Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Day of Reflection






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Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Monday, December 29, 2008

Sunday, December 28, 2008

Feast of the Holy Family


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Saturday, December 27, 2008

Friday, December 26, 2008

Washing Windows


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Thursday, December 25, 2008

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Seasons of Queen of Angels


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Monday, December 22, 2008

Sunday, December 21, 2008

Fourth Sunday of Advent


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Saturday, December 20, 2008

En Route and Arrival

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Friday, December 19, 2008

Return to Mt. Angel


Ora et labora --- the combination of work and prayer so gracefully lived out by the Benedictine sisters at Queen of Angel Monastery --- has called to us continually since our four weeks of service there last summer. So we contacted Sr. Marietta, who invited us back to spend the two weeks of our winter break.

We decided to take the train from San Jose instead of driving. This turned out to be a wise decision in light of the unusual amount of snow for the Willamette Valley --- and all of Oregon, it seems. We boarded the Coast Starlight at 8:30 pm at Diridon Station with an anticipated arrival in Salem at 2:03 pm the next day.

Return to Mt. Angel

We leave tonight on the Coast Starlight from San Jose to Salem. OR, to join the sisters at Queen of Angels Monastery for the two weeks of our winter break. Anticipated service: winter cleaning. Anticipated blessings: countless.