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Humility in the Teaching of St. Benedict

This is the first of a series of posts reflecting Abbot Robert's Chapter Talks on Humility  This past Tuesday we had two representatives from National Geographic here, both taking photos. What they will make of the 25 photos of the Abbot (the cook of the day) peeling an orange remains to be seen. … 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

At Vigils today our Second Nocturn Reading reminded us that Advent is the season of "already" and "not yet". If we considered last Sunday the final and universal judgment of the Lord of creation, this Sunday we are confronted by the ministry of John the Baptist. We are no longer at the end of time but are in historical time. Jesus is already born and an adult and John … Continue Reading...

News from the Abbey

Homily for the Second Sunday of Advent

Readings: Isaiah 11:1-10; Romans 15:4-9; Matthew 3:1-12 I know you don't need me to tell you that everything about John … [Read More...]

Conservation Easement at Holy Cross Abbey

This post is a mere announcement to be followed by further posts, in depth, considering the impact of Conservation Easement. … [Read More...]

Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, Monday, 9 December

The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception will be celebrated this year of Monday, 9 December. Because of the importance 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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Monastery Products

Monastery products are treats for family and friends, holidays or anytime! A fruitcake from the Trappist monks for those who appreciate quality products, made from an old fashioned recipe, using … 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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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 … [Read More...]

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