Monday 4 – Saint Boniface.  An English Saint, great apostle of Germany.

Tuesday 5 – This morning I had an appointment with my dentist.  Happily he did not have to take any of my teeth out.  I already have enough missing as it is.

Wednesday 6 – In chapter, the Abbot commented on the “Lineamenta” for the next Synod of Bishops on the Word of God, a topic that concerns monks a lot, as well as the rest of Christianity, of course.

Thursday 7 – This evening we watched a beautiful little film about the community of N-D de Bonne Espérance, at Échourgnac, in France.

Friday 8 – We had our monthly day of prayer for the deceased of our Order.  We have Lauds, Vespers and Mass for the dead.

We have begun to plant out our vegetables in the garden.  Las night there was a threat of frost.

This morning Fr. Maurice went to say Mass for our sisters.  Fr. Clovis’ sister is very sick with a terminal cancer, so he goes often to spend time with her.

Saturday 9 – Br. Stephan began cutting the grass silage.  Everything seems to be working amazingly well.

Sunday 10 – Feast of the Blessed Sacrament.  The reading of the Pope’s document following the Synod of Bishops on the Eucharist has certainly prepared us well for this feast.

Friday 1 – Fr. Maurice celebrated his 62^nd birthday.  How the years pass!

Saturday 2 – The fine weather has come back.  Work in the garden has begun in earnest.

Sunday 3 – Feast of the Most Holy Trinity.  The Abbot was principal celebrant at the Mass again.  There were a lot of people at Mass, including six ladies and two men staying here on retreat.

Monday 11 – Br. Henry had a long session our local doctor, Basil Blanchard, as a prelude to his next appointment with the surgeon who operated on him.

At Mount Saint Bernard, the monastery from which our Abbot came, they held an abbatial election today.  Dom Joseph, at the end of his first six-year term, was re-elected.

Wednesday 13 – Rhéal drove Brother Henry to Moncton to see his surgeon.  The doctor declared that everything was going real well and even agreed to Br. Henry going back to his hermitage.  But his other hip is in such a condition that it cannot get worse.  The operation that is scheduled for the Fall.  Our novice, Br. Roger, left.

Friday 15 – The Abbot and Br. Gilles went to St. John for the installation of the new Bishop, Robert Harris, who was previously auxiliary to the Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie.  His predecessor, Bishop Faber MacDonald, retired when nearing the canonical age, but with health problems.

Saturday 16 – We had hot, dry weather.  This is ideal for holiday-makers but farmers and gardeners are looking for a bit more water.

Sunday 17 – This afternoon the Abbot left for the Central Commission meeting which is taking place in the monastery of San Pedro de Cardeña, near Burgos in Spain.  He will be back on July 3^rd.

Our Father Immediate, Dom Jacques Pineault, Abbot of Mistassini, announces his next friendly visit.  He will be very welcome.

Monday 18 – We had some very welcome rain during the night.  The Abbot sent his first e-mail.  His flight from Montreal to London was delayed, so he missed his correspondence and a whole group of abbots and abbesses had to wait patiently for him in Madrid.

Tuesday 19 – Br. Stephan has his sister Agnes, a medical doctor, here for a visit with her husband.  They are staying till tomorrow.

Wednesday 20 – We had another interesting e-mail from the Abbot.

A minister who calls herself simply a Christian called in here.  Her ministry is Scripture.  She came to find out what happens in a monastery.  Father Maurice replied to her questions.

The school leavers from Rogersville also came as they do every year.  It was Father Maurice who showed them round.

Thursday 21 – This morning we had a surprise visit from Bishop Robert Harris, installed last week as Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick.  Father Graham showed him around the monastery and he was able to meet all the monks except one.

Monday 25 – I had an appointment with a chiropractor in Miramichi.  I have some knots that impede my progress at work.  It’s very annoying.

Tuesday 26 – This morning it was Fr. Maurice’s turn to have an appointment in Miramichi.  For him it is a problem with his feet.

Friday 29 – Feast of Saints Peter and Paul.  The Abbot presided the Mass at Mount Saint Bernard, his original monastery in England.  I went to say Mass for our sisters across the street, N-D de l’Assomption.

We have had a lot of rain this last couple of weeks.  Difficult to get onto things in the garden.

Saturday 30 – Our P.A. system in the chapel has been giving a bit of trouble this last couple of days.  Fortunately the chapel is not very big and we can do without the P.A. system.