In our daily life we seek balance between prayer and work, ora et labora. Only then are they real monks when they live by the work of their hands” (RB 48). In community we are happy to harvest fruits from our own garden. All help together in the evening to process the fruits… and then conclude the day together with prayer.
Happy Feast Day of St. Benedict! We celebrated the Solemnity of St. Benedict on Monday, July 11 Life of St. Benedict Life of St. Benedict according to the dialogues St. Gregory, with tapestry images made by our Sr. Liobgitha Weis, OSB ⅠBenedict receives the monastic habit.ⅡThe devil breaks the bell rope.ⅢBenedict gives back to the Goth the sickle…
Come Holy Spirit! On the 50th day of the Easter season we celebrated the coming of the Holy Spirit and the birthday of the Church. During vigil we listened to the sending of the Holy Spirit in Acts 2 and the gospel of John 14 Jesus promising the sending of the Holy Spirit, both sung in Latin.…
Rogation and Ascension Traditionally, rogation processions are held in the days preceding the feast of Ascension to ask for a good harvest and blessing on the fields. We in the Casa community had our rogation procession on May 10 between lauds and Holy Mass. While singing the litany of the saints and following the cross…
On May 3, Sr. Alda from Torres Novas Priory / Angola renewed her vows in the Casa community in Rome. She is in Rome participating in the IJP Program 2022. We rejoice with Sr. Alda and thank God for her vocation. May He, who is faithful, continue to guide her!
With a garden party the Casa community congratulated Sr. Antoinette for her 80th birthday and thanked her for her faithful service to the community and each sister. After supper with barbecue, the different groups of sisters presented some numbers for entertainment. We are happy that some employees with family members could be with us.It truly was…
On Easter Tuesday we had the joy to welcome Mons. Thulani Victor Mbuyisa in our community for midday prayer and lunch! We know him since many years, when he stayed in Rome near our community as General Councillor and then as General Superior of the Mariannhill Missionaries. Together with his confreres he served as celebrant…
O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures for ever! Alleluia!
During this year’s Monastic Formators’ Programme three formators of our Congregation are participating: form left to right: Sr. Marie-Therese Brodmann, junior directress of Tutzing Priory, Sr. Lusina Ng’eny, junior directress of Nairobi Priory and Sr. Karla Mirella do Nascimento, novice directress of Olinda Priory On Easter Monday, April 18, they came to visit us in…
This is the night of keeping vigil for the Lord (Ex 12: 42), in which the faithful, carrying lighted lamps in their hands, should be like those looking for the Lord when he returns, so that at his coming he may find them awake and have them sit at his table. We make a fire…
