Now that golf season has ended, and now that I have a lot of free time while I recover from my knee surgery, I can start back up on the posts! You can find my past posts here: written by Twinkle Toes.
Our Daily Schedule at Gower:
5:05 Matins and Private Prayer
7:10 Lauds, Prime, and Breakfast
8:45 Work (We mainly worked in the garden.)
10:50 Terce, Mass, Sext, Lunch
2:15 Exposition, None, Free time/Rosary
5:30 Vespers then Supper
6:45 Work
8:00 Compline, then bed
After Compline is the Grand Silence (no talking) which goes until after Prime the next morning.
The nuns gave us a tour of their sewing studio during our final day at Gower and showed us how to make vestments and altar linens.
Emily and I happen to have the same godparents (small world!) so we took a quick picture together to send to our godmother.
While we were at Gower, we were able to see one of my close friends (the girl in the middle).
The singing at Gower was amazing! I’ve grown up listening to their CDs at home and to hear them in person was even more beautiful!
That is what a tabernacle should look like. Beautiful and right in the center of the church and everything focused right on it. Just beautiful.
This is so refreshing – the purity and peace in these pictures, as well as in your description of their daily life, is so uplifting. I can't wait for Part Two!
Sounds like a great trip! What a small world. My girls and I had a work day at Gower too— only we just got to drive an hour. They loved it! The girl in the middle who is your friend often goes to our parish on Sunday too. 😊
By the way, I heard your family watched Operation V—my kids were in that, “Davy” being one of them.
Please tell your mom hi from me. God bless!
What a wonderful experience of beauty and growing in your Christian walk.
Beautiful post. Thank you for sharing your experience!
I just visited there a month ago! It is a beautiful place. 🙂
This was a most unique experience for you and your sister. Such a serene setting and how close both of you must have felt to our Dear Lord and His Mother Mary. I so enjoy the newsletters from these dear Sisters and one Sister especially has been blessed with the wonderful talent to draw. Thank you for sharing these beautiful photos. I pray that your knee will heal soon. Have a lovely summer Twinkle Toes.
I have been considering converting to Catholicism and I was wondering what your belief on Creation/Evolution is? ❤❤❤