Upon arrival at the monastery, Mother Gabriella and the sisterhood of the monastery graciously welcomed all of the guests assembled for the remaining moments before the Archbishop was committed to the earth. 'https:' : 'http:') + '//cse.google.com/cse.js?cx=' + cx; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(gcse, s); })(); Church Office: P.O. Turn right at the stop sign. YouTube. It is located in the center of the church, resting on a marble platform that has diamond-shaped; while the apse is recognizable from a reddish glass decoration. RT @DecaniMonastery: In the courtyard of the Serbian Orthodox church in Novo Brdo (#Kosovo), four dogs were poisoned by a local Kosovo Albanian captured by video camera Four dogs were poisoned and died in the courtyard of the #Serbian #Orthodox #Church of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God Show more . A separate guesthouse for monastics and hierarchs, dedicated to St. Nicholas, was later added. Of course, anyone, I would say, that has thought of entering a monastic community, we encourage them to pursue that, because theres so many people who dont even think of it, but if theres anyone out there who has that question within themselves, we encourage them to pursue that, find out why even the question is there. So it was a living example. Mother Benedicta took the stricter vows of a Great Schema Nun. The Sanctuary of St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows (Italian: Santuario di San Gabriele dell'Addolorata) is located at the foot of the Gran Sasso, in the municipality of Isola del Gran Sasso, in Teramo province, Abruzzo region, Italy. So with that, I dont think I can say that its different than what I expected to be, or its better or worse. . Other activities include hospitality to visitors, taking care of the monastery's cemetery and maintaining a large vegetable garden, as well as everything required to sustain the life of the community. Then he was taken to prison, a Communist prison. Weekdays, Monday to Thursday, 9 AM. 41; to London-Grove Twp. On the contrary, she emphasized the difficulty within the life, that it is a hard life. At end of exit ramp, turn left. Answer. Take Exit 138 (US127 North) toward Lansing. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. So obedience is to the other fellow monastics also, so in some ways an abbess or an abbot has even more obedience than the others. Expansion of the St Nicholas house was finished in the early spring of 1999. Try to listen to Gods speaking to you. Eventually the pole barn was converted into a chapel, now dedicated to St. Andrew, which continued for 25 years to serve as the main church of the monastery. Finally, construction of the new church began in May 2010. In 1994 an overall plan for the development of the monastic complex was finalized, and on Bright Saturday of 1995 the blessing and ground breaking ceremony took place for the first construction phase of the site plan: the kitchen and dining hall (Trapeza). The Rives Junction property acquired in 1987 included an old farm house and a pole barn. DailyEvening, 6:00 PM Vespers with Litiya, Matins and First Hour. Be quiet and listen. I think for six years, the first imprisonment. The difficult part of it, I think there are two aspects. Facebook | Then the abbess is obedient, in some aspects, to the whole community, because an abbess is an abbess of a community, and we work together. [Nun chants verse: No, I shall not die. To support the monastery, the sisterhood has sewing as its main source of income; additionally, making prayer ropes, decorating eggs, painting and mounting icons, publishing a journal and books, hosting retreats and speaking at functions are all a part of the monastery's income. Mother Gabriella: We are brothers and sisters and Christ. Saturday: 5:00am - Matins, First Hour, Third Hour, Sixth Hour, Typica. 517-962-9294. XING. ! ; to Rt. Attempted to resurrect a defunct Romanian Orthodox church, failed. YouTube Just in time for Great Lent! The sanctuary is made like a Greek cross with four slender arms, but that connect by way of amp fans each end of the other arm. Three other statues decorate the architrave. Male St. Tikhon's Orthodox Monastery, South Canaan, Pennsylvania. Abbess V Rev Mother Gabriella (Ursache) Monastery Rev Fr John Konkle Priest jwkonkle@gmail.com. To that a few other activities have been added, such as making prayer ropes, decorating eggs, mounting icons, hand painting icons, speaking engagements and hosting many retreats at the monastery for groups of all ages. Try to meditate. A new generation was born within the Orthodox Church in this country, so there was a need for English. Take exit 138 (Route 127 north) toward Lansing. Serves as chapel for large gatherings in summer (including, 1992 - By this time, one Romanian nun, three Romanian. A second dome of the church is in the original temple, one used by St. Gabriel in life. Ecumenical Patriarchate: Vigil Mass, Saturdays, 4:15 PM. Mother Gabriella: Its been a pleasure for me, too, and thank you very much for inviting me to speak with you today. [Nuns chanting in Romanian]. So there are two aspects here that makes the monastic life a hard way of life, but as I said, if we do that, if we can understand and do that whole-heartedly, for the right reasons, its not hard. The secondary goal was the unification of the physical aspects of the existing buildings and landscape, to create a place that reflects our beliefs as a monastic community, which is continuous prayer; in other words, continuous communication with God. Konkle, Rev. In every aspect of life, I think we people look for examples to follow, to be encouraged by. Take Berry Road exit. The monastery is approximately 1/4 mile on the left side. The architrave of the faade is styled Greek temple, with painted San Gabriel surround by angels. Exit at Berry Rd, turn left and follow until Berry Rd ends at Rives Eaton Rd. Theyre inspired by the monastics, by their dedication to dedicate their lives to God more than others. The Monastery is 1/4 of a mile down the road on the left hand side. To learn more about our life and ministry, please explore the additional sections of our website. Its just less comfort, physical comfort, bodily comfort. Ms. Kushiner: Did you have certain expectations or preconceived ideas of what it would be like to be a monastic, and is it different from what you expected? It was consecrated on October 6, 2012. Sunday Evening, 6:00 PM Unction Service on one FRIDAY of each month. "Shrine of Saint Gabriele dell'Addolorata Isola desl Gran Sasso", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=St._Gabriel%27s_shrine&oldid=1085979212, Articles containing Italian-language text, Articles with unidentified words from November 2019, Articles with Structurae structure identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. the old church, built in 1908 in honor of St. Gabriel; the new church of reinforced concrete, glass and steel, from 1970, which is usually open on holidays to accommodate the large number of pilgrims (may contain 5/6000 people); This page was last edited on 3 May 2022, at 13:47. I think those who come to work with us are those who understand that the work they offer extends to so many more people, that if they come to help with beautifying the place, there are so many other people who come and benefit from that, to find joy and spiritual delight in being at the monastery for a few hours or for a day or two. Rives Junction, MI 49277 US. There we had a spiritual father, one of the great monastics of Romania, though, again, as a child I did not realize that. It was not something that she was trying to figure out or to learn, where it was her way of life, and it was organic, very natural. Generally speaking, that is the mission of monasticism. Ancient Faith Radio takes you to Rives Junction, Michigan, situated between Lansing and Jackson, in an isolated and tranquil section of the country. Expansion began in 1995 with the construction of the new Trapeza (dining room and kitchen). Orthodox monasticism remained the same as from its beginning. Interviewing Mother Gabriella was Ancient Faith Radios Patricia Kushiner. 2005 Spring - Nuns' quarters completed; includes living quarters for nuns, library, office space, work rooms, and will provide space for gift shop, receiving room and formal entrance to the monastery. Albanian - Carpatho-Russian Greek - Ukrainian Palestinian/Jordanian. Orthodox monasticism is based on the tradition of the Fathers. The monastery is approximately 1/4 mile on the left side. . I was not very good at it, so every time when I went back to Fr. Line; to PA-MD State Line; to PA-DE State Line; to Old Kennett Rd. The Dormition of the Mother of God, or Holy Dormition, Monastery, is the home to eight nuns; plus two young novices; an aging and remarkable hieromonk, Fr. At end of exit ramp, turn right. Contact Info. So I would say that she was influential in making my decision. This is how she made me understand, and I thought I would never Shes trying to discourage me. Mother Gabriella: If the monastic life would not have a lot of joy and spiritual fulfillment, no one would live the monastic life. It is the prayer of the nuns, and God always sends help. At the bottom of the church, the ground floor there is the crypt with the body of the saint. After I entered the monastery in Romania, and I was a novice to Mother Benedicta, then it was only four years later that I was asked if I would come to the United States with her to help with the monastery in Pennsylvania. She was the editor of several anthologies of short stories, including Great Modern Catholic Short Stories (1942), Our Father's House (1945), and Many-Colored Fleece . Copyright 19962023. All Services are in both Romanian and English. The first chapel has been dedicated to St. Andrew and his tropar is sung daily. Mother Cassiana. There are rules and theres a discipline within every community, but the spiritual growth is based on that personal relationship and guidance of each one, because each one of us are different, and each one has different spiritual needs, and we are at different spiritual levels of growth. The experience that each one has in visiting, in making a retreat at the monastery is always greater and more beneficial than anyone has expected. So that spiritual relationship is very important. History[edit] Contact | We began by going to visit the monastery of Holy Dormition, where we were greeted by Mother Gabriella and Mother Macrina, who impressed upon the pilgrims how we can take aspects of monastic life and implement it in the midst of the world. Mother Barbara. A visit with Mother Gabriella, abbess of Holy Dormition Monastery in Rives Junction, Michigan. On the Feast Day (August 15), an average of 600 people attend the services. The Dormition is one of the major holy days in Orthodoxy. From North- Take US127 South. We write a journal, a monastic journal, three times a year. A summer pavilion which houses the annual Pilgrimage of the Dormition of the Mother of God on August 15 was an early priority. Everyone will have a spiritual father for confession and counsel. Western monastics, they are more involved in the daily life of the people of the society in teaching, counseling, nursing, that aspect of life, working with the people, among the people. (That's another small parishioner, not Mittens.) There was a problem of language in the Church at that time also. St Barbara Monastery, Santa Barbara, California. Ms. Kushiner: Now, I understand that you entered the monastery at a fairly young age. The monastery is approximately 1/4 mile on the left side. Contact | Aren't the next few sweet photos? Mother Gabriella: I hope that our monastic community here follows the model of monastic communities in general as regards to the work of every day. Instagram, RSS & iTunes RT @DecaniMonastery: In the courtyard of the Serbian Orthodox church in Novo Brdo (#Kosovo), four dogs were poisoned by a local Kosovo Albanian captured by video camera Four dogs were poisoned and died in the courtyard of the #Serbian #Orthodox #Church of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God Show more . Thats the basic mission of every monastic community. Sufficiently wide and level approach or gradually sloping ramp to door; doorway wider than 32 inches, with automatic door or one that is easily opened with . 3389 Rives Eaton Road Mother Gabriella: I dont think I had, although I had visited the monasteries as a pilgrim. At that time, it was Mother Alexandra who was the abbess there, and two other sisters, and they asked Mother Benedicta if she would come and help with establishing the community in Pennsylvania. Line; to London-Britain Twp. So go and find out what it is. Some people find obedience quite difficult. The vaults are painted in light blue, while the chapels there are no relevant artistic elements. Ms. Kushiner: A natural question that might follow to this discussion is, well: To whom is the abbess obedient? //]]>, Website: [We] always refer to as our Fathers have taught us, as our spiritual mother who now lies in the cemetery has taught us to live. That gives the specific characteristic of each of the monastic communities, in the Orthodox Church, in the East, we refer to. And they do understand that they are participating in the obediencea little bit, to some extentin the obedience of the monastics, and they learn that: how to be obedient, because they learn how to ask for a blessing before they start their work, and they learn how to ask how to do the work and how the work needs to be done, and that creates that beautiful relationship. 1988 - Sisterhood moves to Rives Junction, Michigan (present location). 29 Apr 2023 15:39:24 Adjoining properties were also added to the monastery property including wooded and farm lands as well as a residence for the priest of the monastery, which is dedicated to St. Nektarios. There was a period of transition from other languages to English. We are to offer hospitality for those who come. Mother Gabriella: I grew up in a Christian home with a very pious mother, and I take this as a gift from God, since we dont choose where we are born, what place on earth or what kind of family. It is a monastic journal that publishes religious and monastic articles written by the members of the community. Each monastic community is just a little different, by virtue of the size of the community, the work that the community does, the geographical area where the community is placed, those are little differences, and each one will have to find a community where one can fit in and is able to be part of it. [citation needed], Among authors whose work she respected were J. F. Powers and Flannery O'Connor;[1] She also introduced such writers as Frank O'Connor, Sean O'Faolain, Mary Lavin, and Bryan MacMahon to American audiences. Take I-94 toward Jackson. Protection of the Holy Virgin Monastery, Lake George, Colorado. Tagged. To all this can be added the work that is necessary to sustain the life of the community and to offer generous hospitality to all visitors. That was in Mother Benedicta visited in 76, and we immigrated to the United States in 78, two years later. Two main events: one in March, one hundred days was an examination, to take a high school diploma, in which thousands of students from Abruzzo and Marche, arriving to the sanctuary, to pray for a Following the successful outcome, and in which the feathers are blessed; and another in the last week of August, it is celebrated the tent city during which hundreds of young people (but also not so young) camp for five days, giving life to a religious meeting. Mother Gabriella: God provides opportunities. Site Map | Perhaps their most notable speaker was Matushka Juliana Schmemann. Mother Abbess Gabriella of Holy Dormition Monastery in Michigan will be giving an Advent Retreat for people in the Bluegrass area this Saturday, from 9am to 2pm at St. Andrew Orthodox Church in Lexington. The urn containing the mortal remains of St. Gabriel, formerly preserved in the old church, has been translated into the new sanctuary. But I was blessed to have a pious family and that I grew up close to a number of large monasteries, both of men and women. Gable remained on the faculty of the College of Saint Benedict until 1973. Mother Gabriella: The abbess, of course, first of all, has to be obedient to God, to the holy Gospel, the teachings of the holy Scripture, and then the spiritual father. The real facade is decorated with statues of saints on a side porch from which there is the body of architecture punctuated large central arch complaint. The foundation of this monastery represents the unity of Orthodoxy and Faith and its continuity in this land. After only about four years in Brazil, he came to the United States, and he worked for the Romanian Episcopate here in the United States. We are an Orthodox monastic community under the omophorion of His Eminence Archbishop NATHANIEL of the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of the Orthodox Church in America. Then he became a monk and was ordained a deacon and a priest in Iai, at the capital city of the province of Moldova in Romania. The Abbey is said to mark the spot where Mary, mother of Jesus, died. Mother Benedicta suffered along with Fr. It is located in Rives Junction, Michigan. Mother Gabriella: There are a few basic differences between West and East with regards to monasticism. The 16th-century monastery is one of the three most sacred sites in Ukraine for Orthodox believers. Perhaps this is some of its appeal to those who visit, who then find themselves transported back in time to the ancient Church or perhaps simply, to simpler times in general. That Fr. Lambertown Rd. With Mother Gabriella, Abbess of Holy Dormition Monastery March 13th - 15th 2020 Antiochian Village, Bolivar PA A W E L E N T E N R E T R E A T 2 0 2 0 Keynote Speaker Mother Gabriella, Abbess of the Dormition of the Mother of God Orthodox Monastery in Rives Junction, Michigan. for (var i = l.length-1; i >= 0; i=i-1){ ], [Nun chants verse: He has shown the power of his arm; he has routed the proud of heart. Parish Meeting Room/Hall: Accessible entrances, parking, curb cuts and ramps to accessible entrances and restroom facilities adapted for wheelchair users for at least one meeting room. Do we realize it or not? Find out more about the monastic life and perhaps explore how you can help the monastery with their building fund for a new chapel. It was through this particular nun, whom I respected very much. Roman. In the Romanian traditions the monastic settings have always been the centers for education. It is more than just a newsletter. The first Liturgy served in the Chapel took place on the Feast of St Elijah the Prophet, on July 20, 1988. The shrine receives an average of 2 million visitors a year and is thus one of the 15 . 3399 Rives Eaton Rd. . And no monastic community, I think, is set up with a specific mission in mind as youll find in the West, but, by virtue of being there. In keeping with this tradition, and desiring to provide a means of spreading the teachings of the Church to Orthodox America, the HDM Press Publishing Co was founded in 1994 and received with enthusiasm. Obedience is absolutely necessary for the leaders of the community also. There are more scheduled to be printed in the months to come. Paisios I felt a little embarrassed, telling him, I didnt remember much of saying, Lord, have mercy during the day. Instagram | Thats up to us, but all of us have that need. So Mother Benedicta agreed to come, so she traveled back to Romania, and then the petition was made through the immigration office that two nuns would come as religious workers to the United States. The console has also been completely redone, has three manuals of 56 notes each (C1-Sol5) and concave-parallel pedal of 30 notes (C1-Fa3). We thank you for carrying the burden with us and may God grant you many years unto Salvation. And that, again, is quite obvious. Ms. Kushiner: Ive heard that monastics say its a hard life but its a life that contains much joy. Dormition of the Mother of God Monastery. Quick detail; From East or West To me, monastics are somewhat of a mystery. Having a vegetable garden to provide somea very small portionof the food needed for the community and for the pilgrims. So Mother Benedicta and myself coming there, we started to live and to be an example. After five years as the first abbess of the monastery, Mother Benedicta retired from those responsibilities in 1992. From December 2-3, 2011, St. Cyril Orthodox Christian Church in The Woodlands, Texas, hosted a symposium titled "Toward an American Orthodox Church." Following is a collection of lectures from that symposium. But those were probably the people who were most influential in somewhat directing me towards this kind of life, although then I didnt know, but that time came, as I finished high school, God provided that particular incident for me to make me think of it. She was the editor of several anthologies of short stories, including Great Modern Catholic Short Stories (1942), Our Father's House (1945), and Many-Colored Fleece (1950), and wrote numerous essays as well; as a result she played a large role in shaping mid-century opinions of Catholic fiction in the United States and in Europe. 926) to London-Grove Rd. The Monastery is 1/4 of a mile down the road on the left hand side. Paisios, with his guidance and his teaching, encouraging me to pray and to believe in God in these very simple ways, he told me to pray even as a child. In the courtyard of the Serbian Orthodox church in Novo Brdo (#Kosovo), four dogs were poisoned by a local Kosovo Albanian captured by video camera Four dogs were poisoned and died in the courtyard of the #Serbian #Orthodox #Church of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God Show more .

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