Dear readers, on the 8th day of Easter, we will meet at St. Gregory's for our Spring Oblates Day. The Eucharist is at 10:30, followed by food and fellowship in the refectory. At 1 p.m. our Abbot will be the presenting his reflections to us, and at 2:30 the community will share in Solemn Vespers. Our monks are so kind to move this Office up so that we can share in it. We are truly blessed.
It is also a special time, I think, because so much happens around this time. We are still in the fullness of celebrating Easter, and to this end we now have Divine Mercy Sunday. As you may recall, Pope John Paul II initiated this a few years after Sister Faustina was recognized as a saint in 2000. And, our beloved Pope passed on the Vigil of this celebration just a few years ago. How I miss him. Papa, please pray for us, that as Oblates we are truly worthy of the promises of Christ by our oblation of our lives to live the Rule of Benedict as much as our state in life allows.
As we are welcomed into the home and daily schedule of our brothers, may we glean some of the harvest of their lives of holiness and take this back into our world.
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