Completion of the new guest house took place in November 2001. 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). Mother Benedicta was an older sister of Fr. Take Exit 138 (US127 North) toward Lansing. When you choose to do something, God gives the grace, and its not so difficult, and obviously, its not impossible, but its not given for everyone to live this kind of life. The vaults are painted in light blue, while the chapels there are no relevant artistic elements. Generally speaking, that is the mission of monasticism. 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. Over the years, other projects have been accomplished including the construction of a large garage, a monastic prayer skete in the woods, and a monastic workshop with an iconography studio. They can ask the spiritual father, the spiritual mother of the community for that advice, for a spiritual word. From the North 29 Apr 2023 15:42:16 At the bottom of the church, the ground floor there is the crypt with the body of the saint. 1987 - Mothers Benedicta, Gabriella, and Apolinaria leave the Monastery of the Transfiguration for Terre Haute, Indiana, to start the Monastery of the Dormition. ljubica gojgic on Twitter: "RT @DecaniMonastery: In the courtyard of Try to listen to Gods speaking to you. 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. On the Feast Day (August 15), an average of 600 people attend the services. The construction of the Gate House and Bell Tower were started in Summer of 2005. 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. All rights reserved. if (l[i].substring(0, 1) == '|') document.write("&#"+unescape(l[i].substring(1))+";"); ; to Rt. Try to leave the worries of their everyday life behind. [2] She is honored on campus with a residence hall[3] and a literary prize, both named in her honor.[4]. Now, Orthodox monasticism, as I said, is an intense life of prayer and asceticism removed from the world, in order that we ourselves grow in a deeper relationship with God, in order to serve our fellow man better. Take Route 127 south to Berry Road exit. 3399 Rives Eaton Rd. To whom are you obedient? A summer pavilion which houses the annual Pilgrimage of the Dormition of the Mother of God on August 15 was an early priority. In falling asleep,you did not forsake the world. This page has been accessed 42,578 times. In July 1929, Pope Pius XI raised the old sanctuary to the dignity of minor basilica. In 2006 a gift shop (lower floor) and museum (upper floor) attached to a stone bell tower were completed. We went to the monasteries on pilgrimages as children also. Did you find that in addition to the hard life? 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. In five years time the community tripled in size. Romanian Episcopate. At the same time they had the opportunity to become familiar with the American society in general and the Orthodox society in particular. Assistive Listening Device (ALD): Church is equipped with ALD for sound system. In the sense of: what do you do with your heart, with your mind, if youre not used to it, to meditate, to pray, to concentrate, to discipline yourself? Sunday Evening, 6:00 PM Unction Service on one FRIDAY of each month. And after he was tonsured a monk and ordained, he was taken to prison for five more years. Archbishop Paul laid to rest at Holy Dormition Monastery Holy Dormition Monastery to be Built in Thailand Holy Dormition Monastery to be Built in Thailand The steady growth of the monastery and the increasing interest in its well-being exhibited not only by Romanian Orthodox but by all ethnicities of the faith led the nuns to embark on a development plan. Reels. I loved spending some time here in silence and solitude and reflecting on God's goodness. Can you tell us a little bit about what circumstances led you to enter the monastery when you did? Directions From East or West - Take I-94 toward Jackson. Mother Gabriella, abbess of the Holy Dormition Monastery, addressing the parish retreat on the topic of repentance. I was a stone, A rock, placed in a garden chiseled and carved emptied to be filled. She will be greatly missed by all those whose lives she touched. The first books were printed in the monasteries and through the monasteries were spread to the people. 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. Since 2002, the retreat has been hosted by Holy Dormition Monastery. The difficult part of it, I think there are two aspects. Every monastery has its own cemetery, and the Rives Junction one is no exception. People might come for confession. 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. 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