Abbey News
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Abbey News – June 2012
This brief abbey news should begin with the sad news. Three of our
confreres (Fr. Bosco, Br. Dominic and Br. Bede) returned to Waegwan Abbey,
Korea on June 14th. Fr. Bosco has served as prior first five years since St.
Paul’s Abbey’s administration transferred to Waegwan abbey, then he served as
Novice Master. Br. Dominic served many different jobs then most recently he
cleaned whole monastery building to like new for many years. Br. Bede also has
worked hard as director of Retreat House and Camp St. Benedict. We hope all of
them keep in mind only the good things while they were with us here at St. Paul’s
Abbey and enjoy new life at Waegwan Abbey.
From June 16th to 17th, Abbot Joel went to a parish
ofr a mission collection for AIM.
On June 19th Fr. Joseph of Tororo in Uganda arrived here and will
stays until July 2nd. Sr. Angela Sung of Maryknoll Sisters, who served in
Guatemala as missionary many years, visited us and had private retreat from
June 18th to 23th. Sr. Servatrix, a Tanzanian sister who studied in Rochester, NY
finished her study in May, visited us one day on her way to her home land on
June 28th. We hope her study helps many Tanzanian people.
Fr. Damian came back to the Abbey after long journey to meet his
benefactors from East to West, South to North in the United States and went to
Elmira on June 30th where his sister
lives for medical treatment.
Br.
Bernardo Lee
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Just as there is a wicked zeal of bitterness which separates from God and
leads to hell, so there is a good zeal which separates from evil and leads to
God and to life everlasting. This, then, is good zeal which monks must foster
with fervent love: They should anticipate one another in honor (Rom. 12:10); most
patiently endure one another's infirmities, whether of body or of
character; vie in paying obedience one to another -- no one following
what she considers useful for herself, but rather what benefits another --
; tender the charity of sisterhood chastely; fear God in love; love
their Abbess with a sincere and humble charity; prefer nothing whatever to
Christ. And may He bring us all together to life everlasting!
The Rule of St. Benedict chapter 72