Hoar frost on the trees created a beautiful decoration on the walkway to the Abbey
church.

Candidates Robert and Edmundo set up the Christmas tree in our Abbey church on
December 24.

Br. Kurt and Br. Anthony decorate
the Abbey dining room on December 24 with Christmas decorations.

Fr. Joseph spent more than a week at the Abbey in the middle part of December due to
a need to clean his room at Bruno. At age 94, he is the oldest member of our
community. Here he joins the community for breakfast on Dec. 23.

The last week of Advent features the famous “O” antiphons sung at Vespers. A visual
reminder of each antiphon is given by a new symbol put up every day from Dec. 17
through the 24th.