tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51013482040164197142024-03-12T13:27:02.385-04:00St. Emma NunsWondering what your vocation in life is? Want a deeper glimpse into our daily monastic life? Wanting to discern if there might be a connection between the inklings of your heart and our monastic life? We hope this blog helps you in your vocational discernment.Benedictine Nunshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04813825245129021930noreply@blogger.comBlogger872125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101348204016419714.post-59238640203075570342020-02-10T10:29:00.000-05:002020-02-10T10:31:06.738-05:00St. ScholasticaBlessed Feast Day of St. Scholastica<br />
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Nun born in England in 710, who worked with her uncle, St. Boniface, in
Christianizing Germany. Walburga was
born in Dorset, England, in a noble Anglo-Saxon family. Walburga's mother is known as Wuna and
tradition has also called her "Blessed Wuna" though there is no
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Richard, her father, Willibald and Wunibald (her two brothers) and Walburga
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brought up from her earliest years by the nuns of Winborne. Winborne was a double monastery (a form of
monasticism widespread at the time); the nuns being entirely separate from the
monks and usually governed by an Abbess.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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St. Lioba, relatives of Walburga, entered religious life at an early age. In 740, St. Boniface appealed for a group of
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Walburga were solemnly brought to Eichstaett (between 870 and 879) where they
were placed facing the choir, beneath the little Holy Cross Church over which
the present Church of St. Walburga stands today. During the translation of her relics, St.
Walburga's bones were beaded over by a liquid.
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not far from Munich. The "oil"
is a clear liquid resembling water in appearance. As the Walburga oil only flows for a short
time each year, the nuns at Abtei St. Walburg have mixed the oil with holy
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is still one of my favorite images, the figures in our nativity allows for the gifts to be taken out of the hands of the kings thus allowing them to hold the baby Jesus. </span></div>
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<span class="csc">"Hearken</span> continually within thine heart, O son, giving attentive ear to the precepts of thy master. Understand with willing mind and effectually fulfil thy holy father’s admonition; that thou mayest return, by the labour of obedience, to Him from Whom, by the idleness of disobedience, thou hadst withdrawn. To this end I now address a word of exhortation to thee, whosoever thou art, who, renouncing thine own will and taking up the bright and all-conquering weapons of obedience, dost enter upon the service of thy true king, Christ the Lord."</div>
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Someone suggested that I should name my Guardian Angel, so that when I need a little extra help (who doesn't) I can call him/her by name.<br />
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We ask you in your goodness<br />to give eternal light and peace<br />to all who died here—<br />the heroic first-responders:<br />our fire fighters, police officers,<br />emergency service workers, and Port Authority personnel,<br />along with all the innocent men and women<br />who were victims of this tragedy<br />simply because their work or service<br />brought them here on September 11, 2001.</div>
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We ask you, in your compassion<br />to bring healing to those<br />who, because of their presence here that day,<br />suffer from injuries and illness.<br />Heal, too, the pain of still-grieving families<br />and all who lost loved ones in this tragedy.<br />Give them strength to continue their lives with courage and hope.</div>
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God of peace, bring your peace to our violent world:<br />peace in the hearts of all men and women<br />and peace among the nations of the earth.<br />Turn to your way of love<br />those whose hearts and minds<br />are consumed with hatred.</div>
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God of understanding,<br />overwhelmed by the magnitude of this tragedy,<br />we seek your light and guidance<br />as we confront such terrible events.<br />Grant that those whose lives were spared<br />may live so that the lives lost here<br />may not have been lost in vain.<br />Comfort and console us,<br />strengthen us in hope,<br />and give us the wisdom and courage<br />to work tirelessly for a world<br />where true peace and love reign<br />among nations and in the hearts of all.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Am I grateful to God for all His gifts to me ~ gifts of body and soul?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">How can I increase my spirit of faith?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Exercises of the Rule</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Do I appreciate the sanctifying effect of the exercises of the Rule?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Is my interest in active works balanced by my fidelity to spiritual exercises?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Do I make an honest effort to resist drowsiness during prayer?</span></div>
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