I received this in an e-mail from my brother who is of the St. Benedictine Order of monks in Norcia, Italy.
Hey guys,
Fr. Cassian spent last week in the U.S. having a medical diagnosis done and he discovered that he has cancer of the bone marrow. It is currently localized in his right hip, he has had radiation done on that hip and will begin chemotherapy in the coming weeks. We don’t know a whole lot past that at the moment, except that during the near future he will be weakened during the treatments. Because we depend on him a great deal, this will obviously shake things up a bit around here. Please pray, not only for his recovery, but for the monks that will have to step it up now that lots of responsibilities will be falling on new shoulders. I love you guys.
Love,
Br. Jesse
Thank you all, your prayers will be much appreciated.