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Once I am lifted up from the earth…

After a ministry of concealing his identity, Jesus allows the people of Jerusalem to greet him as the Messiah on Palm Sunday. There is a real change of direction here., as if we are again picking up the loose threads from his earlier manifestations: his manifestation to the shepherds, that we … Continue Reading...

Welcome to Holy Cross Abbey

The Abbey of Our Lady of the Holy Cross was born out of fire. When the monastery of Our Lady of the Valley in Valley Falls, Rhode Island, tragically and spectacularly burned to the ground on the night of March 21, 1950, the monks of the abbey were left without a home.

While the abbot of Our Lady of the Valley, Dom Edmund Futterer, labored to re-establish his displaced community at a new site at Spencer, Massachusetts, plans developed for a new foundation. Land was found in the ... Read More

A Note From The Abbot

HOLY WEK SCHEDULE Sunday, 13 April, Palm Sunday: 11:00 AM - Mass with the blessing of palms and celebration of the Lord's Passion according to St. Matthew Thursday, 17 April, Holy Thursday: 4:30 PM - Mass of the Lord's Supper with the Mandatum and Transfer of the Blessed Sacrament Friday, 18 April, Good Friday: 11:00 AM - Good Friday Psalter … Continue Reading...

News from the Abbey

Daniel Devoe Moves to Iowa

Many visitors to the Abbey, guests in our Retreat House and neighbors recognize who Daniel Devoe is. Daniel first came to … [Read More...]

Sunday of the Lord’s Passion (Palm Sunday) 13 April, 2014

The Community Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM, Abbot Robert Barnes presiding. The solemn liturgy of the Lord's Passion … [Read More...]

Fifth Sunday of Lent, 6 April, 2014

The community Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM, Fr. Vincent Collins presiding and preaching. It is the First Sunday of … [Read More...]

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Take Part

You may join us here at the Abbey by a sojourn in our Retreat House for a silent retreat, as a visitor to our Gift Shop or as a family member visiting a member of the community. You can assist at Mass … Find Out More...

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Visit Us

  Whatever your faith or search may be, whether you want to pause for a moment in our church or join us for one of the monastic services or the mass, to visit our Monastery Gift Shop where our own … Find Out More...

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Retreat House

"Let all guests who arrive be received like Christ, for He is going to say, 'I came as a guest, and you received Me'" (Matthew 25:35) Saint Benedict's Rule for Monasteries, Chapter 53 Rooms in our … Find Out More...

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Cool Spring Natural Cemetery

The Shenandoah River flows lazily along of the base of Virginia’s Great Blue Ridge here at Cool Spring Natural Cemetery nestled in Virginia’s northern Shenandoah Valley. Eagles and herons fly above … [Read More...]

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History

The Abbey of Our Lady of the Holy Cross may have been founded in 1950 but our roots run deep. It is not an exaggeration to boast a kinship to the New Monastery, as it was first called, the Abbey of … [Read More...]

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