We are still deeply grateful that covid-19 has eluded our monastery. We have been diligent about precautions, especially when we gather as a community for prayers and meals.
Our church is not large, but making use of space usually occupied by our guests, we are able to be sufficiently apart so that we can still sing and pray the daily Conventual Mass, pretty much as we did in pre-pandemic days. The Divine Office is also carried out in its usual form in church, around the clock.
Outside, our hens continue to provide us with a couple of dozen eggs each day. Our sheep carry on with growing their fleeces for eventual spun wool and we foresee shearing them in the coming weeks.
In the midst of desert beauty here we trust in God’s provident care and never cease to thank God for all good gifts.
Be assured of our prayers for all your needs and intentions.
Abbot Christian and the monks