From: Daniel van Santvoort
Sent: Sat, 22 May, 2010 11:06:05
Subject: Re: Junior Course
Dear Donald,
Thank you for your e-mail.
The Junior Course over here went very well!
There were 15 participants on the course:
- Br Adam and Br Andrew of MSB
- Br Cornelius, Br Augustine and Br Raphael of Mellifont
- Sr Christina of Tautra (unfortunately Sr Rina as not able to come because of Visa problems)
- Sr Fiachra, Sr Marie-Therese and Sr Mairead of Glencairn
- Sr Mary Johanna of Brownshill
- Br Vianney of Portglenone
- Br Malachy of Roscrea
- Br Luca, Br Benedict and Fr Jan of Caldey
The lectures were given by Fr John Farrell OP, the Provincial of the Dominicans, London
The topic was the relationship between Holy Scripture and Liturgy.
The over-all atmosphere was really good.
The participants were very enthusiastic about the island, the lectures and the day-trip to St Davids and its cathedral on the West-Coast of Pembrokeshire.
Our Brother Gildas was the tour guide and he (as always) did an excellent job.
The weather was favourable. As you know: that is always the worry we have.
Too much wind prevents every crossing to and from the island - but, Thank God, all were able to arrive on time (Monday 3rd May) and also were able to depart on Tuesday 11th May.
It was a very uplifting experience - to have full choir-stalls and to hear quite a number of very good voices! The last evening we had a get-together in our Refectory with plenty to eat, whilst a number of the participants entertained us with dance and music. For me these experiences are invaluable, and they show us the deeper meaning of being part of the Region. They had very good lectures, yes, but perhaps more important: they could meet each other in a different place and were able to taste something of our way of being Cistercians in the context of island-life with its own specific blessings and obviously its limitations...
Thank you, Donald, for allowing me to share something to the wider public.
Have a blessed Pentecost!
Daniel, Caldey
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