Fr. Just allow yourself to be in the presence of God when you go to the monastery, and allow God to speak to you. The real facade is decorated with statues of saints on a side porch from which there is the body of architecture punctuated large central arch complaint. 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So the first thing is to encourage the person to visit as much as possible before making the decision. In addition to this, and in keeping with Romanian traditions of monastery-based education, the monastery founded HDM Press Publishing Co. Four books have been published so far, with more scheduled to follow. This page was last edited on September 6, 2014, at 07:59. 3389 Rives Eaton Road On August 15 of that year, at the feast of the Holy Dormition, Mother Gabriella was installed as the second abbess. He studied in a monastic seminary, starting at the age of eleven years old, went through schooling, theological school, and I think he has a degree in literature also, liberal arts and law. In July 1929, Pope Pius XI raised the old sanctuary to the dignity of minor basilica. We are an Orthodox monastic community under the omophorion of His Eminence Archbishop NATHANIEL of the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of the Orthodox Church in America. We write a journal, a monastic journal, three times a year. To learn more about our life and ministry, please explore the additional sections of our website. Box 709, Avondale, PA 19311 Business Manager: Silvia Lawrence Director of Religious Education: Bennett Schurr. Having a vegetable garden to provide somea very small portionof the food needed for the community and for the pilgrims. YouTube. . On the contrary, she emphasized the difficulty within the life, that it is a hard life. Can you tell us more about that? They can ask the spiritual father, the spiritual mother of the community for that advice, for a spiritual word. Sunday Morning, 5:00 PM Ninth Hour, Vespers, Small Compline In the spring of 1989, Fr Roman Braga joined the nuns at Rives Junction. The monastery is approximately 1/4 mile on the left side. Lambertown Rd. We read the lives of the saints. I pray this will be beneficial for those who listen. The sanctuary of St. Gabriel is a very dear place of pilgrimage for young people. Two main events: one in March, one hundred days was an examination, to take a high school diploma, in which thousands of students from Abruzzo and Marche, arriving to the sanctuary, to pray for a Following the successful outcome, and in which the feathers are blessed; and another in the last week of August, it is celebrated the tent city during which hundreds of young people (but also not so young) camp for five days, giving life to a religious meeting. To whom are you obedient? This is how she made me understand, and I thought I would never Shes trying to discourage me. Episodes May 9, 2008 Resurrection - part 2 Daily, 5:00 PM Ninth Hour, Vespers, Small Compline. That was that particular mission of that community and still is. 1978 - Mothers Benedicta and Gabriella leave Varatec Monastery (Romania) to go to the Monastery of the Transfiguration. Since 2002, the retreat has been hosted by Holy Dormition Monastery. Line; to Franklin Twp. Take Route 127 south to Berry Road exit. The nuns moved onto the property in January of 1988 and the first Liturgy was served in the farmhouse in April of that year. . Berry Rd dead ends into Rives Eaton Rdturn right at the stop sign. 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Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. //]]>, Website: Please SUBSCRIBE to our YOUTUBE channel.A Lenten Retreat with Mother Gabriella of the Dormition of the Mother of God Monastery in Rives Juction, Michigan.See. From the North The Bell Tower has been completed and the Gate House was finished in the Spring of 2007. We began by going to visit the monastery of Holy Dormition, where we were greeted by Mother Gabriella and Mother Macrina, who impressed upon the pilgrims how we can take aspects of monastic life and implement it in the midst of the world. Hopefully, recordings of her talk will be available shortly. Holydays, 9 AM; 7 PM. So that spiritual relationship is very important. But more important and more durable than the materials from which it is built, this monastery is and will always remain a holy place, a place for Orthodox Christians, a place with stable foundations, which time with its continuous changes will not be able to destroy because it was born out of the depths of Faith. She felt that fiction about religious and moral subjects should possess literary value, not merely serve as sentiment. The Monastery is 1/4 of a mile down the road on the left hand side. The mission is to be there to offer hospitality and a place for the Christians to come, for the faithful to come, for keeping the liturgical cycle of prayers, to keep the flame of prayer burning for the good of the whole world, to provide that unity of Christ and the world. Having an orchard, also; it helps with the food needed. Sufficiently wide and level approach or gradually sloping ramp to door; doorway wider than 32 inches, with automatic door or one that is easily opened with . God spoke through her. Ear phones or audio loops that enhance the sound are available for people who are hard of hearing. Ms. Patricia Kushiner: Mother, what kind of life did you have as a child, and how do you think it prepared you to become a monastic? Serves as chapel for large gatherings in summer (including, 1992 - By this time, one Romanian nun, three Romanian. In the courtyard of the Serbian Orthodox church in Novo Brdo (#Kosovo), four dogs were poisoned by a local Kosovo Albanian captured by video camera Four dogs were poisoned and died in the courtyard of the #Serbian #Orthodox #Church of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God Show more . Take exit 138 (Route 127 north) toward Lansing. The core principles that guide, unite, and sustain the monastery are nonetheless principles that find their source not in the innovations of the American Orthodox but in the traditions of the ancient Church and her fathers and mothers. And no monastic community, I think, is set up with a specific mission in mind as youll find in the West, but, by virtue of being there. Years back, Mother Alexandra was considered to be a pioneer of monasticism in this country because there were only maybe two other monastic communities in the United States at that time. ; to Rt. From North- Take US127 South. She will be greatly missed by all those whose lives she touched. And I, as a child who gets homework, I tried to do that: do my homework. Other services (memorial services, Unction services, etc) can be offered upon request. Do we realize it or not? Between the left building the faade of the sanctuary is the body there is a garden with a porch. I wonder why. And I said to myself, Well, no matter how hard its going to be, I still want to try it and find out for myself if I can do it or not. This is how I started out the journey. Take Berry Road exit. ], [Nuns chant in response: Ceea ce eti mai cinstit dect heruvimii i mai marit fr de asemnare dect serafimii, care fr stricciune pe Dumnezeu-Cuvntul ai nscut, pe tine, cea cu adevrat. Holy Dormition Monastery of the ROEA OCA located in Rives Junction, MI Fr. Find out more about the monastic life and perhaps explore how you can help the monastery with their building fund for a new chapel. Then the abbess is obedient, in some aspects, to the whole community, because an abbess is an abbess of a community, and we work together. Can you tell us what these differences are? From East or West Interviewing Mother Gabriella was Ancient Faith Radios Patricia Kushiner. Ms. Kushiner: Now, I understand that you entered the monastery at a fairly young age. The architrave of the faade is styled Greek temple, with painted San Gabriel surround by angels. Mother Gabriella continues this tradition of extending love and compassion to clergy families. The Gate House hosts the gift shop and the monasterys museum, and also serves as a place of reception for visitors. What advice would you give them? Mother Gabriella: There are a few basic differences between West and East with regards to monasticism. Ms. Kushiner: There are many pilgrims who come here and spend time, and I think, as you say, have benefited, but can you talk a little bit, too, about those who are more attached to the monastery and the relationship you have with them? This is why there are some people who would like, if they had the possibility, to move closer physically to the monastery, where they could have a closer contact with monastic communities. Other activities include hospitality to visitors, taking care of the monastery's cemetery and maintaining a large vegetable garden, as well as everything required to sustain the life of the community. God bless. Ms. Kushiner: When a pilgrim comes to spend time at the monastery, what advice would you give them for staying at a monastery? And there are no fees for pilgrims who come and stay at the monastery, each contributes according to their own means. Facebook | Mother Gabriella: God provides opportunities. Our particular community does a variety of things, although the community is small in numbers, we do some iconography, some mounting of icons that people buy for their own homes; we do some sewing of vestments and altar covers and cassocks for priests. John W. Dormition of the Mother of God Monastery. Gable was born Mary Margaret Gable in Wisconsin, and received the name "Mariella" when she entered the Order of Saint Benedict at Saint Benedict's Monastery in St. Joseph, Minnesota, in 1916. Ms. Kushiner: Lets go back and talk about your journey again. St. Gabriel's shrine. Holy Dormition Monastery, Rives Jct MI - The North American Thebaid Holy Dormition Monastery, Rives Jct MI I am very pleased to finally be posting a new gallery of images from my pilgrimage to the Dormition of the Mother of God Orthodox Monastery in Rives Jct MI (OCA, Romanian Archdiocese). So there is a lot of joy in that those who experience it, they would never want to exchange that for anything else in the world. Although someone must be the leader, the spokesperson for the community, we work together. Rives Junction, MI 49277 After I entered the monastery in Romania, and I was a novice to Mother Benedicta, then it was only four years later that I was asked if I would come to the United States with her to help with the monastery in Pennsylvania. The foundation of this monastery represents the unity of Orthodoxy and Faith and its continuity in this land. As a child, I looked at her as someone very special, although I had not had much contact with her, except just a few times. And after he was tonsured a monk and ordained, he was taken to prison for five more years. Today, sewing continues to be a significant part of the income generated by the monastery. The Monastery is 1/4 of a mile down the road on the left hand side. Romanian Episcopate. Orthodox monasticism is based on the relationship between spiritual father/spiritual mother, spiritual child. I was initially somewhat worried regarding the courage the nuns had to establish a monastery in Rives Junction, in a wild and deserted place, on the site of an abandoned farm, and having neither a bank account nor any money. The monastery is approximately 1/4 mile on the left . In January of 1988, the Monastery began its permanent life in Rives Junction, Michigan and was dedicated to the Dormition (falling asleep) of the Mother of God. So with that, I dont think I can say that its different than what I expected to be, or its better or worse. Mother Benedicta suffered along with Fr. Expansion began in 1995 with the construction of the new Trapeza (dining room and kitchen). History[edit] The Sanctuary of St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows (Italian: Santuario di San Gabriele dell'Addolorata) is located at the foot of the Gran Sasso, in the municipality of Isola del Gran Sasso, in Teramo province, Abruzzo region, Italy. At the altar, there are marble Baroque dcor of the Crucified Jesus and the Holy Spirit venerated by two women, including Mother Teresa of Calcutta. Copyright 19962023. The other difficult aspect of it is denying yourself, and cutting off of the will is a monastic expression, on giving of yourself, the obedience. Remains today of the original building, the "Pozzo di San Francesco" and, on the ground floor of what was once the convent, the dining hall and monastery with the stone portals of the 16th century and with a series of 17th century frescoes depicting scenes from the life of St. Francis. Cost ($15/person, $25/couple, $5/student) 55 1 comment 5 shares Share Upon arrival at the monastery, Mother Gabriella and the sisterhood of the monastery graciously welcomed all of the guests assembled for the remaining moments before the Archbishop was committed to the earth. Berry Rd dead ends into Rives Eaton Rdturn right at the stop sign. 1988 - Sisterhood moves to Rives Junction, Michigan (present location). The nuns never collect money in church or at the lunches; they invite all pilgrims to participate. Romanian Episcopate. There remains always a continuity to the past. The experience that each one has in visiting, in making a retreat at the monastery is always greater and more beneficial than anyone has expected. Roman often came toencourage the clergy wives with a short word. YouTube Romanian Episcopate, PO Box 128 If they come to help in the kitchen, in the preparation of food or washing dishes or cleaning the dining room, again, they know its a way of offering hospitality to other pilgrims who come. To this date, four books have been published, and have been very well received. He taught high school in Bucharest for a few years. 926); to Lambertown Rd. Contact | There was just something in my heart that pushed me that way, but nothing very clear, and I simply did not expect anything in particular. Abbess V Rev Mother Gabriella (Ursache) Monastery Rev Fr John Konkle Priest [email protected]. Berry Rd dead ends into Rives Eaton Rdturn right at the stop sign. Ancient Faith Radio takes you to Rives Junction, Michigan, situated between Lansing and Jackson, in an isolated and tranquil section of the country. People come to just remove themselves from their everyday routine for a little bit. This is how God called me. Our Monastery is located in south central Michigan, seven miles north of Jackson, in the small farming community of Rives Junction, on 200 acres of largely wooded land with an array of wildlife. We have to respect the needs of everyone, to think in very selfless terms what is to be done, how to administer for the community, for the good of the community. Our monastery is built by the love, hard work and financial support of many pious and dedicated people, who fulfill the words of the Scriptures--doing everything in love, multiplying the talents and laying up treasures in heaven. Those are, I think, basic differences. There was a problem of language in the Church at that time also. I was a stone, A rock, placed in a garden chiseled and carved emptied to be filled. Ms. Kushiner: You are listening to Ancient Faith Radio, and we are talking with Mother Gabriella, abbess of Holy Dormition Monastery. While they stayed in Terre Haute, they tried to resurrect a defunct Romanian Orthodox Church in town, but its survival was rather brief. John Konkle | Holy Dormition Monastery Dormition of the Mother of God Orthodox Monastery Rives Junction, Michigan Menu Home About Us Our History Monastic Life Our Work Icon Workshops The Main Church St. Andrew Chapel The Cemetery Slideshows Visitors Hospitality All Services are in both Romanian and English. The monastic rule of prayer and the liturgical cycle has never been interrupted in this monastery. Mother Gabriella, abbess of the Holy Dormition Monastery, addressing the parish retreat on the topic of repentance. Rives Junction, MI 49277-9739 US. Orthodox monasticism is based on the tradition of the Fathers. 2535 Grey Tower Road, Jackson MI 49201-9120|Tel: The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America, Constitution & By-Laws and Official Documents, Department of Religious Education (United States), Department of Religious Education (Canada), Department of Youth and Young Adult Ministries, [email protected]. A visit with Mother Gabriella, abbess of Holy Dormition Monastery in Rives Junction, Michigan. Were very grateful, and its been a pleasure. The shrine receives an average of 2 million visitors a year and is thus one of the 15 . So that is very important. The Orthodox Monastery of THE DORMITION OF THE MOTHER OF GOD Founded 1987. The idea is that every monastic community is self-sufficient, so monastics will work to provide for their own daily bread, so to say. Instagram | Obedience is absolutely necessary for the leaders of the community also. As I said, this would be other things aside from offering hospitality and answering the phone and paying the bills and all of those other things that are necessary for the function of the community. A new house for the sisterhood with offices, work rooms, and a private library was completed in 2004. They left behind in Varatec Sister Alexandrina, a long time spiritual daughter of Mother Benedicta, who was able to join them in the US, only a year after her tonsuring in Varatec. 1999 Spring - Completion of the expansion of St Nicholas house. 215-587-3500 The console has also been completely redone, has three manuals of 56 notes each (C1-Sol5) and concave-parallel pedal of 30 notes (C1-Fa3). The monastery was founded on March 27, 1987 by three nuns from Romania with a desire to pursue missionary work and to contribute to the growth of Orthodoxy in America. [2] She is honored on campus with a residence hall[3] and a literary prize, both named in her honor.[4]. We thank you for carrying the burden with us and may God grant you many years unto Salvation. Since 2002, the retreat has been hosted by Holy Dormition Monastery. Sister Alexandrina, now the professed nun Mother Apolinaria, who, like Mother Benedicta, Fr Roman and so many others, had experienced many years of repressive treatment at the hands of the communist regime. After he came out of prison, just a few short years after that, he was sent as a missionary to Brazil, to the Mayan community. Accessibility Information: Church and Meeting Room: Church and meeting room are accessible with an accessible restroom. Dormition of the Mother of God Orthodox Monastery: Rives Junction: Michigan: Ascension of The Lord Orthodox Monastery: Clinton: Michigan: Transfiguration Orthodox Monastery: . At end of exit ramp, turn left. Thats dormitionmonastery.com. 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. Take I-94 toward Jackson. Try to listen to Gods speaking to you. Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}423101N 133927E / 42.5169N 13.6575E / 42.5169; 13.6575. Parish Meeting Room/Hall: Accessible entrances, parking, curb cuts and ramps to accessible entrances and restroom facilities adapted for wheelchair users for at least one meeting room. So there are two aspects here that makes the monastic life a hard way of life, but as I said, if we do that, if we can understand and do that whole-heartedly, for the right reasons, its not hard. (Rt. Roman through his imprisonment, as part of a member of the family. Original property had a farm house, pole barn, and garage. With the aid of substantial donations from a couple of devout parishes, and the proceeds of nine months of their own labor in sewing vestments, altar covers, and the like, they were able to pay off the mortgage on the property in only 8 months. In five years time the community tripled in size. Above this is the Iron Cross. January 2012 Liturgical Challenges - Ethnic Traditions Mother Gabriella, Abbess of Holy Dormition Monastery in Rives Junction, Michigan. Thats up to us, but all of us have that need. This is a monastery founded by Mother Alexandra, formerly Princess Ileana of Romania, who, understanding the need for monasticism in North America, came here from France to establish the first monastic community under the jurisdiction of the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America. The roof is made of iron and rests above the entrance of the building that has a square concrete. Superior: Igumen Sergius (Bowyer). Sundays, 7:30, 9:30, 11:30 AM. It is located in Rives Junction, Michigan. Among the famous visitors of the shrine, Pope John Paul II and the then prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Joseph Ratzinger. Mother Gabriella: I hope that our monastic community here follows the model of monastic communities in general as regards to the work of every day. Length: 44:21. Friday Evening, 6:00 PM Vespers with Litiya, Matins and First Hour. It is our hope and prayer that this holy place will grow, reaching the heights of all spiritual understanding. 1 Bypass; to Mill Rd. Mother Gabriella: Its been a pleasure for me, too, and thank you very much for inviting me to speak with you today. The Dormition of the Mother of God, or Holy Dormition, Monastery, is the home to eight nuns; plus two young novices; an aging and remarkable hieromonk, Fr. Ms. Kushiner: A typical day for you is composed of prayer, works of hospitality, and other work. To that a few other activities have been added, such as making prayer ropes, decorating eggs, mounting icons, hand painting icons, speaking engagements and hosting many retreats at the monastery for groups of all ages. And then is to explain what is expected of the person, what the schedule is, what the type of work that community does, and to try to form a relationship even before the person makes a commitment. The establishment of the monastery at this particular location is not necessarily odd. How did you come to America, and when this monastery was founded, what is its mission? This monastic journal, entitled The Burning Bush, is distributed to over 2700 people, throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. Telegram | In the courtyard of the Serbian Orthodox church in Novo Brdo (#Kosovo), four dogs were poisoned by a local Kosovo Albanian captured by video camera Four dogs were poisoned and died in the courtyard of the #Serbian #Orthodox #Church of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God Show more . The monastery also forms the centrepiece of the Holy Mountains National Nature Park(established 1997). So Mother Benedicta and myself coming there, we started to live and to be an example. We do tell people about the length of the services, and that I learned from one of the pilgrims who, after being in church for a couple hours, said, What do you do in church so many hours? not being used to it. Orthodox monasticism remained the same as from its beginning. St Barbara Monastery, Santa Barbara, California. Some people find obedience quite difficult. There are more scheduled to be printed in the months to come. [citation needed], Among authors whose work she respected were J. F. Powers and Flannery O'Connor;[1] She also introduced such writers as Frank O'Connor, Sean O'Faolain, Mary Lavin, and Bryan MacMahon to American audiences. The monastery is approximately 1/4 mile on the left side. It is also within three to four hours from Cleveland and Chicago. Roman. Mother Gabriella: The abbess, of course, first of all, has to be obedient to God, to the holy Gospel, the teachings of the holy Scripture, and then the spiritual father. The windows are green, placed in.maniera rhythmic and are rectangular. To arrange a visit please see Hospitality and Visitor Guidelines. So we advise people to do that. On August 14-16, 2015, hundreds of faithful from near and far were welcomed by Mother Gabriella and the Sisterhood of the Dormition of the Mother of God Monastery, Rives Junction, MI, for the community's annual pilgrimage. Posts. each community is guided and always remembers those who have lived in that community before and moved on and now they are in the cemetery. The monastery is near the town of Sviatohirsk(so named for the monastery in 2003), in Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. XING. It will provide space for the gift shop, receiving room and a more formal entrance into the monastery.
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