Nuns in Buffalo, New York, have announced they have officially left the state for Florida in search of “silence and solitude.”
“Prayer-filled greetings from sunny Florida! Thanks to the fervent prayers of many people, we left Buffalo on the morning of January 14th despite a snowstorm and arrived safely in Jacksonville the next day. We are pleased to announce this,” said the Discaldo Carmelite Sisters. I wrote a message on the website this month.
The Carmelite Monastery of the Little Flower of Jesus was founded in Buffalo more than 100 years ago, when “it was a quiet neighborhood on the outskirts of the city,” the nuns wrote in a letter posted on their website in October. Stated. The nuns remain within the monastery, isolated from the outside world and dedicate their lives to meditation and prayer.
The Discardo Carmelites were founded in 1562 by St. Teresa of Avila, and the current nuns modeled themselves after the Spanish saint.
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“But now we no longer have the silence and solitude necessary in a closed community,” the nuns continued. Local media reported that Buffalo’s monastery is located near a busy intersection and park.
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Seeking peace and quiet, the religious community asked Rome for permission to relocate to Florida as “an ideal place for a contemplative prayer life.” Rome granted the request last year, and the 14 nuns officially settled into their new home in St. Augustine Parish.
This view shows the Monastery of the Little Flower of Jesus in Buffalo, New York. (Google Maps)
In October, the nuns said their move from Buffalo came with “great sadness and disappointment,” and local Bishop Michael Fisher also expressed sadness over the move, calling it “a century of service to Western New York.” I was grateful.
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“I was heartbroken to learn that the Carmelite nuns of the Little Flower of Jesus Convent wanted to move outside their diocese to an area that would provide them with the solitude they needed to continue their mission,” Fisher said. said in his final statement. Year.
St. Teresa of Avila and St. John of the Cross founded the Discaldo Carmelites. (Ipsumpix/Corbis via Getty Images)
“The Carmelite Sisters were an important part of the religious fabric of the Diocese of Buffalo in 1920, when Our Lady of the Most Holy Sacrament (OCD) Mary Elias first founded the Discaled Carmelite Monastery on Cottage Street, and for more than 100 years. on Carmel Road in North Buffalo,” he wrote.
Discardo Carmelite nuns moved from New York to Florida in search of “silence and solitude.” (Jim Steinfeld/Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Images)
In a letter posted on their website this month, the nuns detailed that they moved comfortably into their new home, especially after the Eucharist was brought to the chapel and the priest celebrated Mass.
“After the first Mass in our lovely little chapel, it truly became ‘home’ when Jesus Himself came to dwell among us in the Eucharistic presence. .We were moved to tears and understood well the feelings of the Virgin Mary, St. Teresa, who thought: “When the Holy Sacrament was preserved forever in the Tabernacle, a new foundation was truly established. ,” they wrote.
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Millions of Americans across the country have moved to Florida in recent years, most notably in blue states like California and New York during and after the coronavirus pandemic and government lockdown orders. It is from. More than 1 million people will move to Florida in 2022 alone, with the majority of transplants coming from New York, California and New Jersey, according to the report.
