Psalm 34:3Glorify the LORD with me; let us exalt his name together.Thank-you so much for glorifying the Lord with our Spiritual Sundays. I look forward to this day every week. Please join us and share with us a scripture, a poem or a prayer, something that you have on your heart. Or if you need prayers please ask.God BlessGinger1. Ginger2. Charlotte3.

#124 - Observations

Give us some of yours!

Triduum third day — Assumpta est Maria in Caelum!

The Church remembers today, that by the power of Almighty God, Our Blessed Mother rose from the dead, and was assumed body and soul into Heaven. Tradition tells us, that on this day She obtained from her Son that Purgatory should be emptied, and Saint Alphonsus tells us in his book The Glories of Mary, that every year on this feast of Her Assumption, She obtains the release of numberless souls from Purgatory's cleansing fires.


High Mass was celebrated by Fr. Anthony Mary, F.SS.R. in honour of the Assumption of our Immaculate Queen into Heaven. The intentions of the Mass and all the communions of our community were offered for Fr. John. The following captions are antiphons from today's Office.


Assumpta est Maria in caelum ...Mary has been taken up into Heaven! The Angels are rejoicing; praising they bless the Lord.


Maria Virgo assumpta est ...The Virgin Mary has been taken up into the Heavenly bridal chamber, where the King of kings is sitting on a starry throne.

In odorem unguentorum ...to the fragrence of Thy ointments we will run; the maidens love Thee deeply.


Benedicta filia tu a Domino ...O daughter Thou hast been blessed by the Lord, since through Thee we have partaken of the fruit of life.


Venite adoremus Regem regum ...come let us adore the King of kings, for today his Virgin Mother has been taken up into the highest Heaven.

Vigil of the Assumption, second day of the Triduum

This morning Holy Mass for the Vigil of the Assumption was celebrated, and was followed, according to an old custom of St Alphonsus, by Benediction of the Most Holy Sacrament. Today was kept in honour of the second day that Our Lady spent in the tomb.


Ah, how did all the lovely virtues that she had practiced during life surround her blessed bed at the hour of her holy death! — St. Alphonsus: The Glories of Mary.


Thou art all fair, O my love, and there is not a spot in thee — Cant. iv. 7

"Magnificat anima mea Dominum; et exsultavit spiritus meus in Deo salutari meo"
"My Soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior"

Luke. i. 1-2

By the merits of Thy happy death obtain us holy perseverance in the divine friendship, that we may finally quit this life in God's grace. — St. Alphonsus: The Glories of Mary.




Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner!

During the day, work was continued on our small chapel of the Holy Sepulchre.

Paul Williams from Stronsay starts the plastering with his son, Josh as labourer.


Br. Wolf Maria, F.SS.R. throws the necessary pieces of wood to Br. Ivan Maria, F.SS.R. ...


... Josh Williams passes him the nail gun ...


... and he puts them in place.

Blessed in the sight of the Lord is the death of His Saints

Today, the feast of Our Lady Refuge of Sinners, gives us the opportunity of keeping a triduum of devotion before the glorious feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin into Heaven. Tradition relates that Our Lady, in imitation of her Divine Son, was raised body and soul into Heaven on the third day after Her death. Therefore, in remembrance of this we have erected a catafalque in the chapel.

The community gathers about the bier as did the apostles.

A view of the statue of Our Lady in death.

Catafalque of the Queen of Heaven.

Rev. Fr. Michael Mary's, 30th Anniversary of Priesthood

Ordination to the Priesthood

by Most Reverend Brian Patrick Ashby, D.D., R.I.P.

Bishop of Christchurch

12 August 1978

Mother of Perpetual Succour Monastery

268 Bower Avenue

Christchurch

New Zealand

On this day the sublime and ineffable grace of the Catholic Priesthood was confered on the young Deacon. His soul received the indelible priestly character and his life was never again the same.

"Tu es sacerdos in aeternum secundum ordinem Melchisedech"

"Thou art a priest forever according to the order of Melchisedech."
— Ps. 109

...Thirty years later, 12th August 2008
Golgotha Monastery Island
Papa Stronsay

Solemn High Mass...

Week 33: Markets for This Week

Wednesday 13th August
CERES Organic Market

Saturday 16th August
Bayswater Farmers' Market
Boroondara Farmers' Market
Buninyong Farmers' Market
Carlton Gardens Farmers' Market
Central Murray Farmers' Market
CERES Organic Market
Drouin Farmers' Market
Gasworks Farmers' Market
Healesville Organic Market
Kilmore Highland and Produce Market
Korumburra Farmers Market
Moyhu Farmers' Market
Pearcedale Farmers' Market
Port Fairy Farmers' Market
Sunraysia Farmers' Market
Wellington Farmers' Market

Sunday 17th August
Girgarre Farmers' Market
Inverloch Farmers' Market
Sanctuary Lakes Farmers' Market
Seaford Farmers' Market
Talbot Farmers' Market
Yarra Valley Regional Farmers' Market

THANK YOU AGAIN

Ginger and I are pleased  that some who shared on our first Spiritual Sundays chose to do so again, and we are especially pleased that others joined in for the first time. We hope that eventually people will come to this site all during the week to click on the different names and be inspired by what has been posted on their blogs. Have a great week. See you back again here this weekend. By the

A Great Story

Welcome back to Spiritual Sundays. We consider this a great way for bloggers to share our spiritual and inspirational insight. Again a big Thank You to everybody who participated last week. Now, let's do it again. Before you sign your name and URL, you need to go ahead and publish your Spiritual Sundays post on your own blog. Then click on the time it was published (at the bottom of the post).

Spiritual Sundays Update

I promised to post a picture of the give-away that we sent to Ruthie for being the first person to sign onto this new blog. I took pictures of the two books before I sent them, but I like the picture Ruthie took better, so I'm using her picture. I love the one of her holding the books. You can click on her name to go to her post about this subject.It's almost time for our second Spiritual Sundays

#123 - Ask

What question would you like to ask? If you could ask anyone anything, what would it be? What question do you ask yourself? What question fills your mind? What question have you been asked lately? What question have you had problems answering? What is the eternal question? What? Where? Who? When? Why? How? Go ahead and ask!

Week 32: Markets for This Week

Wednesday 6th August
CERES Organic Market

Saturday 9th August
Bendigo Farmers' Market
Cardinia Ranges Farmers' Market
Central Geelong Farmers' Market
CERES Organic Market
Collingwood Farmers' Market
East Doncaster Farmers' Market
Healesville Organic Market
Kyneton Farmers' Market
Manningham Community Produce Market
Mont de Lancey Farmers' Market
Mornington Farmers' Market

Sunday 10th August
Aireys Inlet Community Market
Avenel Farmers' Market
Kangaroo Ground Highland Farmers' Market
Natimuk Farmers' Market
Whitehorse Farmers' Market

Thank You

Ginger just posted her "thank you" and I want to add my "thank you" also to everyone who joined in for our first Spiritual Sundays day.It was not announced, but we decided to give a gift to the first person to sign on to Mr. Link on our first day. I am happy to announce that Ruthie is that person. I have been inspired by posts that Ruthie has made for a long time. As soon as she receives the gift

Good Morning blogging buddies,Everyday when we post it's usually about our homes, or a special something that we have, or a meal that we ate. All of this is because of God and is Gods. It was so refreshing to me to be able to have a special day to glorify him with you.I was so happy to see how many participated in our first Spiritual Sunday.All of your post touched my heart. Thank-you very much

May God bless and keep our seminarians!

In the background the 'steamer' Varagan is preparing to leave the Stronsay pier at 8.10am.

This morning the seminarian Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer,

in calm seas and good standing,

left Papa Stronsay to catch it.

They are on their way to London

to prepare their travel documents for the seminary.

Br. Magdala Maria, F.SS.R., Br. Jean Marie, F.SS.R.,

Br. Yousef Marie, F.SS.R.,

Br. Martin Mary, F.SS.R., Br. Ivan Maria, F.SS.R.

We are very happy to announce

that at the end of August they will be received by

the Society of Saint Peter's seminary, in Denton, Nebraska.

Prayer for their safe journeying
Dominus custodit.... The Lord is your keeper;
The Lord is your protection upon your right hand.
The sun shall not burn you by day,
Nor the moon by night.
The Lord will keep you from all evil;
May the Lord keep your souls.
May the Lord keep your coming in and your going out:
From henceforth now and for ever.

(Psalm 120, Monday at Vespers)

First Spiritual Sundays Sharing

Welcome to Spiritual Sundays. This is our first time to do this so we hope it will go well. Thank you for visiting here and thank you for participating.Please read the POSTING GUIDELINES before adding your name to Mr. Linky.1. Ruthie2. Wendy-Pink Slippers3. Charlotte4. nannykim5. GInger6. Clif7. KJ - Joie de Vivre8.

20th Anniversary of our Foundation, Feast of St Alphonsus, 2008

Feast of St. Alphonsus, 2 August 1988

Monastery of the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary

Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England

"In the Congregation each subject must live solely for eternity. Oh, how happy shall we be if we spend these few short days wholly for God! And he is specially called to do this who, perhaps has already given a good part of his life to the world. Let us keep eternity before our eyes, and we shall suffer every thing in peace and gladness. Let us thank God for giving us so much light, and so many means of loving Him perfectly, and for having chosen us, from the midst of so many others, to belong entirely to Himself in this Congregation by giving us the gift of his holy love. And let us make haste to advance in virtue, in order to please Him, with the thought that, perhaps as St. Teresa said to her daughters, we have already got over the chief difficulty in the way of becoming saints when we turned our back upon the world and all its good: that which is less difficult remains for us to accomplish and then we shall be saints. I am certain that Jesus has prepared a beautiful place in Paradise for those who die in the Congregation. In this world we shall be poor, despised, and looked upon as fools and imprudent persons; but in the next our lot will be far different.

Let us continually recommend ourselves to our most loving Redeemer, hidden in the most Blessed Sacrament, and to the Blessed Virgin; for the members of the Congregation are obliged to have a most special love for Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, and for the Immaculate Mary. Let us have great confidence. Jesus Christ has chosen us to be the great ones of His court: a certain proof of this is the protection which He gives to the Congregation, and to every member of it: Dominus illumination mea et salus mea: quem timebo? (Ps. xxvi. 1)."

From The True Redemptorist

by Our Holy Father St. Alphonsus,

Bishop and Doctor of the Church

Old Community Photos From 20 Years Ago

Outside the Monastery Chapel, Sheppey,

After the first Clothing Ceremony on 22 August 1988

Formal Photo after the Clothing

Fr. Michael Mary and Fr. Anthony Mary, the first novice

"At the Refectory Fire", Br. John the Baptist, our second novice, clothed October 16 1988, now, Rev. Fr. Dom Christopher Andrews, O.S.B. "At the Clothes Line" Novice Reverend Father Anthony Mary, F.SS.R.

"In Our First Kitchen"

Br. Gerard Maria our third novice, clothed 16 October, 1988, cooks the dinner

"... Perfect Thy work, O Lord and for Thy glory make us all Thine own; so that all the members of this Congregation, even to the day of judgement, may continue to please Thee perfectly, and to gain for Thee a countless number of souls. Amen, amen."

(Ibid.)