Just got out of Mass for the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul. The Abbot presided and preached (I actually understood a few words) there was a large mixed choir of men and women (from the surrounding area, I guess) and a brass quintet. It was definitely a High Mass. I didn't even mind my cold nose and ears. On this Feast of St. Paul, I especially prayed for all the folks of Sts. Peter & Paul Cathedral Parish in Indy.
The sky is a clear blue and the sun is shining brightly.
This afternoon I'm gonna make one more swing through the Monastery Gift Shop, then start to pack.
In the morning, I'll probably attend Lauds "in civvies" so I can head for the train station right after. I want to get to the airport plenty early to request an exit row seat, or maybe even an upgrade ... anything to get a little more leg room. I fly Zurich to Chicago, then Chicago to Indy. If all goes according to plan, I'm supposed to be in Indy around 8:30pm, which will be 1:30am "body time." It will be a long day.
My visit to the Mutterabtei has been everything I wanted and needed it to be ... restful, prayerful and educational. I'm grateful for the opprtunity, the permission and the means to make it happen.
So having drunk deeply of the monastic tradition here, I head back to the parish for a few more months. The plan is that I'll return to Saint Meinrad around the first of July. As for what I'll be doing then ... God knows... the Abbot isn't telling and I'm not asking ... there's plenty for me to do till then.
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