Dom Donald's Blog: Paschaltide thanksgiving

Saturday 11 April 2009

Paschaltide thanksgiving

Just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life. (Rom 6:4)

Easter Blessings

The Resurrection is a cosmic event, which includes heaven and earth and links them together. In the words of the Exsultet, once again we can proclaim: "Christ ... who came back from the dead and shed his peaceful light on all mankind, your 5017 who lives and reigns/or ever and ever". Amen!

(Benedict xvi, Easter Homily, 2006)

Friends,

Happy Easter,

Wishing you all a lovely Easter.

A personal recovery note in Paschaltide thanksgiving.

It was so good of you, for love and prayer in seeing me through Stroke time.

Just for the record, The Stroke Association glossy magazine members keep us Aphasia fellow travelers in all sorts of information. I have learned so much about the needs of Stroke people worse off than I know. It is amazing to see extent of the great caring, support, charities on all sides.

Thank God, since last August, this Good Friday I was privileged to be President of the Liturgy of the Celebration of the Lord’s Passion, Special General Intercessions, Veneration of the Cross, and Communion, (Mass of the Presanctified).

The Sacred Triduum has been blessed by so many visitors and guests attending the ceremonies. We appreciated the number of men and women sharing in the diversity of roles in the liturgical action.

A picture of the cemetery cross looks over Lothian. In site too are the fields in the glory of successfully cultivated the crops.

May you also rejoice in this Easter and blessed by good health this spring and all this year.

In the hope and joy of the Risen Lord,

Donald

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Bernard 900 at Citeaux

O.C.S.O. Order of Cistercians
of the the Strict Observance

Vocations Year 2012-2013

The ninth centenary of St Bernard’s entry into the Abbey of Cîteaux

Monday, 06 August 2012

On the occasion of the ninth centenary of St Bernard’s entry into the Abbey of Cîteaux, Dom Olivier, abbot of Cîteaux, has asked us to pass on the following invitation to all the members of the Order:

Our community is going to celebrate the ninth centenary of St Bernard’s entering Cîteaux (1112 or 1113?). To mark the event, we are setting up a campaign of prayer for vocations, from 20^th August 2012 to 20^th August 2013. We invite you to join us with this prayer:

PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS

Most gracious Father,
in setting up the New Monasteryour fathers followed the poor Christ into the desert.
Thus they lived the Gospel
by rediscovering the Rule of Saint Benedict in its purity.

You gave Bernard of Fontaine
the ability to make this new life attractive and appealing to others,
in the joy of the Holy Spirit.

Grant that we today, after their example,
may live our charism deeply
in a spirit of peace, unity, humility,
and above all, in the charity which surpasses all other gifts.
May men and women of our time
be newly called to follow the Gospel in monastic life,
in the service of the Church’s mission,
and in a world forgetful of You.

Remember Lord, Cîteaux,

where Bernard arrived with his companions.
May the brothers there
continue to live in the enthusiastic and generative spirit of the founders.

Remember all who live the Cistercian charism.

Remember all Cistercian communities,
those which are aging and those newly-born,
in all parts of the world, north and south, east and west.

Let them not lose courage in times of trial,
but turn to her whom Bernard called the Star of the Sea.

Holy Father,
from whom we have already received so much,
grant us again your blessing
that our communities may grow in numbers,
but above all in grace and in wisdom,
to your glory,
who are blessed for ever and ever.

Amen.

900 years, anniversary

Bernard arrived 1112-1113

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fra_bartolomeo_02_Vision_of_St_Bernard_with_Sts_Benedict_and_John_the_Evangelist.jpg