Saturday, April 20, 2019

Waiting—“Triduum at the Monastery” edition

Triduum has been a most blessed time here at the Mount. And now, “This is the night.” Here is a bit of a photo log from the past few days.

The tables waiting for Holy Thursday dinner...

The fog waiting to clear on Good Friday morning...

This year’s Good Friday Peace Pilgrimage focused on the climate crisis. Cherylann was a beautiful Mother Earth, waiting to begin the Stations...

Processing down State Street to Dobbins Landing, waiting at the crosswalk...

The Vigil candles lit walking into chapel, waiting for the day to break...

The Tenebrae candles ready for prayer, waiting to be lit...

Flowers waiting to be placed...

The Easter cloth unfurling over the balcony, waiting to be seen...

The Easter fire, waiting to ignite us into “Alleluia”...

The Exultet waiting to be proclaimed...

A chickadee feasting at the window, waiting for me not to look...

How I’ll feast tomorrow!

The wait is over. Gone is the night.

Happy Easter everyone!

Let us walk in the Holy Paschal Presence.

Pax in Terra: A Meditation from Pema Chödrön

" One of the astronauts who went to the moon later described his experience looking back at Earth from that perspective. Earth looked s...