Well I have come to realize that I am not very good at consistently posting to this blog. It is something I will have to grow into as time goes by but I am trying.
Tonight is the night before Sr. Barbara Smith will make her final perpetual monastic profession (final vows). Guests have started arriving and there is a joy and excitement around the monastery. Tonight at Vespers, our community begins the celebration with special prayers, a reflection given by one of the sisters and most importantly a blessing of Barbara. The blessing is the most powerful experience of Vespers. After the prayers, Barbara goes out into the center aisle, kneels down on a prie-dieux, and one by one the sisters come forward and lay hands on her, giving her their blessing for her monastic life. It is incredibly powerful when you recieve the blessing, when you give the blessing and for those watching. It will be a night she won't soon forget.
Within a couple days, all the photos from tonight and tomorrow should be on the web page www.mountosb.org for you to see the profession. It is going to be amazing!
What a wonderful couple days this wil be.
1 comment:
Congrats Barbara and community. I am sure profession was wonderful. I am glad Barbara's journey is now taking on another path.
Have a wonderful week -- Suzanne, lov'n your blog -- you are right they do take a big commitment, have fun with it and will patiently wait for more entries.
Be Good!! Traci
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