Winter downriver

TUESDAY 24 - We heard that the firefighters have moved out of our garage into one within the village limits. They originally took refuge in ours after the fire that destroyed their operation centre in Rogersville on January 7. But they had to conform to regulations that they should be within the village limits.
WEDNESDAY 25 - Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul. We started using a new edition of our choir books for feast days. Father Maurice has put a lot of time and effort into getting them out.
THURSDAY 26 - Solemnity of our Holy Founders, Robert, Alberic, and Stephen Harding, who started the monastery of Cîteaux in France in 1098, thereby giving birth to the Cistercian Order. Our Trappistine sisters honoured us with their presence for lunch. So did Brother Henry, coming in from his care home in Moncton. He looked a lot better. Our cook, Melva, did us a magnificent meal.
SATURDAY 28 - Feast of Saint Thomas Aquinas, the greatest theologian of the Latin Church. We woke up to more snow than we have seen so far this winter, but still nothing compared to other years.
SUNDAY 29 - 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time. The Abbot presided at the Mass and preached, all in the two languages.

Potter's wheel built by Br. Stephan