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2024
Dec. Vol. 41 No. 12 - GOD WALKED AMONG US
Nov. Vol. 41 No. 11 - MARYMOUNT'S RUBY JUBILEE
Oct. Vol. 41 No. 10 - JUBILEE GUEST HOUSE: Part II
Sept. Vol. 41 No. 9 - A "CHAIRWAY" TO HEAVEN

Aug.
Vol. 41 No. 8 - MORE HANDS MAKE LESS WORK
July Vol. 41 No. 7 - READERS WRITE...
June Vol. 41 No. 6 - CORPUS CHRISTI
May Vol. 41 No. 5 - WORK ON TWO TRACKS
April Vol. 41 No. 4 - JUBILEE GUEST HOUSE
Mar. Vol. 41 No. 3 -  "GO TO JOSEPH"
Feb. Vol. 41 No. 2 - BE MINE
Jan. Vol. 41 No. 1 - JOURNAL OF CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR'S
2023
Dec. Vol. 40 No. 12 - MARY'S GIFT
Nov. Vol. 40 No. 11 - IN MEMORIAM
Oct. Vol. 40 No. 10 - PRAYER - WORK - STUDY
Sept. Vol. 40 No. 9 - RETREATS OF TWO KINDS
Aug. Vol. 40 No. 8 - GROWING IN HOLINESS
July Vol. 40 No. 6 - THE HOLY SPIRIT & THE PINE
June Vol. 40 No. 5 - RETREATANTS WRITE...
May Vol. 40 No. 4 - DAY OF PILGRIMAGE
April Vol. 40 No. 3 - DEATH IS REAL
Mar Vol. 40 No. 2 - OUR LADY: ALIVE IN MEXICO
Jan. Vol. 40 No. 1 - POPE BENEDICT: A BLESSING FROM GOD
2022
Dec Vol 39 No. 12 - O COME LET US ADORE HIM!
Nov  Vol 39 No. 11 - LIFE IS NOT ENDED, BUT CHANGED
Oct Vol 39 No. 10 - THIRSTING FOR GOD: MICHAEL NOURSE
Sept Vol 39 No. 9 - MY PLANS ARE MY PLANS
Aug Vol 39 No. 8 - THE SECOND SIP & BILL BADER
July Vol 39 No. 7 - READERS WRITE...
June Vol 39 No. 6 - THE STORY OF A FEAST DAY
May Vol 39 No. 5 - INTERIOR FREEDOM & AUTHORITY
April Vol 39 No. 4 - BREAD FOR THE JOURNEY
Mar Vol 39 No. 3 - A PASSION FOR PEACE
Feb Vol 39 No. 2 - SPRING PROJECT
Jan Vol 39 No. 1 - SNOW AND PRAYER
2021
Dec Vol 38 No. 12 - KISSING THE FACE OF GOD
Nov Vol 38 No. 11 - REMAIN IN ME
Oct Vol 38 No. 10 - PRAYING AND SEEKING PEACE
Sept Vol 38 No. 9 - FATHER BILL McCANN AT MARYMOUNT
Aug Vol 38 No. 8- VACATION AT MARYMOUNT
July Vol 38 No. 7 - THE HOLY SPIRIT--A READY GUIDE
June Vol 38 No. 6 - RETREATANTS WRITE
May Vol 38 No. 5 - THE DESERT IN BLOOM
Apr Vol 38 No.4 - TRIDUUM & EASTER RETREAT
Mar Vol 38 No. 3 - A FIRST LOVE
Feb Vol 38 No. 2 - THE SHADOW OF DEATH
Jan Vol 38 No. 1 - THE COMMUNION OF SAINTS
2020
Dec Vol 37 No.12 - CHRISTMAS GREETINGS!
Nov Vol 37 No.11 - OUR HEALING GOD
Oct Vol 37 No.10 - PASSION TRAIL
Sep Vol 37 No. 9 - RETREATANTS WRITE...
Aug Vol 37 No. 8 - RECIPE FOR A RETREAT
Jul Vol 37 No. 7 - NESTING IN THE SILENCE OF GOD
Jun Vol 37 No. 6 - SILENCE: LOVE’S VOICE
May Vol 37 No. 5 - MARYMOUNT’S FIRST BENEFACTOR
Apr Vol 37 No. 4 - UNLESS a GRAIN of WHEAT FALLS to the GROUND and DIES
Mar Vol 37 No. 3 - PRAYER FOR THIS DAY AND TIME
Feb Vol 37 No. 2 - PRAYER REQUEST
Jan Vol 37 No. 1 - THE GIFTS OF SNOW

Archived Newsletters, Jubilee and Library Information


General Information

WHAT IS A HERMIT?

“[Hermits] devote their lives to the praise of God and the salvation of the world through the silence of solitude and through constant prayer and penance.”
(Code of Canon Law #603 of the Catholic Church)

As Hermit Sisters of Mary, we live by a Rule of Life which gives us the structures to maintain a silent, solitary life of prayer and penance, adoration and praise of God. In order to have the necessary time for this intense life of “constant prayer,” we try to limit our contact with visitors even though we warmly welcome you to come and experience the peace of God.

VISITORS
We reserve the hours of 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. daily for unscheduled visiting. Unless you have an appointment to see one of the Hermit Sisters, we ask you to limit your visiting time with us to these hours. Wednesday is our Day of Great Silence; we do not receive visitors on this day until after evening Mass.

Upon your arrival, park by the chapel and ring the bell (in the tower). Please wait five minutes; if no one comes, then ring the bell a second time. In the event that we are gone while you are here, please leave a note in chapel. Packages also may be left in the foyer of chapel.

Thank you for summoning us only during the specified hours. We are not available by phone, but messages can be left at (208) 256-4354. A recorded message gives the time for Mass depending on the season.

COMMUNITY PRAYER
Whether in our residence or in the chapel, much of our prayer, like Jesus in the desert, is solitary. However, we do come together as a community several times a day for common prayer in chapel. Visitors are welcome to join us for these times of prayer:

NORMAL SCHEDULE
7:35 a.m. Angelus bell rings
7:40 a.m. Lauds in chapel
8:00 a.m. Holy Mass (when a priest is available)
12 noon Angelus bell rings
4:45 p.m. Angelus bell rings
5:00 p.m. Vespers
8:00 p.m. Great Silence begins

WEDNESDAYS
This is our Day of Great Silence for deeper solitude and more time for personal prayer, so the community does not gather until Vespers. On this day, Mass is offered at 5:30 p.m. (when a priest is available).

NIGHT VIGILS
The hermit community has a regularly scheduled hour of Eucharistic Adoration. On Tuesdays and Thursdays the night vigil is from 12 midnight to 1:00 a.m. The night vigil on Saturday night is from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. You are welcome to attend.

FIRST FRIDAYS
The first Friday of each month during the summer, we have a Holy Hour from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. which includes Vespers (Evening Prayer) and Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament.

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
An important aspect of living out the ideal of “the praise of God” and “the salvation of the world” is through time spent in loving prayer before Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.

We offer you this opportunity here at Marymount Hermitage and encourage our visitors to spend time in adoration before the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the tabernacle. He is always waiting to receive the love, concerns and desires of our hearts. The chapel - Our Father’s House - is “a house of prayer” for everyone -- those who share our Catholic faith and those who do not.

SILENCE
We are happy to have you and are very grateful when our visitors help us to foster the necessary “silence of solitude” throughout the entire Hermitage grounds. This enables us and you to be faithful in “the praise of God” and in praying for “the salvation of the world.”

For the sake of this sacred conversation between God and His beloved children, we ask your cooperation in maintaining a reverent silence especially in and around the chapel. In our tradition, evening silence is sacred for the sake of prayer. We appreciate your refraining from talking if you are here after Vespers or for the night vigil.

Thank you for coming as a pilgrim of faith to Marymount.

Wisdom of the Desert...
Abba John said, “We went to Syria one day to see Abba Poemen; we wanted to ask him about purity of heart. The old man began by saying, “The nature of water is soft, that of stone is hard; but if a bottle is hung above the stone, allowing the water to fall drop by drop, it wears away the stone.

So it is with the word of God; it is soft and our heart is hard, but the man who hears the word of God often, opens his heart to the love of God.”
The Sayings of the Desert Fathers, #183


“ Let the Word of Christ, rich as it is, dwell in you.”
Col. 3:16

Marymount Hermitage...an oasis of peace and prayer, silence and solitude.

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