IN CŒNACULO a newsletter for friends of silverstream priory Benedictine Monks of Perpetual Adoration of the Most Holy Sacrament Stamullen • Co. Meath • Ireland PENTECOST 2016 visitors from Rome and from the Nether- A Letter from Father Prior lands. Monsignor Karel Kasteel, a prelate with DEAR FRIENDS OF a long and distinguished history of service to SILVERSTREAM PRIORY, the Holy See, shared with us generously out of the storehouse of his wisdom and experience. S YOU WILL SEE from the Monsignor Kasteel came to us accompanied photos in this issue of In by Mother M. Paola Gosta, prioress of the Cnaculo, the first phase of Benedictines of Perpetual Adoration in Rome construction and renovation and by Mother M. Immaculata Franken, pri- A is well underway. July 4th is oress of the Benedictines of Perpetual Adora- the projected date of the completion of the tion in Tegelen in the Netherlands. works of this phase. The completed works will provide us with eleven monastic cells. On Tuesday, 26 April, His Lordship, Dr Mi- Heartfelt thanks to all who have contributed chael Smith, Bishop of Meath visited the pri- or who will contribute to the funds needed ory to greet Monsignor Kasteel and to see the for this phase of the work. work undertaken thus far. After meeting with The community at Silverstream is growing the whole community and with our guests, His apace. With two postulants and one aspirant Lordship visited the construction site and, be- presently added to our number, and several fore leaving, imparted his blessing to us. other men expected in the coming weeks, it is Dom Benedict continues his work in urgent that the works go forward in a timely graphic design and in the production of li- manner. The second phase of the works will be turgical texts for our Divine Office. Dom the transformation of the old stone cattle shed into a monastic Oratory with space for eighteen monks. At the moment the pos- tulants and aspirant are housed in narrow cubicles in the old laundry room. In each cubicle there is just enough room for a narrow bed and a chair. A plain white curtain drawn across the front of each cu- bicle affords its occcupant a symbolic but reasonably effective privacy. The last week of April brought us the visit of dear Finnian, apart from welcoming visitors in by demolishing everything. The ground must the gatehouse, has been busy with electrical be cleared for the Work of God. work in the temporary cubicles and else- We celebrate Holy Mass and the Divine where in the house. Dom Elijah pursues his Office to the accompaniment of buzzing drills theological studies at Saint Saviour’s in Dub- and resounding hammers. The floor under us lin and, at the same time, works closely with vibrates and the ceiling above us shakes. Bits our architects, engineers, and contractors in of plaster fall onto the altar and into our choir moving the renovations and constructions books. In spite of our best efforts to keep the forward. Postulants Nicholas and Ben, and house clean, dust lies thick on everything. In- aspirant Patrick, assist in a variety of tasks convenient though these things may be, they while going, as one would expect, from dis- remind us, at every turn, that God is doing a covery to discovery in these first months of great work here at Silverstream. their monastic journey. We are filled with gratitude for all that has It has been no mean challenge to preserve been done thus far and for all that lies ahead. our Benedictine peace amidst the noise, and Thank you for being a part of this Work of God. dust, and chaos of so much demolition and In Christ, construction. A lively sense of humour is in- dispensable. Of one thing we are certain: when God sets about building something, He begins “Sicut novellæ olivarum”: Postulants & Aspirants “Thy sons shall be like young olive branches, round about thy table” (Ps. 126) Postulant Ben from Australia Aspirant Patrick from Postulant Nicholas Co. Down from Alabama “I have come to know Jesus Christ, & Him crucified, that I may know him, & the power of his Resurrec- tion, & the fellowship of His sufferings, & be made conformable to his death.” Postulant Nicholas “takes up his cross” Our Father in God, Bishop Smith, im- parts his blessing D. Finnian adoring the Most High D. Benedict checking online orders “DRAW NEAR TO CHRIST; HE IS THE LIVING ANTITYPE OF THAT STONE WHICH MEN REJECTED, WHICH Panem cæli GOD HAS CHOSEN AND dedit eis! PRIZED; YOU TOO MUST BE BUILT UP ON HIM STONES D. Finnian , & Constance the Cat THAT LIVE AND BREATHE, INTO A SPIRITUAL FABRIC; Clean- ing old YOU MUST BE A HOLY (moldy!) books PRIESTHOOD, TO OFFER UP THAT SPIRITUAL SACRIFICE WHICH GOD ACCEPTS THROUGH JESUS CHRIST.” I Peter 2:4-5 “Creative chaos” Father Prior Paschal inspects the Candle The new choir stalls new con- prepared by arrive just in time for struction D. Benedict the new vocations 1:100 GA09 - - - D monastic church. The chapel must accommo E date choir stalls for 25 monks, and space for 30 lay visitors or retreatants. Working close ÆDIFICARE ly with our architect, we have decided to ren ovate an old stone cattle shed adjacent to the ITERUM monastery. This undertaking cannot wait. - ET RENOVARE We will soon have no space large enough to accommodate our growing community at FW TO BUILD AJ 1 AGAIN - worship. FW AND RENEW AJ 2 G.t. (3) A SMALL is needed CLOISTER to connect andQUAD unify AT Silverstream we are ERE RANGLE - experiencing a bit of a “vo - the existing monastic2740 complex, along with - cations crisis” — but not the new offices andFW workshops. AJ 3 G.t. 0 FW kind that you often hear about .00 2740 2740 (4) THE — FUTURE with provisionAJ 4 MONASTIC for a commu FW MH in 1 the Church today. We sim CHURCHG.t. 0.00 - SVP 5 SVP 4 FW nity of 30 monks and 100 guests and AJ visi5 FW AJ 11 G.t. 2600 Hply cannot accomodate in our house and in tors —G.t. will be a monumental confession of FW our little temporary oratory the numbersA of the traditional Catholic faith in the face of an AJ 6 men who are knocking at our door to pursue - Ireland beset2525 with secularist ideologies, athe a monastic vocation. Our needs at this we pointurgent ism, materialism, and all the other “isms” that 2070 FW are critical. They can be broken down into threaten the goodness, truth, and beauty of AJ 7 SVP the following areas. an authentically Catholic culture. 6 (1) IN THE MAIN HOUSE, - Please give, and give generously, so as to - ly need 11 monastic cells for the men who are allow the young men who are knocking at our door to give themselves to Christ in the presenting themselves forB the lifelong service A G.t. monastic life! If you can help with any of SVP FW of God as Benedictines Cof Silverstream. Each 7 AJ 8 cell needs to be completely rewired for elec these projects, please contact Very Rever end Father Prior. § tricity. Plumbing needs to installed. Proper 1740 heating must be provided. FW can send a AJ 10 (2) A SUITABLE is needed,G.t. for TEMPORARY the long period be- SVP CHAPEL 10 2070 fore we are able to begin work on a proper ¶ OUR FRIENDS IN THE U.S.A. 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