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Lenten Reading

Most of you are probably aware of the custom of Lenten Reading recommended by St. Benedict's Rule for monasteries. We read in Chapter 48 of the Rule: ...in these days of Lent they shall each receive a book from the library, which they shall read straight through from the beginning. These books are … 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

2 March, 2014: Today is the Eighth Sunday of the Year and this year we shall soon leave behind Ordinary Time to begin our observance of Lent on Wednesday. We know from the Rule of St. Benedict, as had been the norm for the entire Latin Church, that Lent began on the First Sunday of Lent. Those who are old enough to remember the Latin liturgy will recall that our … Continue Reading...

News from the Abbey

Lenten Reading

Most of you are probably aware of the custom of Lenten Reading recommended by St. Benedict's Rule for monasteries. We read in … [Read More...]

1st Sunday of Lent, 9 March, 2014

The community Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM, Fr. James presiding sand preaching. … [Read More...]

March Monastic Immersion Weekend has spots open

We have had a couple of cancellations so there are spots available for the MIW March 28-30 for men and women.  If you have … [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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