I am going into a monastery on the same day as Benedict XVI. Nice...I love synchronicity. But, he will have the Internet (sigh).
Here are two notes on this monastery and the coming event.
"Thank you for who you are and for what you do, for your prayers and sacrifices for me and for the Church and for my co-workesr. I am very grateful for your Benedictine presence and greatly need to be upheld by your prayers."
~Pope Benedict XVI to the Benedictine Nuns at Mater Ecclesiae from their order's website here http://www.walburga.org/about/history/mater-ecclesiae/
And from another site...
Finally, Father Lombardi confirmed that Benedict XVI is planning to move to Mater Ecclesiae Monastery on May 1 and that Pope Francis will remain in Domus Sanctae Marthae.
The Pope “is very well settled,” the Vatican spokesman said. “At the moment, he does not seem to want to change his dwelling, even if a final decision has not been made.”
Read more: http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/popes-plans-for-encyclical-travel-disclosed/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter#ixzz2RflObZfT