Monastery Ceremonies


May 2004
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Perpetual Profession

Br Yousef Marie
Br Yousef Marie, C.SS.R. on the day of his perpetual profession, 15 March 2004. Br Yousef Marie (Yousef is Arabic for Joseph) was born in Sydney, Australia, the eldest son of Yousef and Norma Abdel-Ahad. Brother was born in the Oriental Rite of the Catholic Church and is a fluent Arabic speaker. Before he entered the monastery he worked as his father’s assistant in the family joinery business.


June 2004

The Tomb of Christ

The Tomb of Christ set up each year on Good Friday evening.


Blessing the Monastery

Blessing the Monastery with the Paschal Blessing on Easter Sunday.

Blessing each cell with Paschal Holy Water

Each cell is sprinkled with Paschal Holy Water.


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