Dominican Life on Lotus Lane

Looks like Sr. Bernadette Marie–and other sisters–are making good use of their cameras while at the MTS program in Summit! We enjoy seeing the pictures on Summit\’s blog but we hope to see some of the MTS from Sr. Bernadette Marie\’s perspective when she returns home…and hearing about all the things she learned too.

Blessed Pentecost to all!

May the Holy Spirit descend upon you in sevenfold gifts today! 

Please join us in praying for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the whole world! We will have our usual drawing of \”gifts\” and \”fruits\” from the Holy Spirit later today…pray that the Spirit gives each of us what we really need at this time. (Actually, the Spirit always does this, but pray that we will each recognize and acknowledge our needs!!) For anyone who is unsure what we are speaking about, we each draw a holy card with a gift and a fruit of the Holy Spirit printed on the back (for example, Fortitude and Peace, or Wisdom and Self-Control, etc., etc.) and that is supposed to be the special gift/fruit of the Holy Spirit for each sister to guide her through the coming year. So do keep us in prayer, and know that we are praying for all of you as well!

Looks like Sr. Bernadette Marie is enjoying her philosophy class with Fr. Brian Chrzastek, OP! We hope she shares all the fruits of her study when she comes home…

Check out Summit\’s blog for more info!

This is our fourth anniversary!  Hard to believe we\’ve been doing this four years already! Thanks to all who read and/or follow this blog and know that you will be in our special prayers today. God bless you!

Sr. Bernadette Marie looks happy here on a tour of the monastery!

This morning Sr. Bernadette Marie (on the left, from our monastery here in Lufkin) and Sr. Mary Magdalen (on the right, from Rosary Monastery in Trinidad) left for Summit, NJ where they will spend two weeks at the Monastery of Our Lady of the Rosary taking classes in philosophy and theology, part of the Monastic Theological Studies Program! Readers of this blog will remember that our monastery hosted the MTS from 2010-2013. It was great, but we are glad to let Summit have a chance to host this time! 

Sr. Mary Magdalen visited with us for a week before leaving for Summit. We had a wonderful time getting to know her, and hope she will be able to return for visits during this cycle of MTS!

Sr. Mary Magdalen (Trinidad) enjoying recreation with the sisters

Please pray for our sisters at the MTS who will be studying hard these next two weeks! We hope to bring you some pictures (or at least some links)!

We just heard yesterday that the province of St. Martin de Porres, USA (aka the southern province of Dominicans, where we have our geographic home) elected Fr. Thomas Condon, OP as the new provincial! We had a lovely visit with him last summer when he filled in as chaplain at our monastery for a few days. We hope he will come to visit us some time as provincial, too!

Fr. Tom in the parlor last summer

We continue to pray in a special way for all our friars in chapter making important decisions right now and for all the friars, nuns, sisters and laity in the southern Dominican province. May the Holy Spirit guide you all!