Celebration of a mass

Father Leopold de Ligne, the Dutch priest and seminarian at the Abbey of Noirlac, knocks on the door his professor had refered too. He should discuss with the Grand Prioress to celebrate a mass - in order for him to obtain his licentiate in Aristology.

Entrez ! Répondit mère Eloin en oyant toquer à sa porte.

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Enter! Answered mother Eloin by intending to tap in her door.

Leopold entered the room when the Grand Prioress answered. He presented himself to her:

Greetings, mother. I am Leopold de Ligne, Bishop of Utrecht, from Holland. I am currently studying at the seminary and have intentions of entering this order.

For my studies sister Psy has asked me to report to you in order to celebrate a mass.

Greetings, your grace. As for your mass, you just have to say to me what date would suit you best, and the theme of this mass.

And as regards your wish to become Cistercian, I thank you for the interest which you carry in our order. Do you wish to become a novice in Noirlac, either in the Egmont's Dutch Cistercian abbey?

A date around the start of February would be excellent, mother. The theme will be "bringing the light of the Almighty in the darkness of the pagans", so the missionary work in short.

I have contacted abbot Bolsius to become a novice. Unfortunantly the abbey in Egmont is very inactive. Since the ordination of Bolsius as abbot nothing has happened really.

On Sundays five in February would it be advisable to you?

You see me sad to learn that Egmont's abbey falls asleep on itself. If you wish it, you can get in touch with brother Rapha13, master of novices here even, in Noirlac. So you will follow your noviciate in an active abbey, to you then to choose if your enthronement as monk or oblat will take place in Egmont or in Noirlac...

February 5th will suit me fine, yes.

About Egmont. I will await the answer of abbot Bolsius first. If he doesn't answer, I will report back to you, mother.

Indeed, I add your mass to the calendar. And if father Bolsius answers you, said to him that he can contact me if he wishes it.

Thank you, mother. May the Almighty bless you!