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Monastery of the VisitationMont Deux Coeurs

14 Beach RoadTyringham, MA 01264

September 2012

ELECTION YEARIntheVisitationtheonlycampaignmanagerwehaveistheHolySpirit.Withthisinspiration,onMay24were-electedMotherMaryRuthDolchtoleadusthroughthenextthreeyears.MotherisanexperiencedsuperiorandwearegratefultoherforherselflessnessinservingthisCommunity.We hope you will continue to enjoy her column: “From the Desk OfMotherMaryRuth”(seepage8.)

SEASON OF FEASTSThetimeimmediatelyfollowingEasterhasfeastdaysbacktoback:Pente-cost,May27,issuchabigsolemnitythatweprepareforitwitharetreatofthreedays.DuringEveningPrayerIofPentecost,eachSisterdrawsacardwithoneGiftandoneFruitoftheHolySpiritwrittenonit.Thisisthebestlotteryofthemallsinceit’salwaysawinningcard!

IN HONOR OF MARYThefeastoftheVisitationiscelebratedonMay31.Inadditiontoabeauti-fulMassanddayofExpositionoftheBlessedSacrament,wehadourMayProcession. Thisyear,Sister Joanna’snamecameforth fromtheballotboxandshechosetocrownthestatueofOurLadyintheSisters’chapel.SisterGemmaMariamadealovelycrownforOurLadyandapetiteonetomatchfortheBabyJesus!

HOLY TRINITYSunday,June3,theChurchcelebratedtheFeastoftheHolyTrinity.InourdioceseofSpringfield,sixpriestswereordainedonthepreced-ingSaturdayandhadtheir“firstMass”onthisfeastday.AmongthenewordinandswasFatherMatthewAlcombright.Fr.MattisadearfriendoftheSistersandwewereabletosharehisjoyatMassforusonMonday,June4.

Welcomebackto“NewsinANutshell”.ThisissueofLivingSpringspansthetimebetweenourEasterandChristmaseditions.Manyofyouhavetoldusthatitisim-portanttoyoutokeepconnectedwiththeSisters.Inthiscolumn,wesharethedailyeventsofourliveswithallofyou.

Top to Bottom: Sr. Joanna crowning the statue of Mary; the statue with Sr. Gemma’s two crowns; Fr. Matt Alcombright

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EUCHARISTIC ADORATIONJune10,feastofCorpusChristi,FatherTuckerCordaniledusinanEucha-risticprocessionwiththecustomarytriplebenediction.ThroughouttheweekleadinguptothefeastoftheSacredHeart,wehaddailyExpositionoftheBlessedSacrament.Thistimeofprayerisoneofthehighlightsoftheyearforus.Thedaysarefilledwithmanygraceswonforourbenefac-torswhoareincludedintheSacredHeartTriduum.ItwasourpleasuretohaveFatherTomSchmidtasthecelebrantfortheeveningMassesinhonoroftheSacredHeartofJesusfromJune13–15.Onthisgreatfeastday,FatherYerickMendez,anotherofthenewlyordainedpriests,saidourmorningMassandgaveushisfirstblessing.

SUMMER FUNAlthoughwehadamodestbarbequeforMemorialDay,summergotintofull swingwith theFourthof Julypicnic. Themorningactivitywasabingogamecompletewithprizes!Theafternoonwassetasideforgameswithticketsredeemableformoreprizes!Now,youmaybewonderingwhatkindofprizesdothenunswanttowin.Iwillletyouinonthese-cret:toothpaste,shampoo,bodywash,stationeryofanykind,rosaries,photocardsandothersuchusefulobjectsthatcanbesupplied.Intheevening,webuiltafireandmades’moreswhileenjoyingsomeIndepen-denceDaysparklers!

GARDEN DELIGHTSSister Mary Francis and Sister Marie Jacqueline are our local farmers.Theirgardensareproducingsomanythings forus toenjoy including:potatoes, eggplant, zucchini, cucumbers, tomatoes, green beans andevencornonthecob!Ourtableisamplyprovidedforbythefruits(shallwesayvegetables)oftheirlabors.Therabbitsareeatingquitewell,too!

SISTER EXCHANGEOnJuly17,MotherandSisterMaryEmmanuelflewtoMobile,Alabama,toattendtheFederationCouncilMeetingwhichlasteduntilJuly20.Thesamedayastheirdeparture,weexpectedthearrivalofSisterIsabelClarkfromourmonasteryinSt.Louis,Missouri.HertravelarrangementswereinterruptedbyanunplannedovernightinthePhiladelphiaairporthotel.ThenextdaySisterarrivedinTyringhamviatheAlbanyairport.SisterIsabelwasabletomakeherannualretreatwithusandspendafewextradaystakinginthebeautyofoursurroundingsbeforereturninghomeonJuly31.

Left: Sr. Mary Francis in the cornfield; above l to r: Sr. Te-resa Cordes, Sr. Mary Jacqueline, Sr. Miriam Rose, Sr. Joan Bernadette, Sr. Isabel Clark, Sr. Mary Charles, Mother Mary Ruth, Sr. Joanna.

Top to bottom: Fr. Tucker Cordani on the Feast of Cor-pus Christi; Fr. Tom Schmidt at the Sacred Heart Triduum; Fr. Yerick Mendez giving a first blessing; Sister Mary Charles on the Fourth of July

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ST. JANE DE CHANTAL, OUR HOLY MOTHERThefoundressoftheOrderoftheVisitation,St.JanedeChantal,hashadseveraldatesassignedforherfeastday,themostrecentofwhichisAu-gust12.FatherKazChwalek,provincialsuperioroftheMariansoftheImmaculateConception,wasthecelebrantatourregularmorningMass.Itwasourspecialjoytosharethisdaywithhim.LaterinthemorningFatheralsocelebratedthepublicjubileeMasshonoringhis25thanniver-saryofordination.Admoltusannos!

LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER MyMotherandIhadawonderfultimesubstitutinginthekitchenwhileArletteWebster,our faithful cook,wasonvacation forherdaughter’swedding. This was the first time in twenty-five years that we shareda kitchen! WewishmanyblessingsonNicole andhernewhusband,Shane!

NOVITIATE NEWSDuringthesummermonths,wehadseveralwomenvisituswhoaredis-cerningtheirvocations.PleaseprayforthemaswejourneywiththeminfindingGod’swillintheirlives.BythetimeyoureadthiseditionofLivingSpring,wewillhavetwonewpostulants:BernadetteHeffernanhasrejoinedusafterafewmonthsawayandJenniferMendinhall,whowasoneoftherespondersintheMayarticle:FAQ on the Call,enteredaswell. Joinus inpraying for those theSacredHeart iscalling to theTyringhamVisitation.Top: A sister at Adoration on the

feast of St. Jane de Chantal; bot-tom: Sr. Anne-Marguerite and her mother in the monastery kitchen.

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The Guard of Honor of the Sacred Heart Taking Small Steps ...ByFr.SeanO’Mannion

Guard of Honor Enrollment FormNAME:

ADDRESS:

CITY:STATE:ZIPCODE:

COUNTRY: TELEPHONE:

____Iamrenewingmymembership.

____PleasesendmemoreinformationE-MAIL:

Lord Jesus, whose every action glorifies your Father, I consecrate myself today to your service by the offering of the activities of my state of life. As an Associate of The Guard of Honor, I choose the hour

from ___________ to ____________ as an offering of love, reparation, and mercy for the world.

(Optional) I choose an additional Hour of Presence as an Hour of Mercy from __________ to ___________ for this person(s)_________(initials only)

Returnto: MonasteryoftheVisitation,GuardofHonorEnrollment 14BeachRoadPOBox432 Tyringham,MA01264 Oremailvistyr3@aol.com

In the Gospels our Lord Jesus Christ teaches ustobechildlike inourapproachtoGod—tobehumble,trusting,andteachable.AswestruggletoreorganizetheGuardofHonoroftheSacredHeartofJesus,weseemtobetakingHiswordstoheart!

Overthepastyear,oureffortstoorganizeourCenteroftheGuardofHonoroftheSacredHeartofJesushavemetwithallmannerofdifficultiesandreversals.TheseremindusofthemanytrialsbothSt.MargaretMaryAla-coqueandSt.Claude laColombièrehad togo throughinordertobringthemessageoftheSacredHearttotheworld.Wecantakecomfortinrememberingtheobsta-cle-ladenhistoryofthisdevotion,andtherockyroadSt.MargaretMary,St.Claude,andmanyothers traveled tobringthisbeautifulandlife-givingmessagetotheworld.WiththehelpofGod’sgraceandtheprayersandsupportofallofyou,continuetomoveforward—onesmallstepatatime.

Oneofthemoredauntingtaskswefaceisthetaskofgettingeverythingorganized,andstreamliningtheoldrecordswiththenew.Wehaveagreatdealofmem-bersoftheold“HourofPresence”andwewouldlikeyoutopleasenotifyusifyouareinterestedinrenew-ingyourmembershipundertheneworganizationandparticipating inkeepinganHourofGuard(akaHourofPresence).Ifso,weaskthatyoupleasecontactusandinformusofyourintent,andpleaseletusknowwhichhouryouhavechosenasyourHourofGuard(whichwouldbethesameasthe“HourofPresence”)and, if applicable,yourHourofMercy. Pleasenote:theHoursmustbegin“onthehour,”forexample,4:00to5:00asopposedto4:30to5:30.ThisallowsustoenteryourHourintoourDials.

Oncethisgoalisaccomplished,wehopetoimple-ment Masses of Enrollment. Another project is theEnglishtranslationoftheHandbookandStatutes,theFrench-languageoriginalofwhichwasupdatedandap-provedbytheHolySeein2009,sothereismuchtodo.

St.PaultheApostleteachesusthatoneofthethreegreattheologicalvirtuesisHope.Weholdontothishope,anditbringsusgreatenergyandenthusiasmforthefuture.

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I was recently re-reading our last newsletter andsomething in the interview with three aspiring Sisterscaughtmyeye.Sr.Joannasaidthatsomeonerecommend-ed restricting thenumberofcommunities shevisited toaboutfive.Thisisgoodadvice;and,Irealizedthattherearesomeotherthingstokeepinmindwhensearchingforthecommunitythat“fits”you.

Spiritualdirectionisessentialexceptforararesoulin-deed.Findingadirectormaybeeasyenough,butfindingtherightoneforyoumaynotbesoeasy.Togetmestart-edonmyway,myparishpriest,Fr.Jimputmeintouchwith two Sisters in thearea:Sr.Margaret,aCar-melitehermitess andSr.Lucille,aSisterofMercywho directs the localhomeless shelter. Eachone referred me to herownOrdertogivemeastartingpoint.

Originally, I wantedverymuchtostayinmyowndioceseofPortland,Maine. I found a pam-phlet of communitiesin Maine, but did notrealize how outdated itwas. It finally dawnedonmethatallthephonecallsIhadmadewerenotbeingreturned,andthatperhapsthenumbersoraddresseswerenolongerinuse.

Notallofthemweredefuncthowever,andItrackeddown the Little Franciscans of Mary located in Worces-ter, MA. I arranged with them for a weekend visit anddrovedownthere(drivinginWorcesterisnotsomethingI’dcaretorepeat!).FromthefrontyardIcouldseetheirlargenursinghomeattheendofthestreet.Iwasalittlealarmed at this as I was firmly not interested in nursingbecauseIwasseriouslyburntoutinthefield.

Nevertheless, I received a tour of the facility, all thetime emphasizing how much I did not want to nurse.TherewerefourSisterslivingthereandtheywereallsokindandaccommodating. TheSuperioroftheconventwasveryhelpfultomeregardingprayeranddiscernment.ItwasshewhotoldmethatIwouldknowtherightplacewhenIgotthere.ShesaidthatIwouldwalkintotheplacewhereGodwascallingmeandIwouldknow.Imightnotlikeit,butIwouldknow.Shewasabsolutelycorrect.

Finding Your Way: Discernment VisitingBySisterBernadetteThereseLash,VHM

ThenextcommunityIlookedatwastheFelicians,aFran-ciscancongregation.IknewthattheyhadahospitalinBan-gor,Maine,becauseIoftentransferredmypatientseithertotheirfacility,St.Joseph’s,ortoEasternMaineMedicalCen-ter.IfoundtheseSistersbyaskingtospeaktoaSisterafterIhadfinishedgivingreporttotheICUnurseatSt.Joseph’s.SincethenurseIwasspeakingtodidnotknowanyoftheSisterspersonally,hetransferredmycalltotheoperator,towhomIexplainedthatIwantedtospeaktoaSister.Whichone?Anyone!SotheoperatorconnectedmewithaSisterwhosenameIhaveforgotten,eventhoughshewastheCEOofthehospital!ThislovelySisterconnectedmetothevoca-

tionSisterandwearrangedtomeetinherhospitalcaf-eteriaforlunchinthenearfuture. From that initialmeeting, I visited them anumberof times,eitherattheirconventinBangor,orat theMotherhouse inEn-field,CT.

There were manythings I liked about theFelicians. Again,theFran-ciscanspiritualitywas(andstill is) very attractive tome. Although they hadan active ministry (health-care), they made time for

prayerandadoration.IalsolikedthefactthattheyarePol-ishinorigin,asIamPolish.ButyethereIwasagainlookingat anursing congregationwhile steadfastly insisting that Ididnotwanttonurse!

WhatIlearnedinvisitingthesetwocommunitiesisthatitisnotfairtodesireentranceintoanursingorteachingor-derwhileresistingworkinthatapostolate.Itdoesn’tmakesenseanditisdownrightridiculous!Ifyoureallydonotliketheministryofaparticulargroup,wellwhyareyoulookingatthem?YouseethatIdidthisverything,andsoIspeakfromexperience.

When you are discerning where to enter, you cannothavesomanypre-conceivedconditionstobefulfilledthattheHolySpirithasnospacetowork.If,say,youdesiretowearahabit,thatis legitimateenough.ButiftheveiltheSisterswearallowshairtoshowandyoudon’tlikethat,butyouloveeverythingelse,well,howimportantisthattoyou?

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Sisters of the Little Habit

InimitationoftheBeloved,we,atthehandsoftheDivinePotter,nowhavebecomeclay-workersofourown.Depictingthevariousaspectsofourlife,weintroducetoyouasetoffigurinesusinganoven-hardeningclaycompound.Arecenthomily,highlightingtheimportanceofremainingpliableintheHandsoftheAlmighty,seemedtovalidateourchoiceofclayasthispolyformcompoundremainssoftuntilbaked,evenifleftexposedtotheairfordays!Andso,weintroduce:The Sisters of the Little Habit.Thenameofournewcreationsreflectsthesizeofthefigures(approximately4.5”tall)andatermfromourhistorygiventoindicateveryyoungsisters.

ThefiguresareeachhandmadebyoneofthesistershereinthemonasteryandweartheofficialhabitoftheOrder,includingsidebeadsandprofessioncross.Afterforming,thenunisbakedinaconvectionovenandthensignedbythesisterartist.Theclaycomesinavarietyofcolorsandnodyesorpaintsareaddedduringthecreativeprocess.Eachfigureisuniqueandvariesslightlyinposture,coloration,andattitude.

Wecurrentlyhave four areasofour lifedepictedbyour little sisters:HeavenlyHosts,Prayer,Work,andPlay.Youwillnoticeinthebrochureenclosedinthisissuethateachcategoryhas3-5sistersavailable.ThesaintsofourOrderandadepictionofthenameofourmonasterymakeuptheHeavenlyHosts.InPrayer,youwillfindthesistersengagedinbothmentalandvocalprayer.Takingprayerintoactivity,youwillfindourWorksistersreadywithapronsonandheartsopen.And,ofcourse,nobodywantsagrumpysister…sothereisalwaystimeforholyrecreationandPlay.

WehopeyouallwithfindroominyourlifeforaSister of the Little Habit!

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Above: Sister Mary Emmanuel forming a Sister of the Little Habit.. Below: a Sister “in formation.”

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toseintolerantandyouapplytoaCarmelitecommunitywhosedietisprimarilydairyproducts,howcanyouex-pectthatthatwillwork?Theyhavebeeneatingameat-less,dairy-filleddietforcenturiesandforyoutheyshouldchange? Why are you looking there? If you need andmusthaveagoodnight’ssleeptofunctionevenminimal-ly,whywouldyouconsideragroupwhorisesforvigilsat2a.m.?Howsensibleisthat?

Now that I’ve lived the religious life for 12 years, Icansaythat“I’veseen‘emcomeandI’veseen’emgo”.Themainreasonwomenleaveunhappilyandmorecon-fusedthanever,inmyopinion,isaninabilitytobeflex-ible. If the discerning soul is looking for perfection inallherexpectations,shewillbedisappointed.However,if the sincere seeker is visiting a community and hearsfighting,complaining,uncharitableness in speechorac-tion,shemustleaveatonceandnotlookback.Ahousesuchasthatisinfectedwithbitternessandsuffersfromagrosslackofcharity.IdonotmeananoccasionalunkindremarkorcomplaintthataSistermayutterwhensheisjustplaintiredorstressedoutthatday.Asfortheformerhouse:prayforthem.

Idigress…Idonotrememberwhointroducedtheideatomeofacontemplativelife.Ieventuallyvisitedtwodif-ferentmonasteries. FirstImettheSisterAdorersofthePreciousBlood,locatedinPortland,Maine.

IspentawinterweekendwiththemandIlikedthemverymuch.Theirlifewassimpleandsincereandtruetotheircharism.Atthetime,therewasanovicewhowasabout10yearsyoungerthanI,butwedidnotgetonwell.I wanted to play in the snow, but she was standoffish.I wanted to talk about some things, but she was aloof.I learnedmuchlaterthatthosewhoareinthenovitiatewith you may not necessarily make it to solemn vows.Although thenovitiatemay indeedbeheavenonearth,itisalsoawinnowingfanorathreshingfloor,andthosewhoarenotsuitedtothelifewillbefoundout.Inotherwords,donotbaseyourdecisionuponthemembershipofthenovitiate.Atanyrate,althoughIenjoyedtheAdor-ersverymuch,Ididnotfeeladeepcalltothatmonastery.

Finally, I settled on this monastery here. I visited aweek, then two, then three months, and then entered.I think this community is just wonderful, but everyonedoesnotfeelthatway,oreveniftheydo,theymaynotfeelcompelledtojoinusfortherestoftheirlives.AndthatisO.K.

IcannotstressenoughtheimportanceofstayingopentothepromptingsoftheSpirit.Inthebeginning,Ireallydidnotwant tocomehere,but theSpirit sentsomany

signsthatIsimplycouldnotignoreorresistanylonger.Somaybesomeonementionsacommunitytoyouthatyou’veheardofbutfeelnoattractiontoit.Considerthattheper-sonwhospeakstoyoumaybethemouthpieceoftheSpirit.Howwillyouknowunlessyougo?Theremightbesome-onetherethatyouaresupposedtomeetwhowilltellyousomethingthatyouneedtoknow.

Beopen,flexible,andliveinthepresentmoment.Tryreallyhardtoputpreconceivednotionsaside(Iknowthisisdifficult).Rememberthatmonasticorconventuallivingwillnotsuityouexactlyaswouldlivingonyourown.Thisseemstobeanobviousfactoflife,andyetthissurprisesanddisturbspeople;somystrongrecommendation,inadditiontothosebelow,areforopennessandflexibility.

❤ Keep in mind the advice Sr. Joanna received tokeep thenumber toaboutfive. Manymore thanthatwillonlyservetoconfuseyou.

❤ Notethespiritofthecommunity.Isthereagenu-inejoythere?Isthereunionofhearts,thatis,dotheSistersseemtoloveandsupportoneanother?AretheSistershumbleanddevout?

❤ Takestockofhowyoufeelwhenyouarethere.Doyoufeelcomfortable?(Itisnormaltofeelnervousor frightened at first.) Or do you feel edgy or aprotractednervousness?Whenitistimetoleave,doyoufeelanxioustogetgoingorareyousorrytoleave? (Many, including myself, cried every timewe left.) Feelingsof confusionoruncertainty areO.K.andcanoftenbeassuagedbyprayerandare-peatvisit.

❤ Trynottoobsessabout“FINDINGGOD’SWILL”.Thisisimportant,certainly,butit’snotthathard.GoddoesnothideHiswill,thoughweoftenmissitbecauseourhopesanddesiresaresostrong.Ifitseemsthatyouarewastingyourtimesearchingandsearching,considerthelessonsyoumaybelearningandthatperhapsHiswillisforyoutolearnthem.

❤ When you are in between times of visiting com-munities,relax,forHeaven’ssake!ContinuegoingtoMass,prayingandreadingasyouhavebeendo-ing. Spendtimewith familyand friends. Pursuehobbies likeyou’vealwaysdone. Bydoingthesethings,youallowyourmindandbodytorelaxandthisallowsyoutoreceiveinspirations.Forme,hik-ing the mountains and rocky coast of Maine wasawonderfulwaytoshakeoffanxieties,enjoythewondersofcreation,andallowtheSpirittospeaktomyheart.

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From The Desk Of Mother Mary RuthDuringthenextfewmonthswewillcelebrateanumberofMarianFeasts.OnAugust15wewillcelebratetheAssumptionofMaryintoHeaven.August22istheFeastoftheQueenshipofMary.September8,ismyfavoriteFeastsinceitismyFeastDayormyNameDay,assomepeoplesay.September15istheFeastofOurLadyofSorrowsandOctober7istheFeastofOurLadyoftheRosary.IthoughtthatyoumightenjoyreadingashortexplanationofeachoftheseFeasts.

TheAssumptionrecallsthespiritualandphysicaldepartureofMary,theMotherofJesus,fromtheearth,whenbothhersoulandherresurrectedbodyweretakenintoHeaven.Itwasfittingthatshe,whohadkepthervirginityintactinchildbirth,shouldkeepherownbodyfreefromallcorruptionevenafterdeath.ThisFeastis

aHolyDayofObligationforCatholics.

August22istheFeastoftheQueenshipofMary,establishedbyPiusXIIin1954.Mary’squeenshiphasrootsinScripture.AttheAnnunciation,GabrielannouncedthatMary’sSonwouldreceivethethroneofDavidandruleforever.MaryiscloselyassociatedwithJesus:HerqueenshipisashareinJesus’ownkingship.

TheChurchhascelebratedMary’sbirthsincethesixthcentury.WecelebratethatFeastonSeptember8.Mary’sparents,AnnaandJoachim,prayedforachild.TheyreceivedthepromiseofachildthatwilladvanceGod’splanofsalvationfortheworld.IfJesusistheperfectexpressionofGod’slove,Maryistheforeshadowingofthatlove.IfJesushasbroughtthefull-nessofsalvation,Maryisitsdawning.

September15istheFeastofOurLadyofSorrows.OurLady’scooperationintheredemptionoftheworldgivesusafreshviewofhermagnificence.Hersorrowswerenotnecessaryfortheredemptionoftheworld,butintheplanofGodtheywereinseparablefromit.ThesorrowsofJesus,herSon,necessarilybecameherownsorrowsbecauseofherMother’sloveforHim.

Finally,onOctober7,wecelebratetheFeastoftheHolyRosary.BlessedJohnPaulIItoldusthat“TheRosary,preciselybecauseitstartswithMary’sownlifeexperience,isanexquisitelycontemplativeprayer.”TheRosaryisanoutpouringoftheloveofGodforusandourtirelesslyreturningthatlovetoHim.

MaythesereflectionsassistyouinexpressingyourdevotiontoMaryduringthesenextfewmonths.

Mother Mary Ruth Dolch, VHM

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left: Sisters line up for Eucharistic Procession; center: Sister Marie Jacqueline with basket of garden produce; right: Fourth of July fire: Jennifer, Sr. Joanna, Sr. Marie Jacqueline, Sr. Mary Francis.

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