Holy Dormition Orthodox Monastery :: Rives Junction, Michigan :: Email Us, Fr. Mother Gabriella, Abbess of the Holy Dormition Monastery, Rives Junction, MI. We reflect on that with the Church during the lenten periods. The story of the monastery began in 1978 when Mother Benedicta and Mother Gabriella left the monastery of Varatec in the northern part of Romania and came to the United States to join the community of nuns at the Holy Transfiguration Monastery in Ellwood City, PA. For a complete list of upcoming services, please visit the Calendar page on the monastery website. Roman often came to encourage the clergy wives with a short word.

John Climacus, of course you know his famous work: The Ladder of Divine Ascent, he calls repentance the daughter of hope and denial of despair. ' The Holy Spirit Himself settles in our souls, and this occupation of our souls by Him, the All-Ruling, and this coexistence of our spirit with His One Trinity, is granted only through the diligent acquiring, on our part, of the Holy. And it is linked to the crucifixion suffering, crucifixion, and resurrection. We’re not going to look at this sinful woman.” And the great example of repentance: This is how we bring somebody to Christ! The troparion of the saint says, “You have acquired greatness through humility.” That’s something not to be afraid of. Expansion began in 1995 with the construction of the new Trapeza (dining room and kitchen). Part 2 of a Lenten lecture by Mother Gabriella (Holy Dormition Monastery,Rives Junction, MI) at a Women's Retreat. Well, I’ll tell you this, the punchline at the end. The secondary goal was the unification of the physical aspects of the existing buildings and landscape, to create a place that reflects our beliefs as a monastic community, which is continuous prayer in other words, continuous communication with God. In five years time the community tripled in size. Holy Dormition Monastery is the host for several annual retreats which are organized and sponsored by independent groups. But the most important thing with confession, if you do it, is that it’s from the heart, in sincerity, and that we try to change our lives after that. What is a good confession? Please, make a note of that take it to heart. Divine Liturgy is served on Wednesdays at 7:00 AM. Charles Makhoul Instructor Christian Education St. Mother Gabriella Abbess of Holy Dormition Monastery Discovering the Word through Holy Image Mother Olympia Iconographer of Holy Dormition Monastery Reflecting the Image of Christ in the Church Dr.

It was such a profound experience when Fr. The tale of these years is a tale of many consecutive small miracles, as people often came forward to help without solicitation. Not every single time, maybe-there is that practice also-but you follow the guidelines that you have in your parish, in your diocese. In May 2008, Fr Steven gave a two-part talk on the Resurrection, at Holy Dormition Monastery in Rives Junction, Michigan, to a retreat of the Midwest Antiochian Women's Association. Absolution is really reserved for the members of the Church.

On the other hand, as I said, the faithful must go to confession to their own parish priest, and only with the blessing of their own priest they can go to confession to somebody else. Not words directed at me, but words simply that came from his heart, the things he reflects on, what he’s thinking about at different times in his life. Take exit 138 (Route 127 north) toward Lansing. And, well, I’m absolutely certain he was right, that’s what they were singing read the Psalms-all of creation is singing.

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