Solemnity of Christ The King...

November 26th was the Solemnity of Christ the King.

this day marked the beginning of the end of the 34 weeks in Ordinary Time of the Liturgical calendar of 2006. This means to say that the next week ay simula na ng Advent - ang pinakaka hintay hintay ng lahat ng mga Kristiyanong Katoliko, Protestante, Sabadista atbp. sa buong mundo. pinakaka hintay hintay nila ang highlight ng Advent season: ang dakilang Pasko ng sanlibutan. ....ang krismas trees, krismas karols, krismas lights, puto bumbong, ang simbang gabi, krismas parties, ...krismas gifts....atbp

here in our monastery, we obesrved a very simple celebration of the Solemnity of Christ the King= ... 9:15Am Conventual Mass with the community of the Benedictine nuns of Our Lady of the Desert and our resident guests at the guesthouse, followed shortly with the cookies time with them at the main receiving hall in Phase three of the Monastery, ...a main meal at 4Pm cooked and prepared by mexican monk Dom Rodrigo assisted by another mexican visiting monk Dom Antelmo, ...and a recreation for monks after the 5:30Pm Solemn Vespers and Benediction at 6:30Pm. ...Compline will be at 7:30pm followed by Night Silence, day will be over.

monks at this time must be doing their own personal activity as the day gives us long hours of free time for ourselves. while other monks would go out and hike at the riverbank of chama river, or do horseback riding with Fred and Rosie-, or make monastic walk around the vicinity of the monastery property (with its freezing temperature), i chose to stay inside my cell and do my own personal activity in there.

Sweep the dust and dirt in my cell; do workout and body conditioning with my gym equipment= Bench Press of 12 counts, three rep; Push Ups with my Push-up Bar, wide clasp range of 12 counts three reps; Barbel Curls of 12 counts three reps; Bicep Curls of 12 counts three reps; Lateral Extensions for my Triceps and Back , 12 counts of three reps; after doin my body conditioning exercises, i sat and faced my laptop and watched the movie Chronicles of Narnia while pushing down my energy level;