The Monks Of Norcia:

 

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SPECIAL EDITION
August 9, 2012

It's not every day that Fr. Cassian and some of the monks get a chance to visit the Pope.  (And that explains this special edition email!)  On Wednesday, August 8th, following the general audience, His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI greeted Fr. Cassian, Br. Francis, Br. Massimiliano, and Br. Fidele, who presented him with some of our beer, Birra Nursia, produced in our brewery in Norcia. 

Fr. Cassian and Br. Francis present the Holy Father with some bottles of beer.

Friends over at Rorate Caeli and New Liturgical Movement (which has some nice photos of the monks brewing) made blog posts about it, but here are the thumbnails of the pictures.  And as NLM says:  don't miss out on your chance to sign up for a pilgrimage "In the Footsteps of St. Benedict" with Fr. Cassian; deadline to sign up is Friday, August 17.

Have a blessed weekend! (The Monks Of Norcia:here)