tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503689522096376739.post6502480455323648112..comments2023-10-17T12:19:22.853+01:00Comments on The Catholic Heritage Association of Ireland: Mount Melleray RetreatCatholic Heritage Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16931529213337535429noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503689522096376739.post-86923778170594409002010-07-14T17:57:06.446+01:002010-07-14T17:57:06.446+01:00We must all pray very hard for the monks of Mount ...We must all pray very hard for the monks of Mount Melleray. Their mission is a very precious one. Their number decline every year. Just a few months ago we lost Fr. Athanasius, a most holy Priest. Let us pray hard for those who pray for us!Virgo Potenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11671675001264119757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503689522096376739.post-75160746482112882072010-04-15T20:06:15.361+01:002010-04-15T20:06:15.361+01:00I got no reply from Novice Master. Can you help me...I got no reply from Novice Master. Can you help me?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503689522096376739.post-72145593330284161422010-04-14T16:37:31.794+01:002010-04-14T16:37:31.794+01:00I hope that you will be announcing this early next...I hope that you will be announcing this early next year.Bagenal Harveynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503689522096376739.post-21155469503260260542010-04-14T00:03:09.988+01:002010-04-14T00:03:09.988+01:00There is nothing more precious today than the powe...There is nothing more precious today than the power of contemplative prayer. How often do we read in the Bible of Our Lord withdrawing into the desert. The Enclosed Retreats should be brought back and well supported. They were never more necessary. Well done St. Conleth's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503689522096376739.post-88588957657326338332010-04-13T19:41:50.196+01:002010-04-13T19:41:50.196+01:00I'm sorry that I couldn't go but work comm...I'm sorry that I couldn't go but work commitments prevented me. Maybe next year I will be able. Mount Melleray is a very prayerful and spiritual place. My House is a House of Prayer!Donnelly's Hollowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15180715612774640084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503689522096376739.post-3757127005094549162010-03-31T21:55:35.907+01:002010-03-31T21:55:35.907+01:00The sad decline of this branch of the Benedictine ...The sad decline of this branch of the Benedictine family is very marked. They have largely given up the penitential life that was their great gift to the Church while being unable to undertake the kind of liturgical gifts that their elder brothers in that family have shown. Tragic.<br /><br />JSBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503689522096376739.post-28346395195757099252010-03-29T17:14:41.719+01:002010-03-29T17:14:41.719+01:00Going on the most recent statistics from the Gener...Going on the most recent statistics from the General House, Mount Melleray is still the largest of the Irish Cistercian Houses of Male Religious (24 compared with 19 in Roscrea and Portglenone, 15 in Mellifont and 10 in Bolton. They had one member in temporary vows, like Roscrea and Portglenone. On the other hand, both Mellifont and Portglenone were listed as having two novices each.<br /><br />However, Knight of Our Lady, I'm sure there's always room for one more...<br /><br />God bless you!Convenorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17939527929709019039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503689522096376739.post-68741495419931622122010-03-29T14:51:18.248+01:002010-03-29T14:51:18.248+01:00Just wondering what vocations to Mount Melleray ar...Just wondering what vocations to Mount Melleray are like at the moment? Thanks.Knight of Our Ladynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503689522096376739.post-89278300549248669152010-03-29T12:51:33.318+01:002010-03-29T12:51:33.318+01:00Mount Melleray holds many special memories for me....Mount Melleray holds many special memories for me. Can you let us know when this retreat comes up again next year. The pictures look fantastic. We must do all we can to support monks because they will be the ones gaining the graces for the world to keep it going in the present sad times.Virgo Potensnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503689522096376739.post-76592281552060793082010-03-28T20:11:00.386+01:002010-03-28T20:11:00.386+01:00Great pictures, looks like a beautiful place.Great pictures, looks like a beautiful place.Cerinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503689522096376739.post-24446162673338733702010-03-28T13:18:40.698+01:002010-03-28T13:18:40.698+01:00This retreat was a deeply spiritual experience. I ...This retreat was a deeply spiritual experience. I want to thank Fr. Patrick, the organisers and everyone who participated for making it one of the most reverent few days of my life. It is sad to see the monastery in decline but I hope that the Pope's letter to the Catholics of Ireland will inspire the monks to reflect upon the lost traditions of Irish monasticism.<br /><br />PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503689522096376739.post-39771813327324712202010-03-27T21:47:33.354+00:002010-03-27T21:47:33.354+00:00Would love to have been with you guys. Do they kno...Would love to have been with you guys. Do they know about Mariawald?Quis ut Deushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05428389266197679366noreply@blogger.com