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e Canticle of Simeon Now dismiss y servant, O Lord, in peace, according to y word: For mine own eyes hath seen y salvation, which ou hast prepared in the sight of all the peoples, a light to reveal ee to the nations and the glory of y people Israel. Daughters of Mary, Mother of Israel’s Hope Newsletter Six Fall 2011 466 S. 79 th East Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74112 • mail@motherofisraelshope.org • www.motherofisraelshope.org The Lord has done great things for us, and holy is His Name! THE RITE OF CLOTHING IN THE HOLY HABIT, AND THE PROFESSION OF TRIENNIAL VOWS OF MOTHER MIRIAM OF THE LAMB OF GOD v v v ACCORDING TO THE RULE OF OUR HOLY FATHER SAINT BENEDICT, AND THE USE OF THE DAUGHTERS OF MARY, MOTHER OF ISRAEL’S HOPE v v v In the Presence of the Most Reverend Edward James Slattery, Bishop of Tulsa In the Oratory of the Monastery of Our Lady of the Cenacle v v v Thursday, September 8th, A.D. 2011 The Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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�e Canticle of SimeonNow dismiss �y servant, O Lord, in peace, according to �y word: For mine own eyes hath seen �y salvation, which �ou hast prepared in the sight of all the peoples, a light to reveal �ee to the nations and the glory of �y people Israel.
Daughters of Mary,Mother of Israel’s Hope
Newsletter Six Fall 2011
466 S. 79th East Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74112 • [email protected] • www.motherofisraelshope.org
The Lord has done great things for us, and holy is His Name!
THE RITE OF CLOTHING IN THE HOLY HABIT,AND THE PROFESSION OF TRIENNIAL VOWS OF MOTHER MIRIAM OF THE LAMB OF GOD
v v v
ACCORDING TO THE RULE OF OUR HOLY FATHER SAINT BENEDICT,
AND THE USE OF THE DAUGHTERS OF MARY, MOTHER OF ISRAEL’S HOPE
v v v
In the Presence of the Most Reverend Edward James Slattery, Bishop of Tulsa
In the Oratory of the Monastery of Our Lady of the Cenacle
v v v
Thursday, September 8th, A.D. 2011
The Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Mother Miriam of the Lamb of God! How wonderful. How did so much happen in 9 months since your last newsletter at Christmas?! The last thing we heard is that you were packing up to leave St. Louis without a forwarding address (like Abraham of old J). Yes, dear Zelda. Blessed be God, soon after the mailing of the Christmas newsletter, I met with a most holy and wonderful shepherd of the flock: His Excellency Edward James Slattery, Bishop of the Diocese of Tul-sa, Oklahoma. Bishop Slattery subsequently invited me to Tulsa to lay the foundation of the Daughters of Mary, Mother of Israel’s Hope. So much has happened since then, including the purchase of a wonderful 3-bed-room house to serve as our first priory (the Benedictine term for convent) in Tulsa. It needs a bit of work to be sure, but it will be a fine beginning and has a very large side and back yard in which we hope to expand, as our Lord provides, and add a 2-story annex to hold another 30 or so sisters.That’s fantastic, Sister Ros – I mean, Mother Miriam J. But do you have the resources to do all that?No, not at present. But our Lord does. If this most thrill-ing venture is of God – and He appears to be confirming His will at every turn - the Lord will provide, just as He did for Abraham.
It’s all thrilling! How can we help? Can you tell us what you need at present, financially or otherwise? We want to be a part of this great venture, hoping that, as you grow, you might be able to establish convents—or, should I say, priories—in our cities also!Truly I would love that. This first priory can use some expansion of its kitchen, bath and laundry facilities, a new water heater, some window replacement, room dividers to form cells, some electrical rewiring and grounding, a retaining wall in the front yard and fence in back, some work to convert the “sun room” into a chapel, and sundry repairs. We’ve already painted and carpeted the house, installed window blinds and some office equipment. It sounds like a lot, and it is. However, we have an unbe-
lievably wonderful group of families and volunteers who have already done much of the labor. It is the cost of ma-terials that we very much need your assistance with - not to mention the cost of the house itself!That includes the purchase price of the house: $65,000 which is less than half its current worth - minus a very generous donation of $25,000. That leaves $40,000 for the house/priory, plus an estimated $90,000 for materi-
als and repairs.
That’s not too bad! We can hardly wait to come visit! Where and how can we send contributions? I forgot, are
you tax deductible? And will you begin “Come & See” weekends? Yes, we will begin planning “Come & See” weekends as soon as possible and let all who have applied and have waited so patiently through many months, and, in many cases, two years!, know the dates that will be available for the initial 4-day visits.With regard to contributions: yes, we are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, so that all gifts are tax deduct-ible. Donations may be made online through our web-site or by check, payable to Daughters of Mary, MIH, and mailed to our new address at 466 S. 79th East Av-enue, Tulsa, OK 74112.
You know, Mother Miriam, as happy as I am for you and for the new community, I truly wish I could have been there to witness your vows and reception of the habit for which you have waited sooo long.Thank you, dear Zelda. Others have shared your senti-ments as well. I did not anticipate that this most glori-ous day of my life would take place in such a beautiful, yet humble and private setting. I’ve included, on the last page of this newsletter, a letter, written initially to Bob Moynihan of Inside the Vatican Magazine, with thoughts that flooded my heart on the sacred “hiddeness” of that day. However, I’ve included in what follows, and for all to see, a reprint of the entire Rite of Clothing in the Holy Habit and Profession of my Triennial Vows. I am still basking in the beauty of that never-ending day.
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Newsletter Six Page 3
I. T
he R
ite
of C
loth
ing
The B
ishop
ask
s Mot
her M
iriam
:
Dau
ghte
r, w
hat i
s you
r req
uest
?
Mot
her M
iriam
ans
wers
:
Mos
t R
ever
end
Fath
er, I
hum
bly
requ
est th
at y
ou re
cog-
nize
as
a Pu
blic
Ass
ocia
tion
of th
e Fa
ithfu
l the
Dau
gh-
ters
of M
ary,
Mot
her
of Is
rael
’s H
ope,
that
we
may
take
ro
ot an
d, b
y th
e gra
ce o
f Chr
ist, c
ome t
o flo
wer
and
bear
frui
t in
the
Dio
cese
of T
ulsa
.
The B
ishop
says
:
Let t
he p
repa
red
decr
ee b
e re
ad.
Fath
er D
aviso
n re
ads t
he d
ecre
e of e
recti
on.
ED
WA
RD
JA
ME
S S
LA
TT
ER
YB
y th
e G
rac
e o
f G
od
an
d t
he
Favo
r o
f th
e H
oly
See
BIS
HO
P O
F T
UL
SA
DECREE
In e
very
age
and
pla
ce, t
he H
oly
Spiri
t, Lo
rd a
nd G
iver
of L
ife, i
s at
wor
k in
the
Body
of C
hrist
to re
gene
rate
and
ext
end
the
vari-
ous f
orm
s of c
onse
crat
ed li
fe b
y w
hich
the
Chu
rch
is e
nric
hed
and
mad
e pr
esen
t in
the
wor
ld.
Begi
nnin
g w
ith th
e vo
catio
n of
Sai
nt A
nton
y of
Egy
pt, t
he F
athe
r of
ever
y fo
rm o
f con
secr
ated
life
in E
ast a
nd W
est,
and
cont
inui
ng th
roug
h th
e ch
aris
ms o
f Sai
nt P
acho
miu
s, Sa
int B
asil,
Sai
nt A
ugus
tine,
and
Sai
nt
Bene
dict
, and
of t
he m
yria
ds o
f hol
y fo
unde
rs a
nd fo
undr
esse
s in
ever
y ce
ntur
y th
e C
hurc
h ha
s nev
er b
een
with
out n
ew a
nd v
arie
d ex
pres
sion
s of
the
call
to fo
llow
the
poor
and
virg
inal
Chr
ist,
obed
ient
unt
o de
ath,
ev
en d
eath
on
a C
ross
.M
oreo
ver,
from
Apo
stol
ic t
imes
, unm
arrie
d w
omen
and
wid
ows
have
soug
ht to
imita
te th
e D
augh
ter o
f Sio
n, th
e Bl
esse
d V
irgin
Mar
y in
he
r unc
ondi
tiona
l sur
rend
er to
the
will
of t
he F
athe
r and
the
over
shad
-ow
ing
of th
e H
oly
Spiri
t. H
avin
g sa
id h
er “
Yes”
in re
spon
se to
the
mes
-sa
ge o
f the
Arc
hang
el G
abrie
l, th
e V
irgin
of N
azar
eth
beca
me
bles
sed
abov
e al
l wom
en, t
he Jo
y of
Isra
el, a
nd th
e G
lory
of J
erus
alem
.A
mon
g th
e w
omen
who
seek
to im
itate
the
Bles
sed
Virg
in M
ary
and
aspi
re to
sha
re in
her
spi
ritua
l mot
herh
ood
toda
y, a
re th
e D
augh
ters
of
Mar
y, M
othe
r of I
srae
l’s H
ope.
The
mys
tery
of t
he P
rese
ntat
ion
of Je
sus
in t
he T
empl
e is
the
lum
inou
s pa
ttern
of t
heir
eccl
esia
l mis
sion
to
all
peop
les:
Jew
and
Gen
tile,
you
ng a
nd o
ld, r
ich
and
poor
. C
onte
mpl
atin
g th
at m
yste
ry, t
hey
rejo
ice
that
the
Ligh
t of t
he W
orld
ha
s co
me,
and
rec
eive
the
Chi
ld Je
sus,
Isra
el’s
Hop
e an
d C
onso
latio
n,
from
the
arm
s of H
is B
less
ed M
othe
r as d
id S
imeo
n; th
eir m
issi
on is
to
teac
h ot
hers
to d
o lik
ewis
e, a
nd so
find
hop
e in
this
val
ley
of te
ars.
They
list
en t
o Si
meo
n’s
prop
hetic
utte
ranc
e an
d re
cogn
ize
in h
is
arm
s th
e Pr
omis
ed O
ne, w
ho f
rom
the
alta
r of
the
Cro
ss w
ill o
ffer
Him
self
to th
e Fa
ther
as
the
Ato
ning
Lam
b. Th
us a
re th
ey c
ompe
lled
to u
nder
take
wor
ks o
f cat
eche
sis
so t
hat
all p
eopl
es m
ay fi
nd in
the
H
oly
Sacr
ifice
of t
he M
ass
the
wel
lspr
ing
of s
alva
tion,
life
, and
resu
r-re
ctio
n.
Fall 2011 Page 4
They
obs
erve
Ann
a, th
e D
augh
ter o
f Pha
nuel
, who
gav
e th
anks
to
the
Lord
and
spok
e of
Him
to a
ll w
ho w
ere
look
ing
for t
he re
dem
ptio
n of
Isra
el; s
tren
gthe
ned
by h
oly
Ann
a’s co
urag
e and
zeal
, the
y w
ill d
evot
e th
emse
lves
to a
miss
iona
ry o
utre
ach
to “
thos
e w
ho d
wel
l in
dark
ness
an
d in
the
shad
ow o
f dea
th,”
to ap
osto
lic w
orks
of e
vang
eliz
atio
n, to
the
cons
olid
atio
n of
fam
ily li
fe, a
nd to
the
prom
otio
n of
a C
atho
lic c
ultu
re
of g
oodn
ess,
beau
ty, t
ruth
, and
life
.N
ew fo
unda
tions
of c
onse
crat
ed li
fe a
re fr
agile
und
erta
king
s; th
ey
mus
t wel
com
e th
e w
isdom
of p
ast g
ener
atio
ns w
ith h
umili
ty a
nd g
rati-
tude
, lea
rnin
g fro
m th
e te
achi
ng a
nd e
xam
ple
of th
e sa
ints
who
nev
er
grow
old
. It i
s by
a sur
e and
pra
isew
orth
y in
stin
ct, t
hen,
that
the D
augh
-te
rs o
f Mar
y, M
othe
r of I
srae
l’s H
ope,
hav
e ch
osen
to g
raft
thei
r ten
der
shoo
t ont
o th
e ag
e-ol
d tr
ee o
f the
Ben
edic
tine
trad
ition
.Fr
om th
e tim
e of
Sai
nt L
ioba
, one
of t
he e
vang
eliz
ers o
f Nor
ther
n Eu
rope
in
the
eigh
th c
entu
ry,
Bene
dict
ine
miss
iona
ry w
omen
hav
e br
ough
t the
love
of l
earn
ing
and
the
desir
e fo
r God
to p
eopl
es in
bon
d-ag
e to
igno
ranc
e an
d id
olat
ry.
In th
e fift
eent
h ce
ntur
y Sa
int F
ranc
es o
f R
ome
foun
d in
the
Rul
e of
Sai
nt B
ened
ict a
pow
erfu
l stim
ulus
for h
er
serv
ice
of th
e po
or, t
he si
ck, a
nd th
e lo
nely.
Sin
ce th
at ti
me,
a n
umbe
r of
flou
rishi
ng m
issio
nary
Ins
titut
es o
f Sist
ers,
dedi
cate
d to
the
act
ive
wor
ks o
f the
apo
stol
ate,
hav
e fo
und
in th
e R
ule
of S
aint
Ben
edic
t the
st
rong
supp
ort n
eede
d by
thos
e w
ho w
ould
labo
r as h
umbl
e se
rvan
ts in
th
e vi
neya
rd o
f the
Lor
d.
For
this
reas
on, i
t ple
ases
me
to c
onfir
m a
nd a
ppro
ve th
e R
ule
of
Sain
t Ben
edic
t as t
he fu
ndam
enta
l patt
ern
of th
e life
of t
he D
augh
ters
of
Mar
y, M
othe
r of I
srae
l’s H
ope.
Thei
r life
will
be f
urth
er go
vern
ed b
y the
C
onst
itutio
ns h
ere
appe
nded
, whi
ch I
here
by ap
prov
e an
d pr
omul
gate
.Th
eref
ore,
with
thes
e no
ble
ends
in m
ind,
and
for t
he g
reat
er jo
y of
th
e Chu
rch
of T
ulsa
that
is en
trus
ted
to m
y car
e, b
y thi
s Dec
ree,
I he
reby
er
ect a
nd e
stab
lish
the
Dau
ghte
rs o
f Mar
y, M
othe
r of I
srae
l’s H
ope
as
a Pu
blic
Ass
ocia
tion
of th
e Fa
ithfu
l in
acco
rdan
ce w
ith C
anon
312
, in
view
of b
eing
esta
blish
ed la
ter a
s a re
ligio
us In
stitu
te o
f Dio
cesa
n R
ight
.In
acc
ord
with
the
afo
rem
entio
ned
Con
stitu
tions
, I
appo
int
Ros
alin
d M
oss,
in re
ligio
n, M
othe
r Miri
am o
f the
Lam
b of
God
, prio
r-es
s of t
he C
omm
unity
, and
aut
horiz
e th
e op
enin
g of
thei
r res
iden
ce in
th
e D
ioce
se o
f Tul
sa as
the
Prio
ry o
f Our
Lad
y of
Gua
dalu
pe.
Giv
en in
Tul
sa, i
n th
e Ye
ar o
f our
Lor
d 20
11, o
n th
is 8t
h da
y of
Sep
-te
mbe
r, th
e Fe
ast o
f the
Nat
ivity
of t
he B
less
ed V
irgin
Mar
y.
Mot
her M
iriam
kne
els, a
nd a
ddre
sses t
he B
ishop
:
Mos
t R
ever
end
Fath
er, e
ntru
stin
g m
y wea
knes
s to
the m
er-
cy o
f Chr
ist, m
y ig
nora
nce
to H
is w
isdo
m, a
nd m
y fu
ture
to
His
pro
vide
nce,
I am
reso
lved
to d
edic
ate m
ysel
f, he
art
and
soul
, to
the
form
of c
onse
crat
ed li
fe d
escr
ibed
in th
e D
ecre
e.I a
sk y
ou, t
here
fore
, Most
Rev
eren
d Fa
ther
, to
clot
he m
e in
the
vest
ure
of t
hose
who
hol
d no
thin
g de
arer
tha
n C
hrist
, tha
t I
may
ap
pear
out
war
dly,
in th
e si
ght o
f Ang
els a
nd o
f men
, as a
n im
age
of
the
Chu
rch,
Vir
gin,
Spo
use,
and
Mot
her,
and
as o
ne w
hose
hea
rt b
e-lo
ngs t
o th
e La
mb
alon
e in
a co
vena
nt o
f bri
dal l
ove.
The B
ishop
says
:
Com
e to
Him
, Dau
ghte
r, an
d be
enl
ight
ened
, and
you
r fac
e sh
all
not b
e co
nfou
nded
.
Her
e the
scho
la si
ngs:
Ant
iph
on.
Reg
num
mun
di.
Ton
e V.
T
he k
ingd
om o
f
this
wor
ld *
and
a
ll it
s glo
-ry
I
ha
ve co
unte
d bu
t as
los
s f
or th
e lo
ve o
f our
Lor
d J
e- s
us
Chr
ist; w
hom
by
faith
I h
ave
seen
, w
hom
seei
ng I
have
lov-
è
d,
in w
hom
I ha
ve p
ut
my
trust
, an
d to
who
m al
- so
I hav
e gi
v-en
my
who
le h
eart
.
Newsletter Six Page 5Th
en th
e Bish
op gi
ves t
he T
unic
, say
ing:
May
our
Lor
d Je
sus C
hrist
so cl
othe
you
with
His
gra
ce, t
hat y
ou
may
shar
e by
pat
ienc
e in
His
suffe
ring
s.
Am
en.
Then
, he g
ives
her
the C
inct
ure,
sayi
ng:
May
our
Lor
d Je
sus
Chr
ist g
ird
you
with
the
cinct
ure
of a
per
-fe
ct c
hast
ity th
at y
ou m
ay b
e nu
mbe
red
amon
g th
e sp
otle
ss
brid
es o
f the
Lam
b.
Am
en.
Then
, he g
ives
her
the S
capu
lar,
sayi
ng:
Dau
ghte
r, r
ecei
ve t
he y
oke
of o
ur L
ord
Jesu
s C
hrist
, for
He
is m
eek
and
hum
ble
of h
eart
; thu
s sha
ll yo
u fin
d re
st fo
r you
r so
ul, f
or H
is y
oke
is e
asy
and
His
bur
den
light
. A
men
.
Then
, he g
ives
her
the W
impl
e an
d Fi
llet
, say
ing:
Dau
ghte
r, w
hats
oeve
r th
ings
are
tru
e, w
hats
oeve
r m
odest
, w
hats
oeve
r ju
st, w
hats
oeve
r ho
ly, w
hats
oeve
r lo
vely
, wha
tso-
ever
of g
ood
fam
e, if
ther
e be
any
vir
tue,
if a
ny p
rais
e of
dis
cipl
ine,
th
ink
on th
ese
thin
gs.
Am
en.
Then
he g
ives
her
the V
eil,
sayi
ng:
May
the
Lord
hid
e yo
u in
the
secr
et o
f His
Fac
e.
Am
en.
Mot
her M
iriam
with
draw
s to d
on th
e reli
giou
s hab
it an
d th
e Bish
op re
tires
to
the s
acrist
y to v
est fo
r Hol
y Mas
s.
All a
re se
ated
.
Mea
nwhi
le, th
e sch
ola
sings
:
Hym
n.
Jesu
, cor
ona
virg
inum
. T
one
VII
I.
Je
- su,
the
vir-
gin’s
Cro
wn,
do
Thou
Acc
ept u
s as
in
pray
’r
w
e bo
w; B
orn
of th
at V
irgin
, who
m a-
lone
The
Mot
her a
nd
th
e M
aid
we
own.
2.
Am
ongst
the
li-
lies
Thou
dost
feed
With
vir-
gin
choi
rs ac
-com
-pa-
nied
; W
ith g
lo-r
y de
ck’d
, the
spot
less
Brid
es W
hose
bri-
dal g
ifts Th
y lo
ve p
rovi
des.
3. Th
ey, w
here
soe’e
r Thy
foot
step
s ben
d,W
ith h
ymns
and
prai
ses st
ill att
end;
In b
less
èd tr
oops
they
follo
w Th
ee,
With
dan
ce, a
nd so
ng, a
nd m
elod
y.
4. W
e pr
ay Th
ee th
eref
ore
to b
estow
Upo
n ou
r sen
ses h
ere
belo
w,Th
y gr
ace,
that
so w
e m
ay e
ndur
eFr
om ta
int o
f all
corr
uptio
n pu
re.
5. A
ll la
ud to
God
the
Fath
er b
e,A
ll la
ud, e
tern
al S
on, t
o th
ee;
All
laud
, as i
s for
eve
r mee
t,To
God
the
Hol
y Pa
racl
ete.
Am
en.
Whe
n M
othe
r Miri
am en
ters
the O
rato
ry cl
othe
d in
the r
eligi
ous h
abit
and
take
s her
pla
ce a
t the
prie
-dieu
, the
Bish
op en
ters
for M
ass,
and
the s
chol
a in
tone
s the
Intro
it.
Fall 2011 Page 6
II.
Hol
y M
ass
form
a o
rdin
aria
An
tiph
on
at
the
Intr
oit
.
Salve
, san
cta
Pare
ns, e
níxa
pu
érpe
ra R
egem
: qui
cœ
-lu
m, t
errá
mqu
e re
git i
n sæ
-cu
la s
æcu
lóru
m.
Ps. 4
4, 2
. E
ruc-
távi
t co
r m
eum
ver
bum
bon
um:
dico
ego
ópe
ra m
ea R
egi.
Gló
ria
Patr
i, et
Fíli
o, e
t Sp
irítu
i San
cto.
Si
cut e
rat i
n pr
incí
pio,
et n
unc,
et
sem
per,
et i
n sæ
cula
sæc
ulór
um.
Am
en. S
alve
, san
cta P
aren
s ...
Hai
l, h
oly
Mot
her,
in y
our
wom
b th
ere
lay
a K
ing
who
be
ars o
’er e
arth
and
hea
ven
endl
ess s
way
. Ps.
44, 2
. Joy
ful a
re th
e th
ough
ts th
at w
ell u
p fro
m m
y he
art:
a K
ing’s
hon
our f
or m
y th
eme.
Glo
-ry
be
to th
e Fa
ther
, and
to th
e So
n,
and
to th
e H
oly
Gho
st. A
s it w
as in
th
e be
ginn
ing,
is n
ow, a
nd e
ver s
hall
be, w
orld
with
out
end.
Am
en.H
ail,
holy
Mot
her .
..
Newsletter Six Page 7
Co
llec
t.
Impa
rt t
o yo
ur s
erva
nts,
we
pray
, O L
ord,
the
gift
of h
eav-
enly
gra
ce, t
hat t
he fe
ast o
f the
N
ativ
ity o
f the
Ble
ssed
Virg
in m
ay
brin
g de
eper
pea
ce t
o th
ose
for
who
m th
e birt
h of
her
Son
was
the
daw
ning
of s
alva
tion.
Thro
ugh
...
Famul
is t
uis,
quæ
sum
us,
Dóm
ine,
cæ
lést
is g
ráti
æ
mun
us im
petír
e: u
t, qu
ibus
be
átæ
Vírg
inis
part
us é
xstiti
t sa
-lú
tis e
xórd
ium
; N
ativ
itátis
eiu
s fe
stív
itas
paci
s tr
íbua
t inc
rem
én-
tum
. Per
Dóm
inum
...
Les
son
. Pro
verb
s 8, 2
2-35
.
Dom
inus
pos
sédi
t me
in
iníti
o vi
árum
su
árum
, án
tequ
am q
uidq
uam
fá-
cere
t a p
rincí
pio.
Ab
æte
rno
or-
diná
ta s
um, e
t ex
ánt
iqui
s, án
te-
quam
ter
ra f
íere
t. N
ondu
m e
r-an
t ab
ýssi
et e
go j
am c
oncé
pta
eram
: ne
cdum
fon
tes
aquá
rum
er
upér
ant:
necd
um m
onte
s gr
avi
mol
e co
nstité
rant
: ant
e co
lles e
go
part
urié
bar:
adh
uc t
erra
m n
on
féce
rat,
et fl
úmin
a, e
t cá
rdin
es
orbi
s te
rræ.
Qua
ndo
præ
pará
bat
cælo
s, ád
eram
: qua
ndo
cert
a le
ge
et g
yro
vallá
bat a
býss
os: q
uand
o æ
ther
a fir
máb
at s
ursu
m, e
t lib
rá-
bat
font
es a
quár
um: q
uand
o ci
r-cu
mdá
bat
mar
i tér
min
um s
uum
, et
lege
m p
onéb
at a
quis,
ne
tran
-sír
ent
fines
suo
s; q
uand
o ap
pen-
déba
t fun
dam
énta
terr
æ. C
um e
o er
am c
unct
a co
mpó
nens
: et
de-
lect
ábar
per
sín
gulo
s di
es, l
uden
s co
ram
eo
omni
tém
pore
, lud
ens
in o
rbe
terr
árum
, et d
elíc
iæ m
eæ
esse
cum
fíli
is hó
min
um.
Nun
c er
go fi
lii,
audí
te m
e: B
eati
qui
cust
ódiu
nt v
ias m
eas.
Aud
íte d
is-
The
Lor
d m
ade
me
his w
hen
first
he
wen
t abo
ut h
is w
ork,
at
the
birt
h of
tim
e, b
e-fo
re h
is cr
eatio
n be
gan.
Lon
g, lo
ng
ago,
bef
ore
eart
h w
as f
ashi
oned
, I
held
my
cour
se.
Alre
ady
I lay
in th
e w
omb,
whe
n th
e dep
ths w
ere n
ot y
et
in b
eing
, whe
n no
sprin
gs o
f w
ater
ha
d ye
t bro
ken;
whe
n I w
as b
orn,
the
mou
ntai
ns h
ad n
ot y
et su
nk o
n th
eir
firm
foun
datio
ns, a
nd th
ere
wer
e no
hi
lls; n
ot y
et h
ad h
e m
ade
eart
h, o
r th
e riv
ers,
or t
he s
olid
fra
mew
ork
of t
he w
orld
. I
was
the
re w
hen
he
built
the
hea
vens
, w
hen
he f
ence
d in
the
wat
ers w
ith a
vau
lt in
viol
able
, w
hen
he fi
xed
the
sky
over
head
, and
le
velle
d th
e fo
unta
in-sp
rings
of
the
deep
. I w
as th
ere
whe
n he
enc
lose
d th
e se
a w
ithin
its
con
fines
, fo
rbid
-di
ng t
he w
ater
s to
tra
nsgr
ess
thei
r as
signe
d lim
its, w
hen
he p
oise
d th
e fo
unda
tions
of t
he w
orld
. I w
as at
his
side,
a m
aster
-wor
kman
, my
delig
ht
incr
easin
g w
ith e
ach
day,
as I
mad
e pl
ay b
efor
e hi
m a
ll th
e w
hile
; mad
e pl
ay in
thi
s w
orld
of d
ust, w
ith t
he
sons
of
Ada
m f
or m
y pl
ay-fe
llow
s. Li
sten
to m
e, th
en, y
ou th
at a
re m
y so
ns, t
hat
follo
w t
o yo
ur h
appi
ness
cipl
ínam
, et
est
ote
sapi
énte
s, et
no
líte
abjíc
ere
eam
. Beá
tus h
omo
qui
audi
t m
e, e
t qu
i ví
gila
t ad
fo
res
mea
s qu
otíd
ie, e
t ob
sérv
at
ad p
ostes
óst
ii m
ei.
Qui
me
in-
vené
rit, i
nvén
iet v
itam
, et h
áurie
t sa
lúte
m a
Dóm
ino.
in th
e pa
ths I
show
you
; list
en to
the
teac
hing
that
will
mak
e yo
u w
ise, i
n-st
ead
of tu
rnin
g aw
ay fr
om it
. Ble
ssed
ar
e th
ey w
ho li
sten
to m
e, k
eep
vigi
l, da
y by
day
, at m
y th
resh
old,
wat
ch-
ing
till
I op
en m
y do
ors.
The
man
w
ho w
ins
me,
win
s lif
e, d
rinks
dee
p of
the
Lord
’s fa
vour
.
Gra
dua
l.
Bened
ícta
et
vene
rábi
lis
es, V
irgo
Mar
ía: q
uæ s
ine
tact
u pu
dóris
inv
énta
es
Mat
er S
alva
tóris
. Vi
rgo
Dei
Gé-
nitr
ix, q
uem
tot
us n
on c
apit
or-
bis,
in tu
a se c
laus
it ví
scer
a, fa
ctus
ho
mo.
Alle
lúia
, alle
lúia
. Fe
lix e
s, sa
-cr
a Vi
rgo
Mar
ía,
et o
mni
lau
de
dign
íssim
a: q
uia
ex t
e or
tus
est
sol j
ustíti
ae, C
hrist
us D
eus
nos-
ter.
Alle
lúia
.
Bless
ed a
re y
ou,
and
wor
-sh
ipfu
l, O
Virg
in M
ary;
who
w
ithou
t lo
ss o
f m
aide
nhoo
d w
as fo
und
to b
e th
e M
othe
r of
our
Sa
viou
r. V
irgin
Mot
her
of G
od, h
e w
hom
the
entir
e w
orld
can
not h
old,
en
clos
ed h
imse
lf w
ithin
you
r wom
b,
and
was
mad
e m
an.
Alle
luia
, alle
luia
. H
appy
are
you
, O
sacr
ed V
irgin
Mar
y, an
d m
ost w
or-
thy
of a
ll pr
aise
; for
out
of y
ou a
rose
th
e Su
n of
righ
teou
snes
s, C
hrist
our
G
od. A
llelu
ia.
Th
e H
oly
Go
spel
. M
atthe
w 1,
1-1
6.
Dóm
inus
vo-
bís-
cum
. E
t cum
spí-r
i- tu
tu-
o.
In- í
- ti-u
m S
anct
i Ev-
an-g
e- li
- i
se-
cund
um M
atthæ
um.
Gló
-ri-
a t
i- b
i, D
ómi-n
e.
The
boo
k of
the
gen
era-
tion
of J
esus
Chr
ist, t
he
son
of D
avid
, the
son
of Lib
er g
ener
atió
nis
Jesu
Chr
is-ti
fílii
Dav
id,
fílii
Abr
aham
.
Abr
aham
gén
uit
Isaa
c.
Fall 2011 Page 8
Isaa
c au
tem
gén
uit
Jaco
b. J
acob
au
tem
gén
uit
Juda
m,
et f
ratre
s ej
us. J
udas
aute
m gé
nuit
Phar
es, e
t Za
ram
de
Tham
ar. P
hare
s au
tem
gé
nuit
Esro
n. E
sron
aut
em g
énui
t A
ram
. Ara
m au
tem
génu
it A
mín
ad-
ab. A
mín
adab
aut
em g
énui
t Naá
s-so
n. N
aáss
on a
utem
gén
uit S
alm
-on
. Sal
mon
aut
em g
énui
t Boo
z de
R
ahab
. Boo
z au
tem
gén
uit
Obe
d ex
Rut
h. O
bed
aute
m g
énui
t Jes
se.
Jess
e au
tem
gén
uit
Dav
id r
egem
. D
avid
aut
em r
ex g
énui
t Sa
lom
ó-ne
m ex
ea q
uæ fu
it U
riæ. S
álom
on
aute
m g
énui
t R
óboa
m.
Rób
oam
au
tem
gén
uit A
bíam
. Abí
as a
utem
gé
nuit
Asa
. A
sa
aute
m
génu
it Jó
saph
at.
Jósa
phat
aut
em g
énui
t Jo
ram
. Jor
am au
tem
génu
it O
zíam
. O
zías
au
tem
gé
nuit
Jóat
ham
. Jó
atha
m
aute
m
génu
it A
chaz
. A
chaz
au
tem
gé
nuit
Ezec
híam
. Ez
echí
as a
utem
gén
uit M
anás
sen.
M
anás
ses
aute
m
génu
it A
mon
. A
mon
aut
em g
énui
t Jos
íam
. Jos
ías
aute
m g
énui
t Jec
honí
am, e
t fra
tres
ejus
in tr
ansm
igra
tióne
Bab
ylón
is.
Et
post
tra
nsm
igra
tióne
m
Bab-
ylón
is: Je
chon
ías
génu
it Sa
láth
iel.
Salá
thie
l aut
em g
énui
t Zor
óbab
el.
Zoró
babe
l au
tem
gén
uit
Abi
ud.
Abi
ud a
utem
gén
uit
Elía
cim
. El
íaci
m a
utem
gén
uit
Azo
r. A
zor
aute
m g
énui
t Sad
oc. S
adoc
aut
em
génu
it A
chim
. Ach
im au
tem
génu
-it
Eliu
d. E
liud
aute
m g
énui
t Ele
á-za
r. El
eáza
r aut
em g
énui
t Mat
han.
Abr
aham
. Abr
aham
beg
ot I
saac
. A
nd I
saac
beg
ot J
acob
. A
nd J
a-co
b be
got J
udas
and
his
bret
hren
. A
nd Ju
das b
egot
Pha
res a
nd Z
ara
of Th
amar
. And
Pha
res b
egot
Es-
ron.
And
Esr
on b
egot
Ara
m. A
nd
Ara
m b
egot
Am
inad
ab. A
nd A
mi-
nada
b be
got N
aass
on. A
nd N
aas-
son
bego
t Sa
lmon
. And
Sal
mon
be
got
Booz
of R
ahab
. And
Boo
z be
got
Obe
d of
Rut
h. A
nd O
bed
bego
t Jes
se.
And
Jess
e be
got D
a-vi
d th
e ki
ng. A
nd D
avid
the
king
be
got
Solo
mon
, of
her
that
had
be
en th
e w
ife o
f Uria
s. A
nd S
ol-
omon
beg
ot R
oboa
m.
And
Ro-
boam
beg
ot A
bia.
And
Abi
a be
-go
t Asa
. And
Asa
beg
ot Jo
saph
at.
And
Jos
apha
t be
got
Jora
m. A
nd
Jora
m b
egot
Ozi
as.
And
Ozi
as
bego
t Jo
atha
m.
And
Jo
atha
m
bego
t A
chaz
. A
nd A
chaz
beg
ot
Ezec
hias
. A
nd
Ezec
hias
be
got
Man
asse
s. A
nd M
anas
ses
bego
t A
mon
. And
Am
on b
egot
Jos
ias.
And
Jos
ias
bego
t Je
chon
ias
and
his b
reth
ren
in th
e tra
nsm
igra
tion
of B
abyl
on.
And
afte
r th
e tr
ans-
mig
ratio
n of
Bab
ylon
, Jec
honi
as
bego
t Sal
athi
el. A
nd S
alat
hiel
be-
got
Zoro
babe
l. A
nd Z
orob
abel
be
got
Abi
ud.
And
Abi
ud b
egot
El
iaci
m. A
nd E
liaci
m b
egot
Azo
r. A
nd A
zor
bego
t Sa
doc.
And
Sa-
doc
bego
t A
chim
. A
nd A
chim
be
got E
liud.
And
Eliu
d be
got E
l-ea
zar.
And
Ele
azar
beg
ot M
atha
n.
And
Mat
han
bego
t Ja
cob.
And
Ja
cob
bego
t Jo
seph
the
hus
band
of
Mar
y, of
who
m w
as b
orn
Jesu
s, w
ho is
calle
d C
hrist
.
Laus
tibi
, Chr
iste.
Mat
han
aute
m g
énui
t Jac
ob. J
acob
au
tem
génu
it Jo
seph
viru
m M
aríæ
, de
qua
nat
us e
st Je
sus,
qui v
ocát
ur
Chr
istus
.
Laus
tibi
, Chr
iste.
III.
Pro
fess
ion
of
Tri
enn
ial V
ows
Afte
r the
Gosp
el, th
e Bish
op re
ads t
he fo
llowi
ng a
dmon
ition
:
My
dear
dau
ghte
r, M
iria
m o
f the
Lam
b of
God
, the
Hol
y Sp
irit
spea
ks to
us,
inst
ruct
s us
, and
con
sole
s us
pri
nci-
pally
thro
ugh
the
Sacr
ed L
iturg
y of
the
Chu
rch.
It i
s no
mer
e co
inci
denc
e, th
en, t
hat t
oday
’s G
ospel
is th
at o
f the
Gen
eal-
ogy
of O
ur L
ord
Jesu
s Chr
ist.
In a
ver
y re
al se
nse,
as
you
listen
ed to
the
anci
ent c
hant
of t
he
Gen
ealo
gy, y
ou w
ere
listen
ing
to y
our
own
stor
y, t
he st
ory
of a
pe
ople
cho
sen
by G
od, f
rom
am
ong
all t
he n
atio
ns o
n ea
rth,
to b
e H
is o
wn
peop
le.
Out
of t
his c
hose
n pe
ople
’s fle
sh a
nd b
lood
, God
br
ough
t fo
rth
an im
mac
ulat
e bl
osso
m, “
our
tain
ted
natu
re’s
soli-
tary
boa
st,”
to b
ecom
e, b
y th
e ov
ersh
adow
ing
of t
he H
oly
Spir
it,
the
Vir
gin
Mot
her o
f the
Mes
siah
, the
Lig
ht o
f the
Wor
ld.
In H
is w
onde
rful
pro
vide
nce,
the
God
of
Abr
aham
, of
Isaa
c,
and
of J
acob
, th
e G
od o
f M
iria
m,
of J
udith
, an
d of
Est
her,
the
God
of M
ary,
of J
osep
h, o
f Sim
eon,
and
of A
nna,
led
you
into
the
Chu
rch—
One
, Hol
y, C
atho
lic, a
nd A
post
olic
—an
d in
the
hear
t of
that
Chu
rch,
the
Bri
de o
f Chr
ist an
d th
e M
othe
r of A
ll N
atio
ns, y
ou
have
foun
d yo
ur tr
ue h
ome.
As
you
cam
e to
kno
w th
e C
hurc
h, B
ride
of C
hrist
and
Mot
h-er
, a lo
ngin
g ro
se u
p in
you
r ow
n he
art.
You
des
ired
to e
nfles
h in
yo
ur o
wn
life
the
myst
ery
of th
e esp
ousa
ls o
f the
Chu
rch
with
the
Ato
ning
Lam
b. Y
ou d
esir
ed to
bec
ome
like
the
Chu
rch
and
with
th
e C
hurc
h, li
ke M
ary
and
with
Mar
y, a
spou
se o
f the
Wor
d, a
nd a
m
othe
r to
all i
n se
arch
of l
ight
, hop
e, a
nd b
eaut
y.Fr
om t
he a
mon
g th
e m
yria
ds o
f sa
ints
in p
arad
ise,
the
Hol
y Sp
irit
sent
you
Sai
nt F
ranc
is d
e Sa
les,
the
hum
ble
and
gent
le D
oc-
tor o
f Div
ine
Love
, to
inst
ruct
you
in th
e de
vout
life
and
invi
te y
ou
to ta
ste
the
swee
tnes
s of h
oly
char
ity.
Newsletter Six Page 9Th
e sa
ints
in
heav
en—
beca
use
they
are
hum
ble,
and
bec
ause
th
ey a
re a
ll ab
laze
with
a s
ingl
e un
ifyin
g fla
me
of c
hari
ty—
delig
ht
in c
olla
bora
ting
one
with
ano
ther
. In
this
way
, fro
m th
eir p
lace
s in
heav
en, t
hey
cont
inue
to g
uide
and
enc
oura
ge so
uls
on e
arth
. A
nd
so it
hap
pene
d th
at, a
t the
righ
t hou
r, th
e ho
ur o
f God
’s pr
ovid
ence
, Sa
int F
ranc
is d
e Sa
les i
ntro
duce
d yo
u to
Sai
nt B
ened
ict.
You
are
begi
nnin
g to
dis
cove
r Sai
nt B
ened
ict’s
“litt
le ru
le fo
r be-
ginn
ers,”
in w
hich
, just
as S
aint
Fra
ncis
de
Sale
s wou
ld w
ant,
ther
e is
“n
othi
ng th
at is
har
sh o
r bur
dens
ome.”
The
soul
of y
our m
issi
onar
y vo
catio
n an
d of
all
your
apo
stol
ic a
ctiv
ities
will
be
safe
guar
ded
by
the
Rul
e of
Sai
nt B
ened
ict, a
nd b
y th
e vo
ws t
hat n
ow, I
invi
te y
ou to
pr
onou
nce
for
the
glor
y of
God
, and
the
joy
and
upbu
ildin
g of
the
Chu
rch
entr
usted
to m
y ca
re.
Afte
r thi
s, th
e Bish
op p
oses
the f
ollow
ing q
uesti
ons t
o Mot
her M
iriam
:
Tel
l m
e, th
en: D
o yo
u pr
omis
e, fo
r thr
ee y
ears
, bef
ore
God
an
d hi
s Sa
ints
, stab
ility
in th
e Pr
iory
of O
ur L
ady
of G
ua-
dalu
pe, c
onve
rsio
n of
man
ners
, and
obe
dien
ce a
ccor
ding
to
the
Rul
e of
Sai
nt B
ened
ict a
nd th
e C
onst
itutio
ns o
f the
Dau
ghte
rs
of M
ary,
Mot
her o
f Isr
ael’s
Hop
e?
Mot
her M
iriam
ans
wers
: I d
o.
Do
you,
follo
win
g th
e exa
mpl
e of B
less
ed S
imeo
n in
the T
empl
e,
prom
ise
to re
ceiv
e Je
sus,
the
Hop
e, th
e Li
ght,
and
the
Glo
ry o
f Is
rael
from
the
arm
s of H
is V
irgi
n M
othe
r, an
d le
ad o
ther
s, Je
w a
nd
Gen
tile,
you
ng a
nd o
ld, r
ich
and
poor
, to
do li
kew
ise?
Mot
her M
iriam
ans
wers
: I d
o.
Do
you
prom
ise
to o
ffer y
ours
elf t
o th
e Fa
ther
toge
ther
with
the
Ato
ning
Lam
b in
the H
oly S
acri
fice o
f the
Mas
s, in
com
mun
ion
with
the
Imm
acul
ate
Hea
rt o
f Mar
y, p
ierc
ed b
y a
swor
d of
sor
row,
an
d le
ad o
ther
s to
find
at th
e al
tar t
he w
ellsp
ring
and
the
sum
mit
of
the
entir
e C
hrist
ian
life?
Mot
her M
iriam
ans
wers
: I d
o.
Do
you,
follo
win
g of
exa
mpl
e of
Hol
y A
nna,
Dau
ghte
r of
Pha
-nu
el, p
rom
ise
to sp
eak
of C
hrist
, the
Con
sola
tion
of Is
rael
and
th
e D
esir
e of
the
Ever
last
ing
Hill
s, to
all
who
look
for r
edem
ptio
n?
Mot
her M
iriam
ans
wers
: I d
o.
The B
ishop
add
s:
May
God
who
has
beg
un t
his
good
wor
k in
you
, bri
ng it
to
com
plet
ion.
A
men
.
Mot
her M
iriam
read
s the
pro
fessio
n do
cum
ent p
repa
red
befo
reha
nd:
• I
n t
he
Nam
e o
f th
e Fa
ther
, an
d o
f th
e So
n,an
d o
f th
e H
oly
Spi
rit.
Am
en.
I, Ros
alin
d M
oss,
in re
ligio
n Si
ster
Miri
am o
f the
Lam
b of
God
, pr
omise
for
thre
e ye
ars
stab
ility
in t
he P
riory
of O
ur L
ady
of G
uada
lupe
, co
nver
sion
of m
anne
rs,
and
obed
ienc
e, a
c-co
rdin
g to
the
Rul
e of
Sai
nt B
ened
ict a
nd th
e C
onst
itutio
ns o
f the
D
augh
ters
of M
ary,
Mot
her o
f Isr
ael’s
Hop
e: th
is be
fore
God
and
hi
s Sa
ints
, who
se re
lics
are
here
, and
in th
e pr
esen
ce o
f the
Mos
t R
ever
end
Edw
ard
J. Sl
atter
y, Bi
shop
of t
his
Dio
cese
of T
ulsa
. In
w
itnes
s the
reof
I ha
ve si
gned
this
docu
men
t with
my
own
hand
on
this
eigh
th d
ay o
f the
mon
th o
f Sep
tem
ber i
n th
e Ye
ar o
f our
Lor
d 20
11, o
n th
e Fe
ast o
f the
Nat
ivity
of t
he B
less
ed V
irgin
Mar
y.
Mot
her M
iriam
give
s the
doc
umen
t to
the B
ishop
, who
then
give
s it t
o Fa
ther
D
aviso
n, w
ho p
lace
s it u
pon
the a
ltar.
Then
, Mot
her M
iriam
, stan
ding
with
arm
s out
stret
ched
, sin
gs:
R
ecei
ve m
e, O
Lo
rd
, acc
or
din
g t
o y
ou
r w
or
d,
an
d
I s
hal
l li
ve:
L
et m
e n
ot
b
e d
is-a
p-po
int-
ed i
n m
y h
ope
.
This
vers
e is s
ung t
hree
tim
es in
the a
fore
said
man
ner.
It is
repe
ated
each
tim
e in
Lat
in b
y the
mon
ks p
rese
nt:
Then
, kne
eling
with
he
r arm
s cro
ssed
over
her
bre
ast, s
he
cont
inue
s:
Fall 2011 Page 10
Su
s-ci
-pe
me,
Do
min
e,
sec
un
du
m e
-lo
-qu
i-u
m
t
uu
m,
et
vi- v
am:
et
no
n c
on
fun
das
me,
ab
e
x-sp
ec-t
a-ti
- o- n
e m
e- a
.
Afte
r the
third
tim
e the
new
ly pr
ofes
sed
rem
ains
knee
ling a
nd to
geth
er w
ith th
e m
onks
pre
sent
add
s the
dox
olog
y:
Glo
-ri-
a P
atri
, et
Fi-
li-
o,
e
t Sp
i-ri
-tu
- i
Sa
nct
o.
S
i-cu
t er
at in
pri
n-c
i-pi
- o
et
nu
nc,
e
t
sem
- per
,
et i
n s
æ-c
u-l
a s
æ-c
u-l
o-r
um
.
a-m
en.
The M
ass c
ontin
ues w
ith th
e Offe
rtor
y.
IV.
Con
tinu
atio
n o
f H
oly
Mas
sO
ffer
tory
.
Beáta
es,
Virg
o M
aría
, quæ
óm
nium
por
tást
i C
rea-
tó
rem
: ge
nuís
ti q
ui t
e fe
cit,
et i
n æ
tern
um p
érm
anes
Vi
rgo.
Bless
ed a
rt t
hou,
Virg
in
Mar
y, w
ho d
idst
bea
r th
e C
reat
or o
f the
wor
ld; t
hou
gave
st b
irth
to h
im w
ho m
ade
thee
, yet
rem
aine
st ev
er v
irgin
.
Pra
yer
ove
r th
e O
ffer
ing
s.
Nat
ivit
átem
beá
tæ V
ír-gi
nis M
aríæ
cum
gáu
dio
reco
lént
es, t
ibi,
Dóm
ine,
m
úner
a no
stra
def
érim
us, e
t súp
-pl
ices
dep
recá
mur
, ut F
ílii t
ui n
o-bi
s su
ccúr
rat
hum
ánita
s, qu
i ex
eáde
m V
írgin
e ca
rnem
dig
nátu
s est
susc
íper
e. Q
ui v
ivit
et re
gnat
in
sæcu
la sæ
culó
rum
. Am
en.
As w
e ce
lebr
ate
with
joy
the
Nat
ivit
y of
the
Ble
ssed
Virg
in M
ary,
we
brin
g yo
u ou
r offe
rings
, O L
ord,
and
we
hum
bly
pray
to b
e gi
ven
stre
ngth
by
the
hum
anity
of
your
Son
, w
ho fr
om h
er w
as p
leas
ed to
take
fle
sh.
Who
liv
es a
nd r
eign
s fo
r ev
er an
d ev
er. A
men
.
Newsletter Six Page 11
Co
mm
un
ion
An
tiph
on
.
Bless
ed b
e th
e w
omb
in
whi
ch th
e Virg
in M
ary b
ore
the e
tern
al F
athe
r’s S
on.Bea
ta v
iscer
a M
aria
e Vi
r-gi
nis,
quae
por
tave
runt
ae-
tern
i Pat
ris F
ilium
.
Po
stco
mm
un
ion
.
May
you
r C
hurc
h ex
ult,
O
Lord
, for
you
have
rene
wed
he
r with
thes
e sa
cred
mys
-te
ries,
as s
he r
ejoi
ces
in t
he N
ativ
ity
of th
e Bl
esse
d Vi
rgin
Mar
y, w
hich
was
th
e hop
e and
the d
aybr
eak
of sa
lvat
ion
for
all t
he w
orld
. Thro
ugh
Chr
ist o
ur
Lord
. Am
en.
Exsúl
tet
Eccl
ésia
tua,
Dó-
min
e, qu
am sa
cris
myst
éri-
is re
fecí
sti,
de b
eátæ
Mar
íæ
Vírg
inis
Nat
ivitá
te c
ongá
uden
s, qu
æ u
nivé
rso
mun
do sp
es f
uit
et a
urór
a sa
lútis
. Pe
r C
hrist
um
Dóm
inum
nost
rum
. Am
en.
An
tiph
on
. L
umen
ad
reve
latio
nem
. To
ne V
III.
A L
igh
t * t
o lig
hten
the
Gen
tiles
: an
d th
e gl
o- ry
of Th
y
peop
le Is
- ra-
el.
Th
e So
ng
of
Sim
eon
. N
unc d
imitt
is.
L ord,
now
lette
st th
ou th
y ser
vant
dep
art i
n pe
ace –
: *
acco
rdin
g to
thy
wor
d.2.
For
min
e ey
es h
ave
seen
– *
thy
salv
atio
n.3.
Whi
ch th
ou h
ast p
repa
rèd
* bef
ore
the
face
of a
ll pe
ople
.4.
To
be a
light
to li
ghte
n th
e Gen
tiles
: * an
d to
be t
he
glor
y of
thy
peop
le Is
raël
.5.
Glo
ry b
e to
the
Fath
er a
nd to
the
Son
– : *
and
to
the
Hol
y G
host
.6.
As
it w
as in
the
begi
nnin
g, is
now
, and
eve
r sha
ll be
: * w
orld
with
out e
nd. A
men
.
Rep
eat A
ntip
hon.
Fall 2011 Page 12
Truly beautiful.Thank you, dear Zelda. As I returned to our Priory from the Benedictine Monastery of Our Lady of the Cenacle in Tulsa where the entire liturgy took place, thoughts of the “small and private nature” of the Incarnation flooded my heart, and I wrote this note to Bob Moynihan who pub-lishes Inside the Vatican Magazine. Bob included it in his newsflash of that momentous occasion: (http://www.icontact-...WTTNbQ9swuQ?w=1). I include it here as well to express the beauty that, to this day, remains and, I pray, ever will:
Letter from Mother Miriam of the Lamb of God
September 9, 2011I’ve just experienced what possibly is the most glorious day of my life. It is difficult for me to recall a more deeply beautiful, heav-enly occasion than the taking of my religious habit, name, and triennial vows on Septem-ber 8, 2011, the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.I think it is not inaccurate to say that I have lived with a deep longing to belong to God, in a way I could not define, my entire life, though, as a young girl growing up in a Jewish family in Brooklyn, I had no idea Who the Bridegroom was for Whom I longed, nor could I have fathomed a God of such incalculable love and condescension. It was suggested by a good, wise and holy spiritual direc-tor, that the occasion of these, my first vows, take place in a small, humble, quiet setting, and that, my permanent, solemn vows three years hence would be “an ecclesial event.” And so it was: the most glorious day of my life, the fulfillment of long-awaited desires, came to fruition at last, at last, in the small, beautiful Monastery of Our Lady of the Cenacle in Tulsa, under the blessed direction of Dom Mark Daniel Kirby, O.S.B., Prior, together with His Excellency, Bishop Edward James Slattery presiding. Heaven flooded that small monastery which held about 15 in attendance, among whom were priests, religious broth-ers and sisters, and several oblates of the monastery.
I arrived back in the newly named “Priory of Our Lady of Guadalupe” (our first house in Tulsa) with two new Postulants and with feet that barely touched the ground. My heart was flooded with thoughts of the Incarnation. Did not the most glorious, most momentous event in the history of mankind – the birth of the King of kings, of the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (Whom no man could look upon and live) – take place in a small, humble, quiet setting: a stable, a manger, a feeding troth, with not even 15 people in attendance?
And was not the Cross that followed 33 years hence, the Cross upon which the Lamb came to die, indeed an “ec-clesial event” – not only be-fore the multitude on Calvary, but a thousand times more so as that once-for-all eternal sacrifice is brought through time and down on every altar throughout the world, to the end of time?To my solemn vows three years from now, our dear Lord willing, I will invite “the whole world.” But I cannot imagine it being more glori-ous than this first (formal) “I do” given through the Shep-
herd of Tulsa to the Bridegroom of my soul. In the words of a favorite hymn of old:
Were the whole realm of nature mine That were a present far too small;
Love so amazing, so divine, Demands my soul, my life, my all.
__________________________________
My love and thanksgiving to all of you who have prayed for us these past three years and who have sent notes of praise to our God for the momentous events of Sep-tember 8th. How grateful too I am for your continued prayers and support as we gather the needed resources for our first home in Tulsa - the “Priory of Our Lady of Guadalupe” - and reach out through the streets to every living soul, but especially to families, with the love of God and the truths of His glorious Church!
Mother Miriam of the Lamb of God, O.S.B.
Left to Right: Dom Mark Daniel Kirby, O.S.B., Sister Carol, Mother Miriam, O.S.B., Sister Kim, Bishop Edward J. Slattery, Brothers Benedict and Seraphim, novices in Fr. Kirby’s Benedic-tine Monastery of Our Lady of the Cenacle.
466 S. 79th East Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74112 • [email protected] • www.motherofisraelshope.org
