Day 4

Thursday began with former Provincial, Fr. Bonaventure [photo right] leading us in Morning Prayer & Mass. Father Sam is in charge of music and liturgical coordination at the chapter. Left to right below: Fr. Jenaro whose golden jubilee of profession we will celebrate next Wednesday evening, Frs. Jerome, Marion, our postulant Juan Guillermo, Fr. Jesus & Br. Bernard.

Our business this day was spent on the Acts of the Chapter. Most of the Acts of the chapter of 2005 were approved for the following triennium. Amendments were made to four of the Acts on Our Carmelite Life, one Act was dropped. Amendments were made to two Acts on Members and Formation, and one Act added. One Act under Government was delayed. Under Economics, the Medical Fund and Elder Care Fund were revised, and an addendum added on expenses requiring special permission. Tomorrow we will proceed to examine our provincial Policies.

In the evening, we shared supper with our Nuns. 96 year old Sr. Stella is now in the infirmary and unable to make her enchilladas. Our nuns now have two White veiled onesn in formation: one from Mexico, and Mary Catherine whose Oatmeal cookies are always a delight. Fr. Marion [photo right] entertained our nuns with his Vietnamese lute which he made of bamboo.