This is a Latin mass arranged for soprano and alto or tenor and bass voices with the organ accompaniment.

This Mass in Honor of St. Helen is written for two equal voices with organ.

These are original compositions handwritten by Vincent Wagner, O.S.B., of St. Meinrad.

These are original compositions in Latin and English, handwritten by Vincent Wagner, O.S.B., of St. Meinrad.

This mass for three equal voices with the organ accompaniment alternates with Gregorian chant.

This mass was composed to enable the congregation to sing alternately with a choir of male voices.

This
This is an original composition by Vincent Wagner, O.S.B., who died on Sept. 27, 1951. Father Vincent was a brother to Sr. Ignatia Wagner.

Linda Campbell is an exclaustrated member of the Ferdinand community. These cassettes include AC0263, AC0264, AC0265.

This Latin mass was written for solo and unison chorus.

This membership diploma is an example of a devotion involving prayers, indulgences, and Mass remembrances. The recipients of the diploma: Srs. of St. Benedict. The Pious Union of St. Joseph's Death belongs to Benedictine Abbey, St. Benedict, Oregon.

Found among the monastery's older German documents, this meditation book was probably used by one of the community's members.

The copies in this file were used at the organ.

These are original compositions handwritten by Vincent Wagner, O.S.B., of St. Meinrad.

This Mass is an original composition by Vincent Wagner, O.S.B. Father Vincent was a brother of Sister Ignatia Wagner, a Ferdinand Benedictine.

These are two of many original compositions in Father Vincent' script belonging to the Monastery Immaculate Conception.

This is a "Mass in honor St. Joan of Arc" for three male voices.

Father Vincent Wagner of St. Meinrad was a brother of Sr. Ignatia Wagner of Ferdinand.

This mass was dedicated to Mother M. Victoria of the Ursuline Convent, Louisville, Kentucky.

These are original compositions handwritten by Vincent Wagner, O.S.B., of St. Meinrad.

The history of the Forty Hours Devotion (Forty Hours Adoration) is presented in Chapter I of this booklet.

These books are made up of copied music for Soprano I, Soprano II, and Alto singers.

This is a collection of sacred music for female voices.

The "Rite of Transfer" refers to a sister's transferring from another monastery to Monastery Immaculate Conception. See "Finding Aids" for names of sisters who have transferred to Ferdinand.

The Ferdinand Benedictines began compiling their own Liturgy of the Hours books with numerous addenda in the 1970's.

Directives, explanations, practices, Ferdinand, 2005 to present.

These programs reflect the development of liturgical practices from the early 1970's to the present.

These booklets were compiled for liturgical use by the sisters and used for specific celebrations. Most are undated.

This LITURGICAL PRAYERS AND SERVICES was used for monastery devotions, blessings, and other services.

These music scores were presented to the archives by Sister Gemma Gettelfinger, O.S.B.

The value of these books lies in the work the sisters did in copying music selections and having them bound in the monastery book bindery.

The sisters at Monastery Immaculate Conception recited the Office of the Blessed Virgin from 1867 through 1937 when they began the Divine Office in Latin. The 1900 Latin-German book is on display in the quadrangle.

Liberation Theology interest surged in the 1970's. These cassettes include AC0258, AC0259, AC0260.

The Ferdinand community received permission to recite the Divine Office in 1936 from Bishop Ritter.

Sister Kathryn Marie Huber was prioress of the Monastery Immaculate Conception at the time of this talk.

Sister Kathryn Marie Huber was prioress of Monastery Immaculate Conception at the time of this conference.

Kevin Ryan, O.S.B., was monastery chaplain. These cassettes include AC0215, AC0216, AC0217, AC0218, AC0218, AC0219, AC0220.

Pat Walsh, O.P. was from Emmaus House.

The lectionary resulted from THE CONSTITUTION ON SACRED LITURGY (Vatican II) directives.

Sister Maria Tasto gave these lectures on March 10 and March 17, 1998, to the community.

This Latin hymnal was used at the monastery organ.
The book is currently on loan to Sr. Michelle Mohr

Ladauto Si activities in the community. These activities reflect the ongoing activities of the community administration to provide education on peace and justice issues.

This is music in octavo form with the organ accompaniment.

This book of 21 Latin hymns might possibly have been brought from Covington by Ferdinand's founding members.

This hymnal and prayerbook was sent to the archives from the liturgy department. "Convent" is written on the inside cover which indicates that the book was used for monastery liturgy. A second copy is from the Infirmary Chapel. The hymn numbers in this book were written by Sister Cyrilla Myers, one of the builders of the monastery and academy's music department.

This is church music for unaccompanied voices.

This invitatory book was used at Monastery Immaculate Conception during the years that the Divine Office was sung and chanted in Latin.

Jane Becker, O.S.B., is a member of the Ferdinand community. These cassettes include AC0136, AC0137, AC0138, AC0139.

The Public Record is signed by Mother Scholastica Stockman, Mother Seraphine Kordes, Father Fintan Wiederkehr, and Bishop Joseph Chartrand.

These are installation and blessing of the prioresses programs only. See also "Prioress Election" folders which are in chronological order.

The professed sister participates in seminars before first and final profession.

The names of the sisters who were to be evaluated for temporary profession or perpetual profession are on these forms.

The sisters for many decades directed the Mass servers in the parishes and at the monastery.

Most of these homilies were given at various times by monastery chaplains. The last section contains homilies by several visiting priests.

Most of these homilies were given at various times by monastery chaplains. The last section contains homilies by several visiting priests.

This is not a complete set of Holy Week-Easter Liturgy Programs. A copy of "Lamentations of Jeremiah the Prophet" is included in this file.

In an effort to sort all kinds of Holy Week programs these "Holy Week" programs were placed in this separate archive folder. This includes Easter Sunday and the Easter Season.

These booklets were taken apart; the words were typed and the music hand notated; the books were rebound by hand.

Spiral bound book, Doctoral dissertation, Bloomington, 2001; cd of dissertation

This is church music for unaccompanied voices.

The source of this book is unknown. The inside cover carries the following: "Henry F. Brackman, Victoria, St. Francis, Wisc. 1899-190 "
This item is on display in the south quad hallway (Academic wing) cabinet.

This Latin music is arranged for soprano, alto, tenor and bass.

This booklet was written for private distribution for occasional self-examination or exhortation.

The oldest monastery seal appears in this book which was used in the monastery sacristy.

The need to discover viable strategies for catalyzing discussion about women's roles in Church leadership led FutureChurch to develop a special survey to learn what progressive Catholics believe about possible strategies and steps.

Some of these programs are personal; two are general.

Father William Walker served as chaplain at the monastery from 1936 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1956.

Father Stephen Snoich served as infirmary chaplain.

Father Sean Hoppe served at the monastery from 1989 to 1995.

Father Patrick Shaughnessy (1907-1987) served as chaplain at the monastery from 1960 to 1967.

Father Maurus Ohligslager served as chaplain at the monastery from September, 1922-February, 1924 and again from 1956-1957.

Father Mark O'Keefe, O.S.B., served as chaplain at the monastery from 1987 to 1990.

Father Kevin Ryan served as chaplain at the monastery from 1967 to 1975. Father Kevin is a member of St. Meinrad Archabbey.

Father Jerome Palmer served as chaplain at the monastery from 1949 to 1950.

Father Gerard Ellspermann served at the monastery from 1975-1980.

Father Cyprian Davis served on a team of chaplains in the late 1900's and early 2000's.

Father Conrad served as chaplain at the monastery from 1957 to 1960 and at Marian Heights Academy from 1972-1993.

Father Albert Kleber served as chaplain at the monastery from 1950-1951.

In the years 1975 and 1976, the golden jubilee celebration and diamond jubilee celebration were combined. In 1980, the golden, diamond and seventieth celebrations were combined. The programs for these events are filed in this folder. To Our Golden Jubilarians "Because of You" poem from 1922 also in file (moved from deleted file 1444.

The faith communities were set up to help community-building efforts. The title of faith community was changed to deanery in 1999.

This book contains original music by Vincent Wagner, O.S.B., of St. Meinrad.

The Ferdinand Benedictines began compiling and producing their own Liturgy of the Hours books in the late 50s. Accession #790, in conjunction with this file, contains the letters of Mother Julia Goebel and a monk of Blue Cloud Abbey, regarding the request from Curia (Cong. for Sacred Rites) for Rome's approval of the vernacular text of this book of Matins.

This is chorus music in octavo form.

This document was issued upon the erection of the Stations of the Cross in the infirmary chapel in St. Benedict Hall in 1936.

This English breviary was intended primarily for the use of the Benedictine Brothers in St. Meinrad Abbey.

The title translated reads, "General Direction Examination for Religious Associations in Exchange of Communications of Merits."

These are offertories for the Feasts of Ascension, Pentecost and Trinity Sunday in Latin and German.

This file contains a bibliography of devotions to St. Joseph observed at Monastery Immaculate Conception, Ferdinand, Indiana 1886-present.

This demonstration missal carries the signature of Henry J. Grimmelsman, Bishop of Evansville.

Pages 227 - 242 of this book are printed upside down.

Members of the Administration follow an annual visitation schedule to visit with deaneries (faith communities) and members living alone.

Sister Mary Siena Besselman died at the age of 29 from multiple sclerosis.

Customs, handouts, Ferdinand, 1996-1997

Booklets, paper copies, Ferdinand, St. Meinrad, mostly undated, 1893-2003

These cassettes include AC0202, AC0203, AC0204, AC0205, AC0206, AC0207, AC0208.