Tag: Brother

Prayers for Retreatants (and Regrets for Absence) at the Oblate Retreat 2024

October 2, 2024

Dearest sisters and brothers, Oblates of Mount Saviour; Professed Community members; those in discernment; and friends: My note is to express deep disappointment at not being able to join you for our annual retreat 2024 in praising God, in “preferring nothing to the love of Christ”; in getting renewed by the Gospels, in silence and contemplation, … More Prayers for Retreatants (and Regrets for Absence) at the Oblate Retreat 2024

Letter From An Oblate

September 27, 2024

To the Brothers and my fellow Oblates of Mount Saviour Monastery From a Carthusian come these words: “On one level (for the solitary) there is restriction of life: information, social contact, exchange of ideas, affective relationships, variety of interests, all of these deliberately lessened.  To what purpose?  Surely this represents a diminution, if not a … More Letter From An Oblate

Solemn Vows

January 10, 2022

For Oblates who were not able to be at Mount Saviour this weekend, here are some photos by Brother Luke.   The icy roads meant only a few people were able to be present for Br. Mark’s and Br. Isaiah’s Solemn Vows.   Afterwards there was a simpler celebration than in past times,  while at the same time joyful.   … More Solemn Vows

The New Normal

April 29, 2020

By Fr Michael Perry There is a “new normal” everywhere, even at Mount Saviour. Chapel doors that used to be open all day for people to come and pray are now locked to keep the virus out.  Guests have been notified not to come and events have been cancelled.  The new normal has left the … More The New Normal

Welcome Home

April 17, 2018

​”It is the silence of eternity that unites the soul with God.” ​Sister Marie Aimee de Jesus The air was chilled; winds bent the branches of the trees carrying the low hanging clouds across a grey sky as his Brother Monks bore Brother Justin along the pathway, to the repeated single toll of the tower … More Welcome Home

Brother Stephen Galban July 30, 1927 ~ January 20, 2018

January 22, 2018

Calling hours will be from 3-5pm and 7-8pm on Monday, January 22, 2018 in the Chapel of Mount Saviour Monastery.  Funeral Mass will be 9am Tuesday, January 23, 2018 followed by a reception in the Newell Room at the monastery.   Interment will be in the spring at the Mount Saviour Cemetery at a date … More Brother Stephen Galban July 30, 1927 ~ January 20, 2018