Help Carmelite Nuns Repair Their Home
Ireland
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Mother Irene
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Category: Religious Liberty
Start Date: September 10, 2021
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UPDATE (JUNE 2023):
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Ave Maria
Dear Supporters,
It has been a long time since we updated this campaign, and we apologise to those of you who are not already on our regular mailing list. Thanks to your generosity, we are now living in the repaired farmhouse which is serving as our main house. The stairs were just recently completed, and only a few minor finishing touches remain to be done. In addition to providing for our daily needs, incoming donations are being set aside for the further development of the property.
The June Issue of our newsletter is now available on our website (Issue 24 - June 2023) as are all previous issues. We are trying to publish them every two months.
Thank you once again, and be assured of our gratitude and prayers.
In the love of Our Lord and His Blessed Mother,
Mother Irene & Community
UPDATE (4th May 2022):
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Dear Supporters,
We sincerely apologise for failing to keep you updated more regularly on the progress here. With the good weather and long daylight hours here at last, we must use every opportunity to plant this years crops, stain our wooden Cells, work on the house, etc., It means that the office work has been somewhat neglected...However, you have not been forgotten in our prayers and sacrifices which of course is our main Work in the heart of the Church.
Since our last update, there has been much progress. Coloured cement tiles have been laid on the entire ground floor, and now that we have sealed them with a clear varnish, they look just like traditional terracotta tiles - at a fraction of the cost. Upstairs, laminate wood flooring is now in place. We did most of the work of laying it ourselves, with help from one kind volunteer. The skirting boards have also been installed, although many of them have yet to be painted. The stairs are in place, but they too have yet to be stained and varnished...
This very moment the electrician is finishing off the electrical work, and the plumber has done a great deal already. One solid fuel stove was purchased second hand and is in good working order, while a range cooker is waiting to be installed.
The outward appearance of the house has changed little since the September update, but hopefully during the summer the builder will find time to plaster it. We would love to be able to cover it with flagstone to give it a more monastic appearance, but this would likely be too costly.
It is hopeful that we may be able to move into the house this summer. Still, there remains much work to be done in the development of St. Joseph's Hermitage. After the house, the erection of an enclosure wall is one of our most urgent needs.
One of the largest rooms in the house will serve as a temporary chapel, but it is our hope to erect something more permanent at some time in the future, as soon as circumstances will allow. Tentative plans are even now being drawn up for that purpose. Any donations which may not be required for the house or necessary development (such as the enclosure wall) will be carefully set aside for the future chapel - which is the most important part of a monastery. We invite you to be part of that foundation itself.
Overall, the progress on St. Joseph's Hermitage has been good and our hearts are full of gratitude, not only to God Who is so visibly blessing us, but also to you dear friends, since it is through you that He has done so. May He Himself be your eternal reward!
Very gratefully yours in Jesus, Mary & Joseph,
Rev. Mother Irene & Community
UPDATE (01/31/22):
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UPDATE (11/9/21):
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Ave Maria
Dear Supporters,
The interior plastering was completed some weeks ago, but as it took a long time to dry in our damp Irish climate, this has delayed further progress until now. Providence has enabled us to find a good carpenter to build the stairs for us, and the digger is currently on site to lay the necessary pipes and tank for the wastewater system.
The first coat of paint for the interior walls has been purchased, and half of the flooring; but beyond that the house is still in a very raw state. We have yet to purchase a range cooker to serve for cooking and heating, as well as simple second hand kitchen units, the rest of the flooring, and all the plumbing and electrical fittings.
We are deeply grateful for the generous response which we have met with so far from this fundraising page, however, we have not yet reached our goal.
If it is not too much to ask, we would be very much obliged to you if you would consider sharing this page with other potential benefactors.
With the assurance of our grateful prayers for you and all our benefactors,
Mother Irene & Community
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UPDATE (11/9/21):
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Dear Supporters,
You will see in the photos below where we are at present in the repair of our house. We cannot hope to finish it this year but by the grace of God, we hope it will be liveable by late Spring of 2022.
It is going to take a lot more funds to complete this house so we have basic facilities like a kitchen, bathroom, dry cupboards for our clothing etc.
We are receiving enquiries from potential candidates who are showing an interest in joining us.
May God bless and reward you all.
In Jesus' Name
Mother Irene
WILL YOU HELP US?
We need all the help we can get to raise enough funds to finish our monastery and our home!
A small Community of Traditional Catholic Carmelite Nuns in Ireland was evicted from their land last year, following the enforced removal of all their wooden buildings.
Since then the Nuns have purchased a new piece of land with an old farmhouse which is in the process of being repaired. They are in need of your help to complete this project in order to provide them and future aspirants with adequate space to live their Contemplative Religious Life of prayer and penance for the spiritual benefit of all.
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In March of this year, the Carmelite Nuns of the Holy Face moved from their former Hermitage in West Cork after being denied retention on their humble wooden buildings and evicted from their own land by the local County Council.
The Providence of God and the kindness of many benefactors has enabled them to purchase land with an old house in the hills of West Cork, Ireland. When fully repaired, the farmhouse will serve as their main building.
At present the nuns are using a 20ft converted shipping container to serve as a temporary chapel where they come together for community prayer for you and your family. They are using a garden shed as a temporary kitchen and have no piped water or electricity.
The Carmelites do what they can to support themselves according to the teachings of St. Paul and their Rule of Life. However as they must put nothing before the Work of God, they depend for the most part on the free-will offering of benefactors. No donation is too small and all benefactors are remembered in the daily prayers and sacrifices of the Nuns.
Never has there been a greater need for women and men to dedicate themselves to prayer and penance for the conversion of poor sinners and the salvation of souls. A holy Archbishop once said:
"Without monasteries, without the examples of the contemplative Religious consecrated to the continual praise of God, the Church will never recover from the present crisis. In order to traverse this present crisis, there must be more monasteries, more souls willing to devote their whole life to prayer and intercession."
Ireland, which was formerly known as "The Land of Saints and Scholars", has fallen from its former glory with the official acceptance of abortion and sodomy as well as other crimes which call down the wrath of God upon society.
While many brave individuals and families living in the world are in the frontline of the battle to openly fight and resist the evil and lies of governments and mainstream media, the Carmelite Nuns of the Holy Face play the vital role of intercessory prayer for all God's children.
Like Moses on the mount, they continuously fight with the uplifted spiritual arms of prayer and penance. Night and day they cry to the Lord for the suffering members of the Church so that He would bestow His grace on all to fight and resist the evil and return to the Lord.
As a way of showing his moral and spiritual support to Mother Irene and her Sisters in Ireland, His Grace, Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano.(former Papal Nuncio to the USA), sent her his Apostolic blessing and encouragement. https://carmelitesholyface.com/support
Your own moral and prayerful support is much appreciated, as well as any financial contributions you may be inspired to make. The Carmelite Nuns assure you of their grateful prayers for all of you who contribute to this worthy cause in whatever way you can.