Catholic Benedictine Sisters of St. Mary Monastery, Rock Island, Ill., blog with inquirers discerning their religious calling to monastic life.
Posted in prayer on Aug 16th, 2008
We pray the Magnificat every morning at Lauds: My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, my spirit rejoices in God my savior. For you have looked with favor on your lowly servant. From this day all generations will call me blest: you the Almighty have done great things for me and holy is your [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 16th, 2008
Yesterday was the Feast of the Assumption and a great day to celebrate Mary. Today, as a Saturday at St. Mary’s, we are honoring Mary. It struck me throughout Eucharist and in evening prayer that Mary is the model for discernment. Mary is the most prayerful person I can imagine. The Bible verse where “she [...]