The rising bell sounds throughout the dormitory cloisters at 3:30 AM, and the monastery day has begun. Sister Maria, not gifted with the charism of early rising, dresses with heavy eyes but devout heart.
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Some cloistered traditions have a specific devotion to Mary at the root of their charism. In this month of May, I want to highlight a few of these traditions.
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The world is sleeping as I make my way through the darkened cloister. Not all the world: I think of my friends who are nurses and new mothers. Perhaps our vocations are not altogether different.
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Our life at the monastery is about being rather than doing. That's what most people find hard to swallow.
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