“This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it!”

Holy Mother Church loves to sing this verse from Psalm 118 as she celebrates the Lord’s Resurrection. Indeed, Easter is the beginning of a “new day” — the “day” of redemption! So, during this Paschal Season, how can we not “rejoice and be glad” that Christ has won the victory for us?

Here in the monastery, this joy overflows from the liturgy to everyday life. Enjoy a glimpse of our community’s “rejoicing and gladness” this Easter! (Click each image to enlarge and read captions)

Exceptionally sharp-eyed readers may have noticed an unfamiliar Sister in one of those photos … but if you didn’t, don’t worry — we’ll introduce her now!

Two weeks before Easter, we had the joy of welcoming Sr. Maria Theresa, from the Passionist Nuns in Cheongju City, South Korea! She will be spending three months with us to help strengthen the bonds of communion between our monasteries. We are delighted to have Sister here with us — we may hail from opposite sides of the globe, but we have already found much in common through monastic life and the Passionist charism!