March 06, 2011
PHOTOS: Open House of Our Lady of Ephesus Priory in Gower, MO
There was an open house today at the Priory of Our Lady of Ephesus, the new home of the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles near Gower, Missouri. Below are photographs of the day.
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| A good crowd of about 400 came to see the new priory. |
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The photos appear in no particular order. Here is an old sewing machine, inherited from a different community, that the sisters use to make vestments. The making of vestments, as shown below, is one way the sisters sustain their community. |
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| Smaller than a room, bigger than a closet, the sisters live in "cells," as shown above. |
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| An example of the needle craft the sisters use in the creation of priestly vestments. |
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| Another example. |
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The sisters keep different colors of thread in these cabinets, ones that once served as part of the card catalogue at Conception Abbey. |
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| A vestment, a chasuble, nearing completion. |
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| A wider view of the sisters' sewing space. |
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| Projects in middle stages. |
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| March is muddy in Missouri's rural areas. Here is a cloister within a cloister. |
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| A sacristy cabinet. |
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| A view of the sisters' chapel. |
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| The office. |
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| The confessional. |
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| The confessor's earthly tools. |
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| A crucifix in the library area. |
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| A hallway in the priory. |
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| A photograph of a guest's room taken from the hallway. |
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| The library. |
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| More of the library. |
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| The exterior. |
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| Two sisters who are birth sisters, entertain a young visitor. |
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| "Hey, Sister, it's my turn. Her nickname is my birth name, afterall." |
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| Mother Cecilia, the prioress of the community, talks to another young visitor. |
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| Another exterior shot. |
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In the building's anteroom, Saint Benedict took it all in stride, his order lasting 1,500 years or so. |
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