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New Helfta is perhaps more of an ideal than a reality. But it is an ideal that I am deeply committed to, of living a more contemplative life on this earth as one who is made for another world where God is all in all, and Jesus is the way to God. At the present time, having made my solemn vow of chastity, and consecrated myself to God, I live in a room that I have made a monastic cell which I call New Helfta. I follow a life deeply marked by the same spirit that inspired St. Gertrude , a nun of Helfta monastery in 13th Century Germany, that followed the Cistercian way of life . My cell is where I pray, meditate and study. It is located in a home in a small University town.The New Helfta Atelier locates in a different home in town. It is my art studio in which I paint icons in various styles and other kinds of artworks. In the atelier, I also meet with a spiritual group of friends, as a small Christian community. We pray the Liturgy of the Hours, share Sunday Gospel readings, discuss spiritual matters, etc. We dedicated ourselves to love and serve God by our fidelity and perseverance in living our simple way of life consecrated to Him.This is my way of gaining a living and at the same time of witnessing to the glory of God as revealed in the Incarnation of the Word in Jesus Christ and in the Mother of God and the Saints whom I depict in original interpretation of traditional mysteries and figures. I hope someday to have others join me to form a true and more committed community of persons dedicated to the search for union with God, supporting one another by fidelity to this simple and prayerful way of life in which we share our personal gifts and our possessions. Meantime, at New Helfta, I live alone dedicated myself to our Lord, in hope and joy witnessing to the love of Jesus, sustained by God's grace and mercy. Marie Claire of New Helfta 
Our Lady of New Helfta is inspired by St. Gertrude the Great of Helfta monastery in 13th Century. It has no official affiliation with the present Kloster Helfta Eisleben in Germany which is being rebuilt. May the Lord bestow them many blessings! |
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Updated January 1, 2008, Solemnity of the Mother of God.
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