Coming into her own
Zari Irene
Category: family adventures
08.23.2023
76⁰F clear WSW@12mph SR0616 SS1954
Morning Offering given
Village sultry
Coffee good
The man sleeps
We arrived home late last evening. Hot, tired, and grateful. Our pilgrimage to view the incorrupt body of Sr. Wilhelmina had ended. We had packed everything possible into this trip. My mind is sort of a jumbled pile of packages waiting to be sorted into some semblance of order.
Birthday greetings to my gdd Mallori.
I took this photo myself yesterday in the chapel at the Benedictine convent of Our Lady Queen of Apostles in Gower, MO. Sr was the foundress of this order of contemplative nuns. She died 4 yrs ago. Her body was exhumed to move it to a new location after construction.
Sr’s life can be read about in a book called “God’s Will”
Know you are prayed for.
08.22.2023
74⁰F fog SSE@7mph SR0636 SS2006 excessive heat warning today
Morning Offering given
Conception Abbey is peaceful
No coffee
The man sleeps
Looks like today will be a hot one. I will hope this means the line for viewing Sr. Wilhelmina is short.
I read an article a few weeks back that cautions one to be cautious in thought and action when viewing Sr. Although her body appears incorupt, she is not as yet deemed an incorruptible. Rome will make that decision sometime in the future. The touching of objects to her body in belief that she is an incoruptable would be in error.
Last evening, Bro Cyprian reminded us that the only thing our Lady/or a Saint should do is lead us/point us to Christ. He went on to say we need to stop, look, and listen for God’s voice in this. Repeating several times the need to focus on the quiet, unplug from the world that seeks to create noise in our minds, preventing us from focusing on God.
When asked if his life got dull and boring, he responded that it does at times (which is the case in all vocations regardless of the one it is), which in turn creates a challenge to persevere in prayer. It was in persevering that he found the answers he had been seeking.
I appreciated his candor.
Know you are prayed for.
Conception Abbey
Here for the night at the Benedictine Monks. Marian Hall. Great gift shop.
Long bus ride
Nice driver
Good Conversation
Rosary, Divine Mercy Chaplet with Fr Redfern.
Discussion on Incorruptables
Compline with the Monks
Q&A with Bro Cyprian
Retired Archbishop of Dubuque Jerome Hanus in residence here. Although not present at this time.
Exhausted
Knees not as bad as I thought they would be.
Spam Museum Austin,MN
08.21.2023
65⁰F clouds SE@7mph SR0618 SS1957
Morning Offering given
Village quiet
Coffee good
The knees are a challenge this morning. I suppose it will be this way, so I offer up all my knee discomfort for the souls in Purgatory.
We are off to Gower,MO, to see the remains of Sr. Wilhelmina. It is going to be a hot and humid pilgrimage. Hopefully, this will lesson the line and wait time.
Watchman will spend time at J’s.
Know you are prayed for.
“Watchman”
Was dumped off in the country. He’s living with us now. I’m thinking 8/10wks old toy Chihuahua. Cute as the dickens.
Yes, I know, I said no more pets… but look at that face!
The name… he was dumped at Joe, the watch repairman’s house.
St. Odilia
Overview
The lighting in the shrine was interesting. You couldn’t see the flickering and streaks with the naked eye. However, with the camera, they were very obvious, but not at all if on video. The alter flickered when being looked at thru a camera, so I switched to video…the flickering stopped. The reflection in the 1st class relic photos was not there when the flashless photo was taken but very evident in the photo itself. As it is also in other photos taken around the shrine.
08.01.2023
52⁰F overcast s@6mph SR0548 SS2035
Morning Offering given
Hayward is waking
No coffee
The man sleeps
We head home today after enjoying a much needed time away.
The shrines we visited were worth the drive. St Kateri was a favorite of my F-i-l and is also dd#1’s confirmation saint. However, at the time Kateri was blessed, permission was needed. St. Odilia is the patroness of eye issues. Our dd#4 and our niece I were laid before her to take to Jesus.
These two shrines are very small, are located in out of the way places, and were unknown to us until about a month ago. Well worth the drive.
Prayer for the Crosier Order they are aging out. May God bring them young men to be priests & brothers.
Know you are prayed for.
07.28.2023
64⁰F overcast ENE@9mph SR0547 SS2031
Morning Offering given
Village waking
No coffee
The man sleeps
Our bus Tour to Gower, MO, has been postponed till the 21/22 due to the heat. I hope to touch them to Sr. Wilhelmina Lancaster.
Earlier, I posted about the letter giveaway. I absolutely loved the Audry Rose letters. A VDF shared them with me.
The old knees are a mess. The cyst in the left wrist and behind left knee will be evaluated for removal soon.
I will not go into how NOT golden these years are.
Today, I am home till a phone call with a time comes in. Gib will be with us too.
Know you are prayed for.
In the "Wilds of Wisconsin & Cornfields of Iowa" 