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The CurrentFeb 14 - 20, 2021
In This Week's Current: Building a "Cloister in the World": Our Friendship with Manquehue - Works |
Brother Sixtus Roslevich Addresses Diocesan Religious | About Ashes and Ash Wednesday
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Building a "Cloister in the World": Our Friendship with Manquehue | Works
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Headmaster Daniel McDonough reflects our community's developing relationship with the Manquehue Apostolic Movement, drawing our attention to Patrick Barry's A Cloister in the World, which describes its origin and inspiration. Of that relationship, he writes: "When I am asked why we are doing this, I always respond: Friendship. That is where it has started and the friendship deepens each year."
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Brother Sixtus Roslevich Addresses Diocesan Religious
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On Sunday, February 7, Brother Sixtus Roslevich offered the principal conference for the annual gathering of religious of the Diocese of Providence for the World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life. His talk, "Mission as a Journey to Holiness," developed some of his personal experience of mission from within the Benedictine life.
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About Ashes and Ash Wednesday
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In the monastery's calefactory, the annual burning of last year's palms for this year's ashes took place a couple of weeks ago in preparation for Ash Wednesday this week. We highlight some points on the ashes this year, including a change in the mode of distribution due to the pandemic.
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Lent OtherwiseFollowing Brother Sixtus' reflection that “coincidence” be replaced with “providence,” a “random” reading selection for lectio divina reveals an important lesson for Lent. Spoiler: it’s about others.
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This Week in Heaven
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Portsmouth Ordo, February 14-20
Sunday, February 14: Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Monday, February 15: Feria
Tuesday, February 16: Feria
Wednesday, February 17: Ash Wednesday
Thursday, February 18: Lenten weekday
Friday, February 19: Lenten weekday
Saturday, February 20: Lenten weekday
The schedule this week seems to open up a kind of asceticism of celebration, and rightly so. With Ash Wednesday this week, the Lenten season impinges into the Sixth Week of Ordinary Time, returning us to a season of repentance.
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