Posted on 02/27/2017 4:01:19 PM PST by Diago
A NEW MONASTERY home to eight Benedictine monks from Tulsa, Oklahoma, has been set up in the diocese of Meath.
Late last week, Bishop Michael Smith presided at the “canonical establishment of the new monastery at Silverstream Priory”.
The monastery will be home to a community of eight who “follow the Rule of Saint Benedict” according to a statement.
The community came from Tulsa, USA, in 2012 and occupies the former residence of the Visitation Sisters in Stamullen, Meath.
Bishop Smith signed a Decree on 25 February “erecting the Benedictine Monks of Perpetual Adoration of the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar as a monastic institute of consecrated life of diocesan right in the diocese of Meath”.
This decree is believed to mark the first formal establishment of a monastic community in the diocese of Meath since the suppression of the monasteries by Henry VIII in 1536.
Bishop Smith said, “The history of religious life has seen many developments over the centuries and I am delighted to recognise the unique presence of this new monastery in the Diocese of Meath.
“Through their prayer, study and hospitality, the monks are ‘speaking to the heart’ and their quiet witness is a reminder that the Lord continues to provide the Church with new gifts and grace.”
beautiful, grr!
Amen to that!
This Lutheran is pleased; the Gospel gets another foothold.
P.S. Benedictines don’t make Benedictine; they probably are unable to fit that in their strict schedules...
A shame their good genes can’t be sown. What’s needed is for 99% of African and islam males to adhere to celibacy and no spreading their seeds.
thanks.
Stamullen. Just over the county line from County Dublin
my great great great grandmother Mary Coyle and her parents Charles & Rose Coyle were from Oldcastle, Meath. (clear on the other side of the county)
Amen!
:)
I’M corn-fused.
Is this in Meth Oklahoma or Meath Ireland?
Well they have beards like all good monks... ;-)
My father used to drink "B&B," or bénédictine and brandy, on special occasions. I tried a sip of it once when I was 10, thought it was gross, and never tried it again.
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