8kQ5DAgR97SefOUDWnmlTfacao3dvQqB-tY144ZOpnLA4IGZMWSVXQdnn7xWqye2fdKDT81Xwf50zj2ryCanQOrA-/w400-h300/DSC08840.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Fr. Brendan reading the Gospel.</span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAXDGG0mLe3F7XmX51jHB1pRGsbNPgi4Zw4WqSGpcKtNCDmEywCho-K1ppiLvL-bI06cz7x8twbAR3P5TwLDGXGGPRYumHCsQAI6rZjoLLcXwTUq5WvAhuxGFE4oU8qfPkj399BRZi8RnK2daA4z2srEn9JxeUdRSiz9tl1vNFkl3dpL37sbaT-h-4/s5184/DSC08839.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAXDGG0mLe3F7XmX51jHB1pRGsbNPgi4Zw4WqSGpcKtNCDmEywCho-K1ppiLvL-bI06cz7x8twbAR3P5TwLDGXGGPRYumHCsQAI6rZjoLLcXwTUq5WvAhuxGFE4oU8qfPkj399BRZi8RnK2daA4z2srEn9JxeUdRSiz9tl1vNFkl3dpL37sbaT-h-4/s320/DSC08839.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Br. Joseph reading.</span></span><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimmb-wNg0WdIDfWtSHpFniBSPKmsLi4xztKMI01zwuQIYisT6pGhV43DyeVAA8L11OlLHoPft5y0dD2IMxUWcIU7_hZOXWnX_8kfS9zHDa5pnwJViwj1n2z9tfJzdfRgh6D1mOTt4XCZcXOXs891rB2ee7DdCyThuHdecOuSC_q7Ezq7zFc3hxJSq2/s5184/DSC08835.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimmb-wNg0WdIDfWtSHpFniBSPKmsLi4xztKMI01zwuQIYisT6pGhV43DyeVAA8L11OlLHoPft5y0dD2IMxUWcIU7_hZOXWnX_8kfS9zHDa5pnwJViwj1n2z9tfJzdfRgh6D1mOTt4XCZcXOXs891rB2ee7DdCyThuHdecOuSC_q7Ezq7zFc3hxJSq2/w640-h480/DSC08835.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Schola singing the Easter Alleluia</span></span><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07399935533781500548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135884391459335505.post-48153477300707755542023-02-06T15:15:00.001-06:002023-02-06T15:15:13.535-06:00ABBOT GENERAL'S VISIT TO OLM<p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-COfE9w3E_n321ZU4xGkP3uYFqcsUdSXk0sjh5BiYvVa-a_5nJjEoCKnFHX0ftZGjuwurOzbAptPo1Qr6Ne5CfMwrNl7-zvYUGm0VRB60pLeeGo06VX7ste9k2409pZbaKrfKBaXnPhjHV7vK_B2l6NnGULfTT_6r6oLL-HGDJdgPJoerZS1Kcclb/s5184/DSC08772.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-COfE9w3E_n321ZU4xGkP3uYFqcsUdSXk0sjh5BiYvVa-a_5nJjEoCKnFHX0ftZGjuwurOzbAptPo1Qr6Ne5CfMwrNl7-zvYUGm0VRB60pLeeGo06VX7ste9k2409pZbaKrfKBaXnPhjHV7vK_B2l6NnGULfTT_6r6oLL-HGDJdgPJoerZS1Kcclb/s320/DSC08772.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dom Bernardus<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;">Last week our new Abbot General, Dom Bernardus Peeters and his secretary, Fr. Raphael came for a four day visit. Dom Bernardus is the former abbot of Tilberg Abbey in the Netherlands. He was elected Abbot General last February at the General Chapter in Assisi, Italy. We each met with him individually and he gave the community four conferences while he was here. It was a wonderful experience to get to know him</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> and to hear his vision for the Order. </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzdpUjLSC0n44HCUSvoCi9QElT7FMVukglhhzJ50jml5gxXai5xr3Nzgp14atcawg7VNHLgx0Qr3zHUS85bKZGLbbTkqOd0bGcDdDF7t7RDTbvl7mrPn7ltkudPQVJ3JVvXLsTAUniqU4QKXM4dp3NXkPvb2BvB68F6wyIjCw21eluwg0mJwa1jaVo/s3927/DSC08778-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2146" data-original-width="3927" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzdpUjLSC0n44HCUSvoCi9QElT7FMVukglhhzJ50jml5gxXai5xr3Nzgp14atcawg7VNHLgx0Qr3zHUS85bKZGLbbTkqOd0bGcDdDF7t7RDTbvl7mrPn7ltkudPQVJ3JVvXLsTAUniqU4QKXM4dp3NXkPvb2BvB68F6wyIjCw21eluwg0mJwa1jaVo/w640-h350/DSC08778-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh07hZB5nj7EUn668MsBxDNgVexOmvE-hxREgSMD6NMvQcdyQlsR1JYDDr3DW9c7ZsubylgPFa6MAqGAzOYqZocuZxEewSxiyhXaF-gZfGIiUt3vpd7zBOwYt5YTqqWWenZlRK4lw2xiBCw3K2nIuxlq1_Prlf7cPR3VTdBKW2SU68ELOUNKW7E8eaR/s5184/DSC08797.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh07hZB5nj7EUn668MsBxDNgVexOmvE-hxREgSMD6NMvQcdyQlsR1JYDDr3DW9c7ZsubylgPFa6MAqGAzOYqZocuZxEewSxiyhXaF-gZfGIiUt3vpd7zBOwYt5YTqqWWenZlRK4lw2xiBCw3K2nIuxlq1_Prlf7cPR3VTdBKW2SU68ELOUNKW7E8eaR/s320/DSC08797.JPG" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div></span><p></p>Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07399935533781500548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135884391459335505.post-42441310974950727842022-12-09T16:08:00.000-06:002022-12-09T16:08:46.651-06:00ALL HANDS ON DECK<p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">This past week and next week are the busiest 2 weeks in our year. All the candy we have made needs to be boxed sealed and shipped to go out to our customers. It is a huge job and everyone drops what they usually do and go over to the shipping department to help. Luckily, everyone likes to ship. It is satisfying to prepare the gifts that are being sent out. Sometimes you recognize a name on a label as someone you know. That is fun. We are grateful to all our can</span></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">dy customers for supporting us by their purchases.</span></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"></span></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0In5l_qk9ibnFEGg0_s94X2s9KZLMKRF6RUQi8eTa-2-hWbHOK6VGyGEAPAFloB1Pxd3Nu8nUEFrPxVJ9pKEF0ZEr7aY9HBD9hiiFbkvtGVMXRSthBONEuCy6mwCRFEWfPuUmq0bylbl-RgAKi7q_4BcSj1dWG3fUi1trgYFu_yoAuvhZC0sPnDdA/s5184/DSC08691.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0In5l_qk9ibnFEGg0_s94X2s9KZLMKRF6RUQi8eTa-2-hWbHOK6VGyGEAPAFloB1Pxd3Nu8nUEFrPxVJ9pKEF0ZEr7aY9HBD9hiiFbkvtGVMXRSthBONEuCy6mwCRFEWfPuUmq0bylbl-RgAKi7q_4BcSj1dWG3fUi1trgYFu_yoAuvhZC0sPnDdA/w400-h300/DSC08691.JPG" width="400" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /><br /><br /><br /></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It appeared to be all white with a red cap.<span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"> We don't have all white birds so we started to investigate. We determined the bird to be a leucistic red bellied woodpecker This is a definition given on the web for <span style="color: red;">leucistic:</span></span></span></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHAnRdK66IUJaIpLVK5ggc-_B8s4g7H4nbjUD3qbvltfSlYwHQcpWVVHE6ib4-gBaxNDs8A7imTm_bu8TSAgAA8Fpgckh_mDleN28kpueGC8_tNkJIRMzww7F-2r5X_FpdlGMvfj-HtW29aIciFwisJhzxezwkCZr45dHxBTNN44BekVs7aD0AaLz7/s311/index.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="162" data-original-width="311" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHAnRdK66IUJaIpLVK5ggc-_B8s4g7H4nbjUD3qbvltfSlYwHQcpWVVHE6ib4-gBaxNDs8A7imTm_bu8TSAgAA8Fpgckh_mDleN28kpueGC8_tNkJIRMzww7F-2r5X_FpdlGMvfj-HtW29aIciFwisJhzxezwkCZr45dHxBTNN44BekVs7aD0AaLz7/s1600/index.jpg" width="311" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a normal red bellied woodpecker.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span style="color: red;"></span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZytFg4Fzm4NwC3RUXSAFjsfLbnsgLDpNubc0pik5nnkEd-B4tPw0gSpJx3aufHijSPFMdOX3_faUh9SR6cZ8mHWQcUsNv1IpCiB8AkI1NdxEuYlWqytX5-srMBokiY7a4R25ftWWwWY0OugvIMMbZNpfJ0bwM4zUmHoOaJcWCVVMg-t0vqczO_G5/s1608/DSC08638.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1608" data-original-width="1473" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZytFg4Fzm4NwC3RUXSAFjsfLbnsgLDpNubc0pik5nnkEd-B4tPw0gSpJx3aufHijSPFMdOX3_faUh9SR6cZ8mHWQcUsNv1IpCiB8AkI1NdxEuYlWqytX5-srMBokiY7a4R25ftWWwWY0OugvIMMbZNpfJ0bwM4zUmHoOaJcWCVVMg-t0vqczO_G5/w366-h400/DSC08638.jpg" width="366" /></a></span><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;">an abnormal
condition of reduced pigmentation affecting various animals (such as
birds, mammals, and reptiles) that is marked by overall pale color or
patches of reduced coloring and is caused by a genetic mutation which
inhibits melanin and other pigments from being deposited in feathers,
hair, or skin. </span></span></div><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_jPxHBwGMy_BMXFofsXoMb0HarM0LLVK09A-QOjrFGQVRp3cump-56ozEK3FRrw-eqFAV_g6ej1Asq0Zl3QIDeMlHL0Zxtaj7Vjc5QuCD8UndhKb9zD4FV7gLtnwDlSKzyZ_NQw91x-WtjGuCJTeHiYVLnpf2v2lECuFgRAuwFcGC1ImtjcxfyvtC/s2218/DSC08641.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2218" data-original-width="1811" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_jPxHBwGMy_BMXFofsXoMb0HarM0LLVK09A-QOjrFGQVRp3cump-56ozEK3FRrw-eqFAV_g6ej1Asq0Zl3QIDeMlHL0Zxtaj7Vjc5QuCD8UndhKb9zD4FV7gLtnwDlSKzyZ_NQw91x-WtjGuCJTeHiYVLnpf2v2lECuFgRAuwFcGC1ImtjcxfyvtC/s320/DSC08641.jpg" width="261" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Notice the red cap.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh40sbsMNBUqLBBLeA2q79S69Um3E-QOUc8Oht3XbtSC_6d1s99Ru1zhRSpmbcfhFRZ-VUuJNaU9Qpz_G1Ubf28RZn7-RUAR-Cntz65i5U0Nj0VVib42VIh6sOWdWQyBzj9_BB7LMPYKN7mzIaYeNpf3XI_CJv14NcBi7939LHQc6XS9yG30Th2IOGx/s2744/DSC08639.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2744" data-original-width="1621" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh40sbsMNBUqLBBLeA2q79S69Um3E-QOUc8Oht3XbtSC_6d1s99Ru1zhRSpmbcfhFRZ-VUuJNaU9Qpz_G1Ubf28RZn7-RUAR-Cntz65i5U0Nj0VVib42VIh6sOWdWQyBzj9_BB7LMPYKN7mzIaYeNpf3XI_CJv14NcBi7939LHQc6XS9yG30Th2IOGx/w189-h320/DSC08639.jpg" width="189" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Notice the red belly.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">This is somewhat different from an albino bird which has no color and pink eyes.</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><b>only about 1 bird in 30,000</b> has leucistic or albinistic plumage. Based on these results, leucism and albinism are very rare occurrences among birds.</span></span></span></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> </span> </span></span></span></span></span></p>Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07399935533781500548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135884391459335505.post-27456668911000168352022-11-14T16:21:00.003-06:002022-11-14T16:21:41.431-06:00MAKING APPLE CIDER<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This past Saturday we pulled out the apple press and pressed our apples for cider. You take turns pressing as it takes a lot of physical strength. There are several steps. First washing and cutting up the apples. Then cutting up the apples more with the cutting machine and finally pressing the apples in the press. We ende</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">d up with about 10 gallons. The cider is delicious!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1cvV14fvrZJtMA_Xy9MvNaS5jcxqugUd1RFm9YP4BPrhbVXzq7exkzdLgtsPSMzN4MJYfT8eDiFvuDNLC0XvYY5TRRQjYwmPvihuYWsY9KVxc98bLyqLyt33HVF3X4-76ADWruk7RlCSQx6dGS6yiGwnalXwftRtxXwhKzlLXa3rtLiT-l7rxZVu1/w400-h300/DSC08628.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sr. Annie cutting up apples.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1cvV14fvrZJtMA_Xy9MvNaS5jcxqugUd1RFm9YP4BPrhbVXzq7exkzdLgtsPSMzN4MJYfT8eDiFvuDNLC0XvYY5TRRQjYwmPvihuYWsY9KVxc98bLyqLyt33HVF3X4-76ADWruk7RlCSQx6dGS6yiGwnalXwftRtxXwhKzlLXa3rtLiT-l7rxZVu1/s5184/DSC08628.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD_Co3CHE_E53unhrpGdc91e69ZvcqLDH4MW-M1NikX61Ce1L8l-7FucCqunLj9rLfDomGcA6_FuQzVLOdmifHtAOPwigJOIOQBXgNnfpt9uAGocWisqRbbYS3TJGeystF3Rl7GYn_6kcBL_t3jEdBtSl7fdRAI0vNdJRe6pmLvHgd51G5LPG064g-/s5184/DSC08625.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD_Co3CHE_E53unhrpGdc91e69ZvcqLDH4MW-M1NikX61Ce1L8l-7FucCqunLj9rLfDomGcA6_FuQzVLOdmifHtAOPwigJOIOQBXgNnfpt9uAGocWisqRbbYS3TJGeystF3Rl7GYn_6kcBL_t3jEdBtSl7fdRAI0vNdJRe6pmLvHgd51G5LPG064g-/w400-h300/DSC08625.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Srs. 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</p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 36.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Our Gift Shop Will Open</span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 36.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Friday November 25<sup>th</sup></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 22.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 26.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Wednesday, Thursdays, Fridays,
Saturdays only</span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 26.0pt; line-height: 115%;">then</span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 24.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Wednesday Dec. 21st, Thursday 22nd, Friday
23<sup>rd</sup>.</span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 36.0pt; line-height: 115%;">10:00 to 3:00 pm</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 36.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: .5in;"><u><span style="font-size: 22.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Summary</span></u><span style="font-size: 22.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> of the dates we will be open:</span><span style="font-size: 36.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-size: 22.0pt; line-height: 115%;">November Fri. 25<sup>th</sup>, Sat. 26<sup>th</sup>, Wed. 30<sup>th</sup>.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-size: 22.0pt; line-height: 115%;">December Thurs. 1<sup>st</sup>, Fri. 2<sup>nd</sup>, Sat. 3<sup>rd</sup>.<sup>
</sup></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-size: 22.0pt; line-height: 115%;">December Wed. 7<sup>th</sup>, Thurs. 8<sup>th</sup>, Fri. 9<sup>th</sup>,
Sat. 10<sup>th</sup> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-size: 22.0pt; line-height: 115%;">December Wed. 14<sup>th</sup>, Thurs. 15<sup>th</sup>, Fri. 16<sup>th</sup>,
Sat. 17<sup>th</sup></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 22.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Thank you!</span></p>
<p></p>Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07399935533781500548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135884391459335505.post-20360449270224001882022-08-25T15:00:00.001-05:002022-08-25T15:00:22.902-05:00Visit from our Archbishop<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8SG8OAiq48B-w6Cp-Y73HCBRtZ__aHHSAXy1PE82u127R-AzS2gYX67bpRG8m8u1QBwixwDgFqBJhn1Jn957GLDiUAKwpOdw3XISDT1r_VCIjkzwvEfv_JBIoBS3HrGEZfTiUV0yilBo0tJNBi8HYDXzCOdFAWnUvuyP-f7Lm8H-S5ORDEP8iwpry/s5184/DSC08425.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8SG8OAiq48B-w6Cp-Y73HCBRtZ__aHHSAXy1PE82u127R-AzS2gYX67bpRG8m8u1QBwixwDgFqBJhn1Jn957GLDiUAKwpOdw3XISDT1r_VCIjkzwvEfv_JBIoBS3HrGEZfTiUV0yilBo0tJNBi8HYDXzCOdFAWnUvuyP-f7Lm8H-S5ORDEP8iwpry/w400-h300/DSC08425.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Last Saturday on the feast of St. Bernard Archbishop Jackels came to celebrate Mass and to have brunch with us afterwards. We have not visited with him for a few years because of the covid crisis.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We caught up on diocesan news and news of our community. He has a great sense of humor so it was fun too!</span></span><br /></p>Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07399935533781500548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135884391459335505.post-8953688966955105052022-08-16T15:16:00.000-05:002022-08-16T15:16:16.028-05:00Sr. Annie Rose Marie and Sr. Mary Therese receive the Cistercian habit<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoiZ76W0dymjzyKgpqo_6sBIDhJldBiJUfJLek1YugHMvt3-KgHmQ1_IhrIY8BkcJTXT8GGJqaK6r8LlBcCpUIOcZ6UkijoZ_Asih9glNcchhHkjv_ivjTIx9QzzvOeqilyeKI8JACLiMAqqiZ1TVTfMWQkqR24HPnwPfljVv9W5uUmRypKYeqbbVD/s5184/DSC08362.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoiZ76W0dymjzyKgpqo_6sBIDhJldBiJUfJLek1YugHMvt3-KgHmQ1_IhrIY8BkcJTXT8GGJqaK6r8LlBcCpUIOcZ6UkijoZ_Asih9glNcchhHkjv_ivjTIx9QzzvOeqilyeKI8JACLiMAqqiZ1TVTfMWQkqR24HPnwPfljVv9W5uUmRypKYeqbbVD/s320/DSC08362.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiESb4ghPa5eGw9lx-jbugokkwMkHHrkXkwp4750u8rjVKQ2b4lp2a3x43nQiJPh8NOHezDNLM3bzsbcvRHZyQzT6ywpVoiiYJuDZ9XEbhPh5M2f_6-x2HmCPV2G4BLR8u6bM6L7RVqcpRgPNWOp_xm8AvjIqWbvKgH5KLz6k2UWKmj0-EAftBGBkdY/s5184/DSC08370.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiESb4ghPa5eGw9lx-jbugokkwMkHHrkXkwp4750u8rjVKQ2b4lp2a3x43nQiJPh8NOHezDNLM3bzsbcvRHZyQzT6ywpVoiiYJuDZ9XEbhPh5M2f_6-x2HmCPV2G4BLR8u6bM6L7RVqcpRgPNWOp_xm8AvjIqWbvKgH5KLz6k2UWKmj0-EAftBGBkdY/w640-h480/DSC08370.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />On Monday August 15th, the feast of the Assumption of Mary into Heaven, our two novices received the Cistercian habit after Chapter. The event brought great joy to all the community. The two novices served as gift bearers at Mass. At dinner we had a celebratory meal.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Check the gallery for more pictures.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKW8P7iPeKoreNZJPwgDXGa0kG1BrhT-EIIMYveg6_-oizJOvgT1U0M5DTbuxQ_GGY9jfbJ-ZN2HkzK-qaaSdWIL36b-il2Ben18ICDoYBUoPujgcqFEhlr5yk8MLiHdCvROt2tcPfyqe6r7zoZzQNkqMkUjoxUhTzTqHWFMfcNcYqIG_bD6PBf4sU/s5184/DSC08379.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKW8P7iPeKoreNZJPwgDXGa0kG1BrhT-EIIMYveg6_-oizJOvgT1U0M5DTbuxQ_GGY9jfbJ-ZN2HkzK-qaaSdWIL36b-il2Ben18ICDoYBUoPujgcqFEhlr5yk8MLiHdCvROt2tcPfyqe6r7zoZzQNkqMkUjoxUhTzTqHWFMfcNcYqIG_bD6PBf4sU/s320/DSC08379.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi907mpwt6B4XQzlYcyEzi3b79QyZLkJ90WTHl_XSYt1D2r0Cw1ZvSpr2DrRuSp8vZX9o-2H1xGSz8u4u-P3OxRZVIG2cOy9OlhIoDkYx_cN7EkJDzLyeNNo3maOrFZ8qPUvyXz92uRtj_WxiBn9RpUbnNo_3J4pwjDQ_T-RfU3OK1OuatqTvBbp7X6/s5184/DSC08382.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi907mpwt6B4XQzlYcyEzi3b79QyZLkJ90WTHl_XSYt1D2r0Cw1ZvSpr2DrRuSp8vZX9o-2H1xGSz8u4u-P3OxRZVIG2cOy9OlhIoDkYx_cN7EkJDzLyeNNo3maOrFZ8qPUvyXz92uRtj_WxiBn9RpUbnNo_3J4pwjDQ_T-RfU3OK1OuatqTvBbp7X6/s320/DSC08382.JPG" width="320" /></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKBJKb8OqoCFfn735sP8ogdv-MgtHgCTIXtqns2K5QAmyeXuD_LH4njFHUSDrdrckAff1b8FetwTjZpKSYsfQcpLfKYyPibbPe9CfD9-m7eQGbXWeW6i1p85vIHQoL4nlTUYPBQJwrXCu4M5BJBxkm-MuIQwC0l3H6MSmWbFYcitHL7g9cAJjRAdIE/s5184/DSC08388.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKBJKb8OqoCFfn735sP8ogdv-MgtHgCTIXtqns2K5QAmyeXuD_LH4njFHUSDrdrckAff1b8FetwTjZpKSYsfQcpLfKYyPibbPe9CfD9-m7eQGbXWeW6i1p85vIHQoL4nlTUYPBQJwrXCu4M5BJBxkm-MuIQwC0l3H6MSmWbFYcitHL7g9cAJjRAdIE/w400-h300/DSC08388.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Srs. Chris, Annie, M. Rebecca, Mary, Kathleen<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /></div>Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07399935533781500548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135884391459335505.post-6863767702882708442022-08-03T14:46:00.002-05:002022-08-03T14:46:51.552-05:00OMAHA YOUTH VISIT US FOR THE WEEEND<p><span style="font-size: medium;">This past weekend a group of about 20 young people, ages 14 to college age came to OLM to learn about monastic life. They joined us for prayer in the chapel and visited with some sisters during meals at our Welcome center. They toured our farm on Saturday afternoon. On Sunday after Mass they all met with a panel of sisters for questions and answers. We really enjoyed them and they seemed to enjoy their time at OLM.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUv8c3PizPaXdTWdFllaEpllZXZZMFP2_rV2gzAR8IFn3UCWSISA538fccilhTujE7iIgWgolFnTNe6mO2ccDcbDZbNB6QbnFOB3ILywZmJmEAZ-nBgMDmLk-mRqHgUboxp49Ip-6oLSzt0bGUnRMVpdmQNbPVSmENjxkFJSLDRqWjzzvJa4PdxwWO/s5184/DSC08355.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUv8c3PizPaXdTWdFllaEpllZXZZMFP2_rV2gzAR8IFn3UCWSISA538fccilhTujE7iIgWgolFnTNe6mO2ccDcbDZbNB6QbnFOB3ILywZmJmEAZ-nBgMDmLk-mRqHgUboxp49Ip-6oLSzt0bGUnRMVpdmQNbPVSmENjxkFJSLDRqWjzzvJa4PdxwWO/w400-h300/DSC08355.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI8WrU9uaLvYIBseWI4auk2AohbRcDOx4OriFUaKqyemO_a7nBM2b9fodQZ8xxbEpRJgp2DICEPzDxbrH0Q0IcT-H9A9RP4h48vJ2gWe_ZT4DDRfusyEeE-B05Zf1aPgAUF9_Ie0hQ9XnLtgTjci0yVrFrJONR0rTKpXqzy0bmYXLcXNeuvWJcAtU5/s5184/DSC08351.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI8WrU9uaLvYIBseWI4auk2AohbRcDOx4OriFUaKqyemO_a7nBM2b9fodQZ8xxbEpRJgp2DICEPzDxbrH0Q0IcT-H9A9RP4h48vJ2gWe_ZT4DDRfusyEeE-B05Zf1aPgAUF9_Ie0hQ9XnLtgTjci0yVrFrJONR0rTKpXqzy0bmYXLcXNeuvWJcAtU5/s320/DSC08351.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDRtssyqwGrWIIbFdxmd2zT5ZbB0STamY87wqEiyyCXCp-UaRyZPl7j8nrP7QuIRjAMEW-eYId3gbilCik8enf-Z2YHFdMQH8ZzimgGVhW2_oW3US20XkoIlFk81huUuBwulNiqFv-chQ2jzho_ix5OYdo4Ltw8KDigoPsSeuTymGV1zQpJotEiAIx/s5184/DSC08354.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDRtssyqwGrWIIbFdxmd2zT5ZbB0STamY87wqEiyyCXCp-UaRyZPl7j8nrP7QuIRjAMEW-eYId3gbilCik8enf-Z2YHFdMQH8ZzimgGVhW2_oW3US20XkoIlFk81huUuBwulNiqFv-chQ2jzho_ix5OYdo4Ltw8KDigoPsSeuTymGV1zQpJotEiAIx/w640-h480/DSC08354.JPG" width="640" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_CW7gWdJ2vnQ6y_CJME6ae3pEvJ-nQCoijxNBWIEMdWNymqGbNs2rLElNsmhiIvZJFctpJw89Nj-Nsgmeaxl0I9Px3GDg6E858Sf3Ff6GT4a5dR4NSqdaVlRA7HdFrR_qje2qI7-AAZlJfuYhLecpFThL04XTY0rAyyUbVgfv65gLxHcaiAs_OYOT/s5184/DSC08356.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_CW7gWdJ2vnQ6y_CJME6ae3pEvJ-nQCoijxNBWIEMdWNymqGbNs2rLElNsmhiIvZJFctpJw89Nj-Nsgmeaxl0I9Px3GDg6E858Sf3Ff6GT4a5dR4NSqdaVlRA7HdFrR_qje2qI7-AAZlJfuYhLecpFThL04XTY0rAyyUbVgfv65gLxHcaiAs_OYOT/w640-h480/DSC08356.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZyIWURwmdFg_ahPSuBogT9CJ5ODHKHGM54LO9chl6tOYiD59oLvS99njBnu63LM0XckYgujsn0OH86XrUQ-k-kmGBdhxPm4Nwm-GzCopYdEmyzbadVfVG1Q1Rdg0_cJywvdF9Ie01cCXO6MPv6MbOkkr3vs4FYEl_ZWSV4pofcg8xR5JGC4ycKGfB/s5184/DSC08353.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZyIWURwmdFg_ahPSuBogT9CJ5ODHKHGM54LO9chl6tOYiD59oLvS99njBnu63LM0XckYgujsn0OH86XrUQ-k-kmGBdhxPm4Nwm-GzCopYdEmyzbadVfVG1Q1Rdg0_cJywvdF9Ie01cCXO6MPv6MbOkkr3vs4FYEl_ZWSV4pofcg8xR5JGC4ycKGfB/w640-h480/DSC08353.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />hey seemed to have enjoyed the time with us too.</span><br /><p></p>Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07399935533781500548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135884391459335505.post-41088876496244614012022-07-23T15:37:00.002-05:002022-07-23T15:37:45.219-05:00Watercolor classes with Mary Barrett<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;">Last weekend Mary Barrett, an artist and blood sister of our Sr. Nettie, came for a visit and gave 7 sisters watercolor classes. They all raved about them and enjoyed learning and experimenting the watercolor technique.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;">Mary has also written 3 icons for our community. Most recently she wrote Our Lady of the Sign for our church. She is a versatile artist and works in many mediums. See her work at marygamblebarrett.com .</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHy3rz_a50pU0PJqgjJxZQmuUlcdj0h4r4ggC-qD3pB30pm8o5g8GDVS9ZfmNRY7rm9ljhHcU0PI06rlWLj2YebSyMi--I94VvmQQ7F6y0KPrOlkkMHSLtIwGwsKJlnanTayRp2nyYOpMDarKtwhPtLbs-88zoSwAqGOTAG8lCO4J04Ne3dUaffXz3/s2015/WC%20class1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1034" data-original-width="2015" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHy3rz_a50pU0PJqgjJxZQmuUlcdj0h4r4ggC-qD3pB30pm8o5g8GDVS9ZfmNRY7rm9ljhHcU0PI06rlWLj2YebSyMi--I94VvmQQ7F6y0KPrOlkkMHSLtIwGwsKJlnanTayRp2nyYOpMDarKtwhPtLbs-88zoSwAqGOTAG8lCO4J04Ne3dUaffXz3/w640-h328/WC%20class1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THE CLASS<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1317" data-original-width="1963" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0bx1psm4RRFeoKSRKtFF2W6qeXiASjdiXDSm3-oE9jwx5PR9YS0ZH6PObAkJbf9geEcieiEBD5-DNBgRL2mS9rNWw-ZsEicw3BEyo4YGQpEG0CDIVC9I0utc6xOak0O_YAKaZTxIhjOaQrCQlx2VsHt8bg3BcS2Mm34t695iISmHvUAgImuDBHa8/w640-h430/WC%20class2.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">HARD AT WORK<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0bx1psm4RRFeoKSRKtFF2W6qeXiASjdiXDSm3-oE9jwx5PR9YS0ZH6PObAkJbf9geEcieiEBD5-DNBgRL2mS9rNWw-ZsEicw3BEyo4YGQpEG0CDIVC9I0utc6xOak0O_YAKaZTxIhjOaQrCQlx2VsHt8bg3BcS2Mm34t695iISmHvUAgImuDBHa8/s1963/WC%20class2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWA1NTlPGlY5Ur7gEOhmaGj_tThjD75T-p4S_ojdqU6shOJNPQ48t6Tw_ElSDJmS7emBjFV7fe_3OWjsOBCa-0PS5qMQOaJYgc6ZzOyBUaD-r6gIfVGMZbDCXTU64VjyrVT2DIQDp8fQRGSkRncfHn8AYVI_D7-75fKBkTYsSw7JmWCoOVMgSL6kNk/s1280/WC%20class3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1211" data-original-width="1280" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWA1NTlPGlY5Ur7gEOhmaGj_tThjD75T-p4S_ojdqU6shOJNPQ48t6Tw_ElSDJmS7emBjFV7fe_3OWjsOBCa-0PS5qMQOaJYgc6ZzOyBUaD-r6gIfVGMZbDCXTU64VjyrVT2DIQDp8fQRGSkRncfHn8AYVI_D7-75fKBkTYsSw7JmWCoOVMgSL6kNk/s320/WC%20class3.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4g_UnwiB-Bgcgavv6kfk-ZJ4fvqgOijlImahpD4EG5Kownwiloos-EWiw9xtEsxrdJW8jJII8yWUbttIb0bci46wI5IMUZI8V2gVRkGFb57ODUgvlp0zGzi5_kfNaa2RTYTeilWco9iuwIHsbn9EB-uYwzwhvHCAKRyIM5BKO9JYthU2fL5REJS9X/s1504/WC%20class%204.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1504" data-original-width="1316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4g_UnwiB-Bgcgavv6kfk-ZJ4fvqgOijlImahpD4EG5Kownwiloos-EWiw9xtEsxrdJW8jJII8yWUbttIb0bci46wI5IMUZI8V2gVRkGFb57ODUgvlp0zGzi5_kfNaa2RTYTeilWco9iuwIHsbn9EB-uYwzwhvHCAKRyIM5BKO9JYthU2fL5REJS9X/s320/WC%20class%204.jpeg" width="280" /></a></div><br />Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07399935533781500548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135884391459335505.post-24171134859451001452022-06-29T12:31:00.000-05:002022-06-29T12:31:10.004-05:00Classes with Fr. Michael Casey<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This past week we had classes with Fr. Michael Casey. Fr. Michael, a Cistercian monk from our Australian house, Tararawa Abbey. He is a well know spiritual writer and presenter. The classes were on humility, especially the topic of humility in the Rule of St. Benedict and how to interpret it.</span></span> </p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Wj-7RHR5pijIHlOZjiAsI6pRQ-EjQFvfd4qsq4WaQ_FkV1_cYMifqABRKxJa_YBg_IJIVIhdBaiCKWX4f1_RwUlC6dmT_N6Z1koyzFr7N3LfhrfZJmCm6toUums3To9rYdfEmuy3RQkmR3kL6JpHm6DlcWBml1zdl2VL5sC8STSzFULSNj7NU7n-/s5184/DSC08284.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Wj-7RHR5pijIHlOZjiAsI6pRQ-EjQFvfd4qsq4WaQ_FkV1_cYMifqABRKxJa_YBg_IJIVIhdBaiCKWX4f1_RwUlC6dmT_N6Z1koyzFr7N3LfhrfZJmCm6toUums3To9rYdfEmuy3RQkmR3kL6JpHm6DlcWBml1zdl2VL5sC8STSzFULSNj7NU7n-/w400-h300/DSC08284.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fr. Michael Casey<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Two monks from Gethsemani Abbey also came to tape Fr. Michael giving a class on the constitutions of our order. One of the monks name is Lazarus. We had some fun with that as we have a Mary and a Martha in our community.</span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr8xRiFrMtUOPomnvqLcJ7tFFS3Q8BZpuYvlKp9SYpVy1sauuwCrj50ZqPMbnV8flmz2m6nf92mDJbV_ZefhE1jNrJZGQb0D2RQYa2oK38ssJN1YGSABVu2AxjHPk0Sit9tJVLhjU58nzax3nVR7krvY0AdjAm22CPIFoa89617KccmMuiMYFkjyR9/s5184/DSC08285.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr8xRiFrMtUOPomnvqLcJ7tFFS3Q8BZpuYvlKp9SYpVy1sauuwCrj50ZqPMbnV8flmz2m6nf92mDJbV_ZefhE1jNrJZGQb0D2RQYa2oK38ssJN1YGSABVu2AxjHPk0Sit9tJVLhjU58nzax3nVR7krvY0AdjAm22CPIFoa89617KccmMuiMYFkjyR9/w200-h150/DSC08285.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fr. Lawrence<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijYGaD5xoQrXmmc92gAXeSTnODERzQcAB-1rNiSMiXCqLzHWFQokb6EEf7QpudmEQvz2d6SJgNBwZwdoT390q9bIEuUlsZvBU26tZSi-m93-WdCrpdaTZUgGvXboxxD6qIiUXtO0nAepKl3_WlCW0pDeSZLOslW9tnBHcU4TrST3a_mBpjmeiCKN8B/s5184/DSC08281.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijYGaD5xoQrXmmc92gAXeSTnODERzQcAB-1rNiSMiXCqLzHWFQokb6EEf7QpudmEQvz2d6SJgNBwZwdoT390q9bIEuUlsZvBU26tZSi-m93-WdCrpdaTZUgGvXboxxD6qIiUXtO0nAepKl3_WlCW0pDeSZLOslW9tnBHcU4TrST3a_mBpjmeiCKN8B/w400-h300/DSC08281.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mary, Lazarus, Martha<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p>Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07399935533781500548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135884391459335505.post-1398324404278964572022-06-06T14:42:00.001-05:002022-06-06T14:42:21.992-05:00Babysitting a Fawn<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSWflbROrMQPretWdE_eebtZkWMt0IIZ2x6cqXsm6YjEm1YQ1Yc3ow5INYF5ff6L8mCrM8wpYMUBDCHb7AZkOBGLwhyYJKh9jQR5RnWLW34OLldbXf1P1xrNheAOHAZPTamf2ZFh3MNNxi9jLjL1KPIxI0BIIi_2HeknEPgMc2P7LPhMwQRIXwBeCF/s5184/DSC08235.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSWflbROrMQPretWdE_eebtZkWMt0IIZ2x6cqXsm6YjEm1YQ1Yc3ow5INYF5ff6L8mCrM8wpYMUBDCHb7AZkOBGLwhyYJKh9jQR5RnWLW34OLldbXf1P1xrNheAOHAZPTamf2ZFh3MNNxi9jLjL1KPIxI0BIIi_2HeknEPgMc2P7LPhMwQRIXwBeCF/w640-h480/DSC08235.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We have a fawn that has been coming with its mother and spending the day on our front lawn. The mother brings it and then leaves to forage for food. She checks on her fawn every once in a while. The fawn mostly sleeps and sometimes it is hard to see when it is tucked in the grass asleep.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAht3Zt6Pl_RwJnTuibH9h1muHq37Miwu3RMwzcPmRM3fehV7MbXfKEYBb8uK_s1g1knztuJR21PALPVnFlcEyrqk6XwBWwpJSIKb5lJVq0nY7LvIR_RBjlW45bl7wPbRDGdu4LQBBZCJbPZhM__a8LsmPgn9AvLjT7n7JX3riKIYd9_-8CgwlOOXK/s5184/DSC08241.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAht3Zt6Pl_RwJnTuibH9h1muHq37Miwu3RMwzcPmRM3fehV7MbXfKEYBb8uK_s1g1knztuJR21PALPVnFlcEyrqk6XwBWwpJSIKb5lJVq0nY7LvIR_RBjlW45bl7wPbRDGdu4LQBBZCJbPZhM__a8LsmPgn9AvLjT7n7JX3riKIYd9_-8CgwlOOXK/w640-h480/DSC08241.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div></span></span></h1>Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07399935533781500548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135884391459335505.post-79930978495606670202022-05-16T15:22:00.000-05:002022-05-16T15:22:02.050-05:00OUR JUNIOR PROFESSED ATTEND THE JUNIOR MEETING<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3KkP3HgWGYlSSTQ-EivUF224JQpDRtuXZyinRhRZdcFz35QLGYxewfkCEJghT7jh7FjCAJnMuT4mpnC_Qb4hVHXxRV-r3C_u4CwFsfTG0zXxMvMoGyG69hlB30eLovF7tCTlIXuNCbHt3QngDmxJ4uCdqYaDOikkHrDW7fH90YKjDk-Fo_89w89zS/s5184/DSC08211.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3KkP3HgWGYlSSTQ-EivUF224JQpDRtuXZyinRhRZdcFz35QLGYxewfkCEJghT7jh7FjCAJnMuT4mpnC_Qb4hVHXxRV-r3C_u4CwFsfTG0zXxMvMoGyG69hlB30eLovF7tCTlIXuNCbHt3QngDmxJ4uCdqYaDOikkHrDW7fH90YKjDk-Fo_89w89zS/w640-h480/DSC08211.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Our Srs. Harriet and Madeleine recently returned from the annual junior professed meeting at our monastery of the Holy Cross in Berryville, Virginia. Each year the junior professed monks and nuns of our order gather at one of our monasteries for a few weeks of classes and an opportunity to get to know each other and life at another monastery.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This year Fr. Michael Casey from our abbey in Australia was the teacher. Fr. Michael has written extensively about monastic life and spirituality. The main topic was community life in all of its aspects.<br /></span></span><br /></p>Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07399935533781500548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135884391459335505.post-14988859414413938682022-04-25T14:45:00.003-05:002022-04-25T14:45:41.002-05:00Spring Has Come!<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">We had a beautiful Easter. Our sanctuary was decorated with many spring flowers for the occasion.<br /><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJDnCjqjNK7NE9YUu9Y_OmXTbxB9pfMzY0Kn7cbnzPcQNKTzn_1O-qlQhystRz7W4ZLxj3d3uE8h8j1sOqqQ868EWSiV9iEX2HBwKfhCxQEfkz9YbZ8Vfq3-uP3a2xToDpgZgI3OVjGlO9N9TmJ9QunGv9CM6kiQwzRW_uwv3Ze9MD4WkCqTfYMWzn/s640/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJDnCjqjNK7NE9YUu9Y_OmXTbxB9pfMzY0Kn7cbnzPcQNKTzn_1O-qlQhystRz7W4ZLxj3d3uE8h8j1sOqqQ868EWSiV9iEX2HBwKfhCxQEfkz9YbZ8Vfq3-uP3a2xToDpgZgI3OVjGlO9N9TmJ9QunGv9CM6kiQwzRW_uwv3Ze9MD4WkCqTfYMWzn/w480-h640/1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbQGh7RTICS_FkHz6e1FGzzyxSyLRmKSow5DeE3Jhd9NO7Tr5P-uX1kvIlc-BFqsjQ4kXUeM4JnoIHB56pa2Kgm4Sk3J0PxtherzHOP3bcboBM97NXwBXKYz6voxtlYe9XxBy4vzwZPWPu4dWMAgfhOMC8bBOs4jBlHGbxpVRtGg3yyKwsApyns8Wh/s640/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbQGh7RTICS_FkHz6e1FGzzyxSyLRmKSow5DeE3Jhd9NO7Tr5P-uX1kvIlc-BFqsjQ4kXUeM4JnoIHB56pa2Kgm4Sk3J0PxtherzHOP3bcboBM97NXwBXKYz6voxtlYe9XxBy4vzwZPWPu4dWMAgfhOMC8bBOs4jBlHGbxpVRtGg3yyKwsApyns8Wh/w400-h300/2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">During Easter week we burned our prairie as we do every spring. This practice promotes growth of the grasses and releases flower seeds into the ground. The prairie is home to much wildlife including rabbits birds, deer and mice.</span></span><br /></p>Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07399935533781500548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135884391459335505.post-31731642064809468392022-04-16T14:44:00.005-05:002022-04-16T14:44:53.602-05:00Planting Potatoes on Good Friday<p><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">It has been a long standing tradition of ours to plant potatoes on Good Friday morning, weather permitting. Yesterday the skies were clear although it was only in the 40's and very windy so we were able to plant. We are still eating our potatoes from last year and should have enough to take us into the summer months.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPr84OTERyY6U5wDm0UbVKWUd5zO2muWeAi2iy3vmxlXUdxJt6gvGC-cDvcjbFAV51d9y4xGkXwevgsvxyDq7uefPEfMzWPT-L_T8Nzs2mmUrHQmv-lBJtIzTLjnNgOUmPiCqSKt46eFYmnnuij9un4HW0kxbolW1s16SUgQ4vPWbQigrg_iBTzGYT/s5184/DSC08148.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPr84OTERyY6U5wDm0UbVKWUd5zO2muWeAi2iy3vmxlXUdxJt6gvGC-cDvcjbFAV51d9y4xGkXwevgsvxyDq7uefPEfMzWPT-L_T8Nzs2mmUrHQmv-lBJtIzTLjnNgOUmPiCqSKt46eFYmnnuij9un4HW0kxbolW1s16SUgQ4vPWbQigrg_iBTzGYT/s320/DSC08148.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidilIK-wa402Ub4zC0pb9dvigl371CHc-HJsWxq0rjSvZZB7BE-kzdOmheZouljIJcsDu_ieMArlet-t8iyJnS7h6PGZXbmEAIvz0enWMngRu9xlfUIEwCGMcVPdoRAbRdNsDW3a6l5Vugesr1vjngRUD58YeKXq4IpngSx-TUBMh9nb5UJrlrnbjV/s5184/DSC08151.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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She made her first profession a year ago today. Junior professed renew their vows every year up to solemn profession.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikqs-GDW7d-58HRvufSGn0xreqEFBHgr1VexnrfxHOwM1ZyQjbtPwrpD66l0MNIzdc8qq5OwQAwWgU_5aMkKCOolOHustTEO-rU9sA4pBBUs3_0wKRHjoH1ttlOsJFH3iJZjO0wV_IQM9vr97_KmJplfAS0jH_Wy0MY_1np15_ooPqqtG1TbghiZog/s5184/DSC08131.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikqs-GDW7d-58HRvufSGn0xreqEFBHgr1VexnrfxHOwM1ZyQjbtPwrpD66l0MNIzdc8qq5OwQAwWgU_5aMkKCOolOHustTEO-rU9sA4pBBUs3_0wKRHjoH1ttlOsJFH3iJZjO0wV_IQM9vr97_KmJplfAS0jH_Wy0MY_1np15_ooPqqtG1TbghiZog/s320/DSC08131.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></div><p></p><p>Sr. Madeleine is in charge of our vegetable garden. She has been busy growing and tending seedlings of all sorts. <br /></p>Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07399935533781500548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135884391459335505.post-58148102212731558982022-04-11T14:42:00.000-05:002022-04-11T14:42:30.201-05:00HOLY WEEK<p>Yesterday we celebrated Palm Sunday as the beginning of Holy Week which is now upon us. We began the liturgy in our Chapter Room with the distribution of palm branches ( we actually use foliage from our property; pussy willows, dogwood branches, pine boughs). We then processes to the church, singing for the Eucharist.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHx5zrKJeFMjvK1D8-lZKzx44mX3KJlA0Xb8v921hJWZ0uXCR9XKN2GhNhk6tCBHxo-FWw8ooQ229keJX-Zy2gS7xIB_iw2JW-5h0GAyHP5HBdEiXIYoMZ86cx-ncOZIFIx0YQJkyg8jZ4O41EkRHEuhJQJ6dK9iEGh-d8JW3j1_JkG0Fywc4X3aYO/s5184/DSC08126.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHx5zrKJeFMjvK1D8-lZKzx44mX3KJlA0Xb8v921hJWZ0uXCR9XKN2GhNhk6tCBHxo-FWw8ooQ229keJX-Zy2gS7xIB_iw2JW-5h0GAyHP5HBdEiXIYoMZ86cx-ncOZIFIx0YQJkyg8jZ4O41EkRHEuhJQJ6dK9iEGh-d8JW3j1_JkG0Fywc4X3aYO/w400-h300/DSC08126.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> <p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are all kinds of signs of spring around. The crocus are blooming and the first of the daffodils have flowered.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsgpi4qeVpBIHsp1W9WnHXiSmM4z-pob1fvdvAb_MZtE1xX4H5UMfmsf1AmCi3bKoQerXcmWhw-URwqt8d1GmSFZjqmCpq7w1IsH7JW5vspBaGWevkPpYVsZkG3-2jrjjyMj0KZifJecE3-qBb1JU_AuXBDhbWy1GrKhsDEsVtt3TktzGhOJzpupbK/s5184/DSC08139.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsgpi4qeVpBIHsp1W9WnHXiSmM4z-pob1fvdvAb_MZtE1xX4H5UMfmsf1AmCi3bKoQerXcmWhw-URwqt8d1GmSFZjqmCpq7w1IsH7JW5vspBaGWevkPpYVsZkG3-2jrjjyMj0KZifJecE3-qBb1JU_AuXBDhbWy1GrKhsDEsVtt3TktzGhOJzpupbK/w200-h150/DSC08139.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGGuIY6ql4fOwCJQTsBoEKMUtUsUlU7hhuB8yRgJaN_UnH4WJ7L6ygiIqo-u0vMx6F5E3ngxFgFGZcNFALxGAd253y5nWMf2gl04i26mQOPS--yLuTgqhR-sODkSdM5DoIh3VeywQ_RcB254OmE0BKOs4TllTngesMjTk-qBsoO1oqjF85S36z5Vvz/s5184/DSC08138.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGGuIY6ql4fOwCJQTsBoEKMUtUsUlU7hhuB8yRgJaN_UnH4WJ7L6ygiIqo-u0vMx6F5E3ngxFgFGZcNFALxGAd253y5nWMf2gl04i26mQOPS--yLuTgqhR-sODkSdM5DoIh3VeywQ_RcB254OmE0BKOs4TllTngesMjTk-qBsoO1oqjF85S36z5Vvz/w200-h150/DSC08138.JPG" width="200" /></a></div> <p></p><p> We keep all of our family and friends very much in prayer this special time of year. May your week be blessed!</p><br /><br /><br /> <br /><p></p>Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07399935533781500548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135884391459335505.post-32286076348659041982022-03-31T10:59:00.001-05:002022-03-31T10:59:32.376-05:00Dom Innocent's visit<p><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-family: georgia;">Recently we had a visit from Dom Innocent of our monastery of <br /></span></span></p><h1><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Calvaire in Canada. He was at New Melleray Abbey giving their <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlDAwZNCVEKLVBnp3StIbqxkT2-psTAbiooiTaElg2zrM6dU0hSqlNQi9XuF_ylbQG9zTBgPQtYmgLyZTiHsXCPG1Vc06Kkhp7coLoVYGZRFLtQnkY-NT9wtQFomP0XBEyaZWAQ3TlqsI5EYfEHZy85X-_TVfjzOL3Okg2oNWNhEQyQ_xE_gmVx6Y/s5184/DSC08103.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlDAwZNCVEKLVBnp3StIbqxkT2-psTAbiooiTaElg2zrM6dU0hSqlNQi9XuF_ylbQG9zTBgPQtYmgLyZTiHsXCPG1Vc06Kkhp7coLoVYGZRFLtQnkY-NT9wtQFomP0XBEyaZWAQ3TlqsI5EYfEHZy85X-_TVfjzOL3Okg2oNWNhEQyQ_xE_gmVx6Y/w400-h300/DSC08103.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></span></span></span></h1><h1><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">yearly community </span></span></span></h1><h1><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">retreat. Dom Innocent </span></span></span></h1><h1><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">is originally from </span></span></span></h1><h1><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Nigeria. He shared with </span></span></span></h1><h1><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">us news of his </span></span></span></h1><h1><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">monastery in Canada.<br /></span><br /></span></span></h1>Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07399935533781500548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135884391459335505.post-76186743686698539602022-01-11T10:59:00.000-06:002022-01-11T10:59:03.833-06:00Christmas 2021<div style="text-align: left;"> We Had a wonderful Christmas and Christmas season. Our tree was particularly beautiful this year. Our postulants Annie and Mary with Sr. Myra went out to our woods to get our tree. We put up our Christmas decorations the day before Christmas Eve and light the tree Christmas Eve evening. Our decorations come down the day after the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, the end of the Christmas season.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4suPgnMo4pI8UrloON2HyN6CHI9XIBUtugSCKp33s-_tXLmd6QLnJVE3ftWy7Pdddk-QIEVMmTaglo2tr2SySxlLiv-H6lxhxa0yxGdwUukZ6N9TKpHtv4uwz9jHuSOjcHAdVPH8hx0ZtaQxzI0em0utWiUt4G-YPSoY_03F4_ix1dyKmR3TzqXB5=s5184" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4suPgnMo4pI8UrloON2HyN6CHI9XIBUtugSCKp33s-_tXLmd6QLnJVE3ftWy7Pdddk-QIEVMmTaglo2tr2SySxlLiv-H6lxhxa0yxGdwUukZ6N9TKpHtv4uwz9jHuSOjcHAdVPH8hx0ZtaQxzI0em0utWiUt4G-YPSoY_03F4_ix1dyKmR3TzqXB5=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bringing in the tree<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFVGO09T71gtZn0TlOkWjED15TjBXosvMDytuTQx8TOtR2XmqtcZuHipZ5UO_TqRqVFTl-Bwakz4zpm6CWx8AxB90xWWqyxsWGJjXfX8queJEPiIX2fALghzPDrUZYvnULT8wdFsyX8oXT3BJjEIGRmGFZQDp8kymz_uhyOlSc4kAtkO9dvqVT8O_K=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christmas Day<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvI5xIZbuUTYoPHZf09D0P37Swzl_GLr9Pb2h6UYgkkmGqbMcrVropFkWQr16l8-q_11sEy1ZF_069HeUvQvqgd7V5JdvR9Kz2CsferJVcqmJLg7ONDVFLbQ1wRBiPRb3_jcxFIqH3vZ1S5FYgMMJbJSsqxuRMorunWU1fskG9yUSeAUK_xxfkihVf=s5184" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvI5xIZbuUTYoPHZf09D0P37Swzl_GLr9Pb2h6UYgkkmGqbMcrVropFkWQr16l8-q_11sEy1ZF_069HeUvQvqgd7V5JdvR9Kz2CsferJVcqmJLg7ONDVFLbQ1wRBiPRb3_jcxFIqH3vZ1S5FYgMMJbJSsqxuRMorunWU1fskG9yUSeAUK_xxfkihVf=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christmas Play<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwhBuAylLH0P0omU3CZxhXvtxXUaqrRApnRbr0FBNMelXJv9GrSVv6216o-UnHresfaOz1AVmnm4jYoRTuk46NMcbhmDwjX4DUrgeHNEX8te_DqwjxbfCMU9qVde9yEniFlzdc940WXh_MmPpbzU_Ee61b9_tgsoGrNb7Ds6cNqjDwQ3-toLasgpp4=s5184" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwhBuAylLH0P0omU3CZxhXvtxXUaqrRApnRbr0FBNMelXJv9GrSVv6216o-UnHresfaOz1AVmnm4jYoRTuk46NMcbhmDwjX4DUrgeHNEX8te_DqwjxbfCMU9qVde9yEniFlzdc940WXh_MmPpbzU_Ee61b9_tgsoGrNb7Ds6cNqjDwQ3-toLasgpp4=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christmas Evening<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07399935533781500548noreply@blogger.com0