MEMORIAL DAY - May 31, 2010
-- Feast of the Visitation of Mary and Elizabeth
For the Trappist monks, our neighbors and those we rent this property from, Memorial Day 2010, also the Feast of the Visitation, was a great day. One of their brothers, Br. Maria Lazarus (pictured here), made his permanent commitment to the community of Trappists at Assumption Abbey here in the Ozarks of Missouri. The monks came here in September of 1950 as a foundation from the New Melleray Abbey near Dubuque, Iowa. Over the course of these past 60 years they have slowly become a part of the fabric of this southwestern Missouri region of the Ozarks -- Douglas County, rural Ava, MO. Over the course of these 60 years, the Trappist here have supported themselves first by farming, then by making concrete blocks, and presently with a very good and popular fruit cake.
Br. Maria Lazarus, who made his solemn profession to this community on Monday of this Memorial Day weekend, is presently the baker. As a Franciscan community, we congratulate Br. Lazarus on his solemn vows. If you want to learn more about the Trappist community here, check out the website for Assumption Abbey, Ava, Mo. On that same website, you can also check out, and if you would want to do so, purchase one or more of their fruit cakes.
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