But we also took a tour of the property and it’s BIG. La Neyliere contains several large buildings, a small Oratory, and a large Gothic Chapel. It was an old estate owned by 3 Irish brothers, named O’Neill – hence the name of the place “the Neil’s place” which has come to be La Neyliere. Fr. Colin bought it early on in our history and it has become a significant part of our heritage.
My room is on the second floor of an old converted barn. In the old days the animals lived below and the brothers lived above the barn. It’s all redone on the inside but it has lots of character.
The view from my room is very pastoral and is beautiful. It's not hard to take and it makes for easy relaxation
This sacred place is where our RULE was written by Jean Claude Colin (finished in 1872) and it’s where he died and was buried. Our tour today showed us all that. His room is relatively untouched. I’ve not spent any time there alone in prayer yet, but it seemed to have a holy feel when we were all together.
Hopefully, you all had a good Open House at Cal Poly. I expect the music ministry rocked the house? I hope so.
Oh yeah, Fr. Kevin, we rocked it. Strobe lights, foam machines, people dancing in cages, the whole shebang.
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Beautiful photos, this blog is really fun, thank you for maintaining it! Glad all's well, continue to keep us updated!
-Jimmy
I'm glad that you made it safely. I hope you have an amazing time and enjoy the beauty and history of the surrounding area. You will remain in all of your prayers, and please always remember that you are loved and missed by your Newmanites.
ReplyDeleteYesterday for house prayer we were praying with St. Joan of Arc and all the talk of France made me think of you, I'm sure everyone else did as well. You were in our intentions :)
ReplyDeleteThose pictures look soo cool. I'm glad you arrived safely and get to spend time there, sounds great.
-Carlos