Mark your calendars for Saturday, July 14th at 10:30 am, when Bishop Anthony Taylor will ordain Br. Cassian and Br. Reginald to the priesthood. The ordination will be held at the Abbey Church of Subiaco. There will be a reception afterwards open to all. Subiaco has been blessed with eight men in monastic formation. If you feel like you might be called to our way of life, then stop by the abbey for a visit!

Congratulations goes out to Subiaco Abbey's newest graduate, Br. Cassian Elkins Osb. After many years of training for priestly ordination at St. Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology, Br. Cassian has completed his studies and was granted a Master of Divinity. Br. Cassian will join his Subiaco confrere, Br. Reginald Udouj, for ordination to the priesthood on July 14th at 10:30 am in the Abbey Church at Subiaco. Ad multos annos...and we are immensely proud of our brother!!!!

The Arkansas Catholic provided a nice article on the upcoming retirement of Br. Adrian as the Academy Tennis Coach after 40 years. The article states, "...Brother Adrian brought home the conference team title 32 times. His athletes won the conference doubles title 32 times, the conference singles title 21 times and he coached 10 doubles teams and five singles players to state championships over that span. His four Arkansas Coach of the Year awards and 2005 national Coach of the Year honors merely underscored what his athletes — and his competition, for that matter — already knew." Click on the title and read the full article.

The Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem was a Catholic military order founded by crusaders around 1119 at a leper hospital in Jerusalem, Kingdom of Jerusalem, whose care became its original purpose, named after their patron saint, Lazarus. It added a military arm to defend against the Saracens. After the end of the Crusades it continued its charitable and military functions in Europe. It still fulfills its charitable role under the protection and direction of the Royal House of France. Fr. Gregory, one of our monks at Subiaco, recently received the Order of Merit for his ongoing work with the Order. Pictured are the old and new Chaplains of the Military and Hospitaler Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem with HRH Princess Clothidle D'Orleans. In the picture L to R: Fr. Gregory, Fr. Philip Landry, HRH Princess Clothidle D'Orleans, Fr. Magiera, FSSP, and Fr. Wayne Passy.

About 30 people joined monks and development staff at the Sam Houston Race Track for the second annual Subiaco Night at the Races in Houston, TX. We thank Mr. Paul Kubis '57 for his help in coordinating the event.