Archived Monthly News
Mount Saviour Monastery
June 2003
News:
We mailed our Dedication Day
letter at the beginning of the month. On June 5th, we used our
new choir books that were prepared by Br. Bruno and Br. Christopher. We
acquired new binders and reprinted the psalms with some modifications.
The rainy season was favorable for the garden but the hay harvest
had to wait until the last day of June. On June 25th, Br. Elias from
New Skete arrived to spend a few weeks. On June 27th, we had a memorial
mass and the interment of Fr. Matthew Regan who was a monk of Mount Saviour
in the 1960s; he moved to St. Anselm's, Washington DC where he was ordained
priest. Lately, he was working for Food for the Poor. His family
and Fr. Hilary Hayden from St.Anselm's Abbey were here for the ceremony.
Feasts:
The liturgical calendar brings us many feats, this month: Pentecost,
Holy Trinity, Body and Blood of Christ, St. John the Baptist, Sacred Heart
and St. Peter and Paul. Because of his asceticism, St. John the Baptist
appealed more to monks throughout the centuries. Musicians found an
interesting hymn that uses each note of the scale for each line of the first
verse.
Composed by Paul, the deacon,
monk of Monte Cassino, IX Cent.
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Ut (=DO) queant laxis
REsonare fibris
MIra gestorum
FAmuli tuorum,
SOLve polluti
LAbii reatum,
Sancte Joannes (=SI)
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May we your servants
Sing with voice uplifted
of all the wonders
in your life so holy.
Your intercession,
O St. John, will clense us,
Our lips shall praise you
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Dedication Day:
Sunday, Aug. 17th: Mass at 10:00 a.m. followed
by a light brunch and music.
Guest Brother E-mail:
guest@msaviour.org
Monastery E-mail:
info@msaviour.org
Gospel of the Day
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