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Br. Martin Erspamer, OSB, created artwork for Fr. Christian Raab, OSB, of Fr. Christian's patron, Christian O'Conarchy. The artwork was given to him on his feast day.
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Br. Martin Erspamer, OSB, created artwork for Fr. Christian Raab, OSB, of Fr. Christian's patron, Christian O'Conarchy. The artwork was given to him on his feast day.

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  • Archabbot Kurt Stasiak, OSB, has the image used for the invitations for his solemn vows displayed in his faculty office at Saint Meinrad. The image was designed by a classmate who was also making solemn vows and includes the five monks being solemnly professed. Abbot Kurt's patron saint is Constantine.
  • Archabbot Kurt Stasiak, OSB, has the image used for the invitations for his solemn vows displayed in his faculty office at Saint Meinrad. The image was designed by a classmate who was also making solemn vows and includes the five monks being solemnly professed. Abbot Kurt's patron saint is Constantine.
  • In 2010, Br. Francis Wagner, OSB, bought a statue of his patron, Francis de Sales, while visiting the region of France that Francis de Sales is from and buried.
  • In 2010, Br. Francis Wagner, OSB, bought a statue of his patron, Francis de Sales, while visiting the region of France that Francis de Sales is from and buried.
  • Br. Martin Erspamer, OSB, created artwork for Fr. Christian Raab, OSB, of Fr. Christian's patron, Christian O'Conarchy. The artwork was given to him on his feast day.
  • Br. Kolbe Wolniakowski, OSB, visited Auschwitz this summer to see where his patron, Maximilian Kolbe was martyred. He had about 10 minutes by himself to pray by the cell Maximilian Kolbe died in and all he had in his pocket at the time was a little Polish coin. Br. Kolbe set the coin on the cell floor while he prayed and picked it back up before he left. "If I'm going to be talking about Maximilian Kolbe in front of a group of people, I'll take that coin with me," says Br. Kolbe. "And I'll ask him, 'Please pray for me. Help me get through this because your whole life pointed towards Christ.'"
  • Br. Kolbe Wolniakowski, OSB, visited Auschwitz this summer to see where his patron, Maximilian Kolbe was martyred. He had about 10 minutes by himself to pray by the cell Maximilian Kolbe died in and all he had in his pocket at the time was a little Polish coin. Br. Kolbe set the coin on the cell floor while he prayed and picked it back up before he left. "If I'm going to be talking about Maximilian Kolbe in front of a group of people, I'll take that coin with me," says Br. Kolbe. "And I'll ask him, 'Please pray for me. Help me get through this because your whole life pointed towards Christ.'"
  • Br. Stanley Rother Wagner, OSB, has an icon of Bl. Stanley Rother hanging in his cell in the monastery. “I call him ‘Flat Stanley," says Br. Stanley.<br /> <br /> Iconographer Vivian Imbruglia of Sacred Images Icons wrote this icon last summer. The Marian chasuble reflects both Stanleys’ devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary; the staff symbolizes Bl. Stanley’s call to be the Shepherd who did not run.
  • Fr. Mateo Zamora was gifted a framed page from the Gospel of Matthew for his priesthood ordination<br /> by the parish of Saint William in London where he was serving as a deacon. The manuscript was printed in 1521, the same year the Catholic faith came to the Philippines, where Fr. Mateo grew up. "There's that connection from my ministry in the Diocese of Lexington and the name that I have now as a monk," says Fr. Mateo.
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