Fr. Daniel celebrated his 88th birthday on Jan. 14. The oldest monk at St. Peter’s Abbey, Fr. Daniel cuts his birthday cake during supper.

Anna Nguyen and her husband, Paul, and family invited the monks and friends to their home at St. Peter’s Abbey for a Vietnamese meal on Dec  27. It was the first time her family had been together in more than three years.

St. Peter’s monks enjoyed a Vietnamese hymn prior to the evening mass at the Abbey.

The monks gathered with the Abbey staff on the afternoon of Dec. 21 for a Christmas party.