On Wednesday of Holy Week water poured over our spillway for the first time since we drained the lake for winter. Hispanic workers created a new spillway surface by adding more rocks. A fierce storm Tuesday night topped the lake and caused the water to flow over this new spillway for the first time. We wish you a Happy Easter as we celebrate the Paschal mysteries in our monastery above the waterfall.
Monastery of Marylake
Marylake was founded in 1952. The monastery was built facing a lake by Masons in 1926 as a country club for Little Rock. Father Evarist named the place in honor of Jesus' mother. It is run by the Discalced Carmelite friars of the province of Oklahoma.