handwritten copy in German, typed copy in German; handwritten copy translated into English, typed copy translated into English; another typed translation (2 8.5x11 pages)
Sisters of St. Benedict, Monastery Immaculate Conception, Ferdinand, Indiana
The prayer-chain custom may have begun in 1968, succeeded by the prayer partners program in 1979-1980. The prayer partners program has one community member praying for another community member. Names are drawn for the matches.
Sisters of St. Benedict, Monastery Immaculate Conception, Ferdinand, Indiana
KLOSTERLICHE BRAUCHE appears only in Copy 3 (black binding) of ANWENDUNG. A copy of the original was not made for this file to avoid handling the original.
Sisters of St. Benedict, Monastery Immaculate Conception, Ferdinand, Indiana
This rendition of the "Gloria in Excelsis Deo" was and is traditionally sung by the Ferdinand Benedictines Christmas Eve before Midnight Mass or to awaken the sisters before Midnight Mass.
Sisters of St. Benedict, Monastery Immaculate Conception, Ferdinand, Indiana