Can you tell us more about that? Fr. I think those who come to work with us are those who understand that the work they offer extends to so many more people, that if they come to help with beautifying the place, there are so many other people who come and benefit from that, to find joy and spiritual delight in being at the monastery for a few hours or for a day or two. She was the editor of several anthologies of short stories, including Great Modern Catholic Short Stories (1942), Our Father's House (1945), and Many-Colored Fleece (1950), and wrote numerous essays as well; as a result she played a large role in shaping mid-century opinions of Catholic fiction in the United States and in Europe. In five years time the community tripled in size. YouTube So we advise people to do that. Eventually the pole barn was converted into a chapel, now dedicated to St. Andrew, which continued for 25 years to serve as the main church of the monastery. The foundation of this monastery represents the unity of Orthodoxy and Faith and its continuity in this land. The monastery is approximately 1/4 mile on the left side. The property is located in a small rural town, set in sleepy southern Michigan, about seven miles north of Jackson. 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Abbess V Rev Mother Gabriella (Ursache) Monastery Rev Fr John Konkle Priest jwkonkle@gmail.com. Every monastic community, including ours, does some type of work that would provide for the needs of the community. As we know, Western monasticism today is quite different to Orthodox monasticism today. It is also within three to four hours from Cleveland and Chicago. I sit and wait. So it was a living example. 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. The Monastery is 1/4 of a mile down the road on the left hand side. St. Gabriel's shrine. What makes a good monastic is one who can bear in ones heart the joys and the sorrows of the world, is one who has reached that level of identifying oneself with the pain and the suffering of the world, with the needs of every Christian who lives in the world. A two acre area was allotted to be used as a burial place for Orthodox Christians. Its one of those things that is hard to explain. . Information on Holy Dormition Monastery is available at their website, which is dormitionmonastery.com. Reels. Then what is the mystery of this extraordinary help given by God? The addition to the cloister (the nuns quarters) was completed in the spring of 2005. Try to listen to Gods speaking to you. 3389 Rives Eaton Road Yes, I was finishing high school. 7124 visits. 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. And she asked me what I would like to do after I finished high school, and I gave her a very vague answer. The entry into marble has three portals whose major center topped by a painted architrave. Mother Benedicta grew up in the monastery all her life, so this way of life was her way of life, and it was very natural. I was not very good at it, so every time when I went back to Fr. We tell people, we warn people, to say that services are long, and to try to participate as much as they can, to make an effort. Abbey of the Dormition is a Catholic abbey belonging to the Benedictine Order in Jerusalem, on Mount Zion just outside the walls of the Old City near the Zion Gate. After only about four years in Brazil, he came to the United States, and he worked for the Romanian Episcopate here in the United States. ; to McCue Rd. Paisios, with his guidance and his teaching, encouraging me to pray and to believe in God in these very simple ways, he told me to pray even as a child. The time in Ellwood City had prepared them for the years that were to come. The monastery is near the town of Sviatohirsk(so named for the monastery in 2003), in Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. I think for six years, the first imprisonment. At end of exit ramp, turn left. Interview with Mother Gabriella at Holy Dormition Monastery in Rives Junction, MI. 20 affiliations. Posts. Tagged. Mother Gabriella. And I, as a child who gets homework, I tried to do that: do my homework. Life in a Monastery - Ancient Faith The relationship, I think, is a very natural, normal relationship of fellow Christians. To all this can be added the work that is necessary to sustain the life of the community and to offer generous hospitality to all visitors. The shrine receives an average of 2 million visitors a year and is thus one of the 15 . 1987 - Mothers Benedicta, Gabriella, and Apolinaria leave the Monastery of the Transfiguration for Terre Haute, Indiana, to start the Monastery of the Dormition. var l=new Array(); Archbishop Paul laid to rest at Holy Dormition Monastery A new house for the sisterhood with offices, work rooms, and a private library was completed in 2004. Expansion of the St Nicholas house was finished in the early spring of 1999. And because monastic communities are somewhat removed from the world, from the noise of the world, from the activities of [the] everyday world, then it provides a place also for pilgrims to come and find rest and peace and a word of counsel and of comfort. The Rives Junction property acquired in 1987 included an old farm house and a pole barn. Mother Gabriella: Generally speaking, every Orthodox monastery has the same mission, of being a place of prayer, a place for those who are called to live the monastic life, for their own salvation and for the salvation of the world. Ear phones or audio loops that enhance the sound are available for people who are hard of hearing. This is following the example of Christ, to have retreated in the wilderness, to pray and fast. Interviewing Mother Gabriella was Ancient Faith Radios Patricia Kushiner. Location 3389 Rives Eaton Rd, Rives Junction MI 49277-9739, Mailing PO Box 128, RIVES JUNCTION MI 49277-0128Address, Email dormitionmonastery@dormitionmonastery.org, Website http://www.dormitionmonastery.org, Abbess V Rev Mother Gabriella (Ursache), Monastery Rev Fr John KonklePriest jwkonkle@gmail.com. As God has a plan with each one of us, so he has a plan with a few to live the monastic life, to dedicate, to serve him, to serve the world in this respect. The modern sanctuary, to a design school and completed by the architect Gio Ponti Eugenio Abruzzini, houses fine examples of sacred art contemporary artists such as Enrico Accatino, Ugolino da Belluno, Guido Strazza, Tito Amodei, Nino Di Simone. There are many people today who rest in the beauty and tranquility of the cemetery. One is the physical effort, the hard work, the long hours of prayers, the fasting. This vision had to be fulfilled through a monastic structure; not by importing or re-creating a glorious past, but by drawing on the traditions of the past that keep alive the Orthodox faith. But nevertheless, that was the crucial moment. This is how God works. The Church has been deprived of a pipe organ from the year of completion until 2012, when it was decided to provide the structure with a tool that was also adapted to the large size of the Church itself. Take I-94 toward Jackson. The apse is decorated in the style early Christian with the saints portrayed in false recesses. 1993 - Open air pavilion constructed. And we had a friend of the family who had become a nun, and I met her that spring, as I was finishing high school. We read the lives of the saints. Just in time for Great Lent! Holy Dormition Orthodox Monastery :: Rives Junction, Michigan :: Email Us. Sviatohirsk Lavra - Wikipedia Mother Abbess Gabriella of Holy Dormition Monastery in Michigan will be giving an Advent Retreat for people in the Bluegrass area this Saturday, from 9am to 2pm at St. Andrew Orthodox Church in Lexington. Line; to London-Britain Twp. [Nun chants verse: My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God, my Savior! Contact Info. History[edit] The graves are attended daily by one of the community members with incense, candles, flowers, and peace. Coffee hour afterward on the pavilion. For those people who come or would like to experience a closer relationship, its the prayer life of a monastic community. Mother Benedicta suffered along with Fr. Lectures from guest speakers at the monastery and others by Mother Gabriella, Abbess at Holy Dormition Monastery in Rives Junction, MI. The interior has lgnea cover on the roof and is very geometrically, since all three main enteate[check spelling] brought to the altar. Can you tell us a little bit about what circumstances led you to enter the monastery when you did? Copyright 19962023. Rives Junction, MI 49277 US. Episodes May 9, 2008 Resurrection - part 2 Visitors and groups are welcome at the monastery for the day or for short overnight stays in our guest house. The first books were printed in the monasteries and through the monasteries were spread to the people. [Nun chants verse: No, I shall not die. Mother Gabriella | Mother Gabriella, abbess of the Holy Dorm | Flickr Berry Rd dead ends into Rives Eaton Rdturn right at the stop sign. It is located in Rives Junction, Michigan. Male St. Tikhon's Orthodox Monastery, South Canaan, Pennsylvania. The Orthodox Monastery of THE DORMITION OF THE MOTHER OF GOD Founded 1987 Location 3389 Rives Eaton Rd, Rives Junction MI 49277-9739 . Mother Gabriella: If anyone expresses a desire to join the monastic community, we advise the person to come and visit first, and find out for herself what it is and what that particular monastic community is, because its two ways: one needs to be accepted in the community, and the other part of it is one needs to fit within that particular community. On the contrary, she emphasized the difficulty within the life, that it is a hard life. This is how I was asked to come, and that was in 1978, and I came with Mother Benedicta to the United States. Attempted to resurrect a defunct Romanian Orthodox church, failed. I think its because we always look for examples in our lives. It will provide space for the gift shop, receiving room and a more formal entrance into the monastery. Site Map | And that, again, is quite obvious. Vigil Mass, Saturdays, 4:15 PM. On the Feast Day (August 15), an average of 600 people attend the services. 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. In 1809 the monastery was abandoned by the followers of Saint Francis, following the suppression of the religious orders of the Napoleonic period, and their place was taken in 1847 by Passionists. It is the prayer of the nuns, and God always sends help. In keeping with this tradition, and desiring to provide a means of spreading the teachings of the Church to Orthodox America, the HDM Press Publishing Co was founded in 1994 and received with enthusiasm. ! Also in 1992, Mother Benedicta, wanting to retire from the public leadership of the Monastery, passed the herald onto Mother Gabriella. Our History | Holy Dormition Monastery 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. Contact | The community consists of women living the monastic tradition of a Christ-centered prayer life for the monastic members. We visited Holy Dormition Monastery this year for our 14th annual mission trip. 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. Each monastic community is just a little different, by virtue of the size of the community, the work that the community does, the geographical area where the community is placed, those are little differences, and each one will have to find a community where one can fit in and is able to be part of it. DailyEvening, 6:00 PM Vespers with Litiya, Matins and First Hour. To me, monastics are somewhat of a mystery. Perhaps this is some of its appeal to those who visit, who then find themselves transported back in time to the ancient Church or perhaps simply, to simpler times in general. The monastic rule of prayer and the liturgical cycle has never been interrupted in this monastery. We believe if we grow spiritually, if we deepen our spiritual relationship with God, if we deny ourselves, then in that we follow Christs example of sacrifice for the world. The nuns never collect money in church or at the lunches; they invite all pilgrims to participate. The shrine receives an average of 2 million visitors a year and is thus one of the 15 most visited sanctuaries in the world.[1]. 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. So we went to church, we kept the Church calendar at home, the feast days and the fasts, and celebrating the feasts of the Church. A large vegetable garden provides fresh vegetables all summer long as well as enough produce for canning to last for the winter. Clergy - Rev. John W Konkle - Orthodox Church in America The monastery is approximately 1/4 mile on the left side. Deani Monastery on Twitter: "In the courtyard of the Serbian Orthodox Mother Gabriella: Yes, lets go back to how I came to the United States. Length: 44:21. Sunday Morning, 5:00 PM Ninth Hour, Vespers, Small Compline [Nun chants verse: The Lord is mighty and has done great things for me and holy is his name, and his mercy reaches from age to age for those who fear him. Of course, anyone, I would say, that has thought of entering a monastic community, we encourage them to pursue that, because theres so many people who dont even think of it, but if theres anyone out there who has that question within themselves, we encourage them to pursue that, find out why even the question is there. Those are the things that will provide for the income for the benefit of the community, plus a few other things, crafts and prayer ropes, and a few other art things. Weekdays, Monday to Thursday, 9 AM. We went to the monasteries on pilgrimages as children also. Thats up to us, but all of us have that need. The general work that youll find in every monastic community would be: food preparation and serving at the table and cleaning and maintenance, the work that is required to maintain the buildings and the function of a community every day. 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. Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord! The nuns moved onto the property in January of 1988 and the first Liturgy was served in the farmhouse in April of that year. Home | Holy Dormition Monastery Telegram | He comes from a large, pious family, and the family, they had two other brothers who are monastics, and then Mother Benedicta also. As would be the case later, Mother Benedictas lifelong experience of monastic life brought to the Ellwood City community a wealth of knowledge based on the tradition of Romanian monasticism. You can catch groups of deer wandering around happily. It is a Pan-Orthodox event designed for clergy wives to have fellowship together, learn from a guest speaker, and participate in the services and hospitality at Holy Dormition Monastery, Rives Junction, MI. Need to update your Directory information? From the South Mariella Gable, OSB (18981985) was an American academic, writer, and literary critic. On the Feast Day of the Dormition that year, by the grace of God and with the blessing of His Grace Bishop Nathaniel, Mother Gabriella was installed as the new and second Abbess. They retired from the world; they removed themselves from the world in monastic communities, usually that are set up at the edge of the cities, in more remote and quiet areas, to provide an environment for prayer and meditation and a place for pilgrims also, for them to journey to a quiet, remote place for retreat, for prayer and meditation and counsel. 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. There are rules and theres a discipline within every community, but the spiritual growth is based on that personal relationship and guidance of each one, because each one of us are different, and each one has different spiritual needs, and we are at different spiritual levels of growth. The Dormition is one of the major holy days in Orthodoxy. Did you find that in addition to the hard life? In 1934 she received her PhD from Cornell University, and took a position as chair of the Department of English at the College of Saint Benedict, where she remained until 1958. St. Herman of Alaska Monastery, Platina CA; Monastery of St. John of San Francisco, Manton CA; Holy Assumption Monastery, Calistoga CA; Holy Cross Monastery, Castro Valley CA; Monastery of the Venerable St. Silouan the Athonite, Sonora CA; St Barbara Orthodox Monastery, Santa Paula CA; St. Anthony's Greek Orthodox Monastery, Florence AZ In the spring of 1989, Fr Roman Braga joined the nuns at Rives Junction. DirectionsFrom East or West- Take I-94 toward Jackson. In every aspect of life, I think we people look for examples to follow, to be encouraged by. Mother Benedicta was an older sister of Fr. Instagram | Sundays, 7:30, 9:30, 11:30 AM. 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. 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. Please call the Monastery to make arrangements. 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. There are more scheduled to be printed in the months to come. Monasteries in United States - World Orthodox Directory Mother Gabriella: I grew up in a Christian home with a very pious mother, and I take this as a gift from God, since we dont choose where we are born, what place on earth or what kind of family. Work on the iconography of the Church continues. ; to Rt. Mother Benedicta assumed the position of Abbess and Fr Roman became the Spiritual Father. Mariella Gable - Wikipedia The Abbey is said to mark the spot where Mary, mother of Jesus, died. The roof is made of iron and rests above the entrance of the building that has a square concrete. 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. Every monastic community, including ourselves, will start with prayers early in the morning, and then the work that needs to be done that particular day. Copyright 2005-2023 Ancient Faith Ministries, Inc.All Rights Reserved. The Monastery is 1/4 of a mile down the road on the left hand side. There remains always a continuity to the past. Monastery of the Holy Theotokos the Life Giving Spring Dunlap, California, United States. Find out more about the monastic life and perhaps explore how you can help the monastery with their building fund for a new chapel. She felt that fiction about religious and moral subjects should possess literary value, not merely serve as sentiment. 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. //]]>, Website: Holydays, 9 AM; 7 PM. Dormition of the Mother of God Monastery - United States Churches Mother Gabriella: We are brothers and sisters and Christ. To this date, four books have been published, and have been very well received. The monastery began to publish a bilingual journal (Romanian and English) as a teaching tool, both educational and informational, and a link between the monastery and the faithful, with the goal that each issue would be related to topics of general interest. The windows are green, placed in.maniera rhythmic and are rectangular. Mother Benedicta becomes abbess. 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. 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. 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 . Having a vegetable garden to provide somea very small portionof the food needed for the community and for the pilgrims. Devotion to St. Andrew has continued without interruption since the original founding, though in less visible ways since moving to Rives Junction. Were very grateful, and its been a pleasure. This page has been accessed 42,578 times. 517-962-9294. Line; to U.S. Rt. Aren't the next few sweet photos? Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. The crypt is built in Gothic style with fake marble narrow and high arches, arabesques in gold out praying angels portraits. Call Pastor: 517-569-2873 Call Office: 517-962-9294 Send Fax: Email Mother Gabriella (Ursache) Email Rev. Catholic academic, writer, and literary critic, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mariella_Gable&oldid=1142654333, 20th-century American non-fiction writers, 20th-century American Roman Catholic nuns, College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University faculty, Articles with unsourced statements from August 2019, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 3 March 2023, at 17:15.
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