Mount Saviour Monastery

August 2019 News:
August 6, the Feast Day of the Transfiguration, is the Titular Feast Day of Mount Saviour. It is the particular mystery to which we are, by name, attached. This year we had the joy of hosting four of our brother monks from Weston, Vermont, who were able to join us for our celebration. During their brief stay we reconnected with the roots of both communities. Our founders, Fr. Damasus and Fr. Leo, arrived in America together in 1938. Br. John of Weston who turns 95 this month and our Br. Gabriel, were in the same novitiate class at Mount Saviour in the late 50's. Together we recounted our common ties throughout the years and even listened to a 35-minute talk given by Fr. Leo to the monks of Mount Saviour in 1958. Some of the Weston monks had never heard his voice before!
Another day of celebration was on the 11th. Our annual Dedication Day celebrates the combined efforts of the monks with the wider community with special thanks to God who brings it all about. Rhonda Larson, a Grammy Award winning artist, performed a heartfelt musical program in our chapel to an appreciative audience to conclude a joyful day.
Chester, our Observer from the Philippines, concluded his one month stay with us and returned home on the 13th. He has expressed his desire to return to begin postulancy.
Between the 17th '21st a Memorial Wall for our deceased brethren was installed in the crypt. The panels were designed by Connie Zehr, a world renowned artist whose usual medium is sand and glass. The panels are specially designed to reflect natural light that comes in through the stained glass windows together with light from the vigil candles placed around the statue of the Virgin Mary. Some work remains on the project but the panels are presently in place.
     

Very suddenly a name needed to be added to those panels. Fr. James Cronen, 92, died on the 24th. He had been receiving care at the Sisters of St. Joseph Motherhouse in Rochester the past three years. His health had been stable until he contracted severe pneumonia in both lungs about one week before his death and became unresponsive. The requiem Mass and burial were on the 31st. The obituary for Brother James can be found on our homepage.
 

 

COMING EVENTS

OCTOBER 6th: A talk by Sr. Mary Donald Corcoran in Saint Joseph's lounge after Mass.

OCTOBER 17-20: Oblate Retreat Weekend