The community Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM, Fr. James Presiding and preaching.
A Word From The Cistercian Fathers For Advent
In the Lord’s advent, which we are celebrating, if I fix my gaze on the person of the One who is coming, I fail to grasp the wondrousness of his majesty. If I fix my attention on those to whom he comes, I am overwhelmed by the magnitude of his condescension. Surely the angels are […]
First Sunday of Advent, 1 December, 2014
This Sunday begins the new liturgical Year and we begin the Sunday Readings of Year A and the Weekday Mass Readings of Year 2. The Sunday Readings give a priority to the Gospel of St. Matthew. The community Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM, Fr. Vincent Collins presiding and preaching. It is the First […]
Fr. Robert’s Homily for Thanksgiving Day
Thanksgiving Day is a long honored tradition in our American History. The first national celebration of an annual day of public Thanksgiving to God was decreed by Abraham Lincoln in 1863, one hundred and fifty years ago this very month. We were in the midst of our grievous War between the States; Lincoln had just […]
A Recycling of Sorts
Bakery Manager Ernie Polanskas is once again putting out the call for styrofoam “peanuts”. Styrofoam is one of the worst things you can put into land fill, so if you have any of those pesky packers, please contact Ernie. He’d be glad to re-use them to pack parcels from the Bakery for the holiday mailings. […]
Homily for Christ the King
Readings: 2 Samuel 5:1-3; Colossians 1:12-20; Luke 23:35-43 In Catholic grammar school I had been taught in American History that democracy was the best form of government and that we earned the right to govern ourselves by overthrowing the tyranny of monarchy. Yet in the same school in Religion Class, and taught by the same […]
Concluding the Year of Faith: Bishop Loverde’s Pastoral Letter
We conclude the Year of Faith proclaimed by Pope Benedict XVI on this, the last Sunday of the Church’s year. This summer we read The Pope’s Encyclical, Lumen Fidei, a collaboration between Pope Benedict and our present pope, Francis I. Bishop Loverde has written a Pastoral Letter to everyone in the Arlington Diocese, a Pastoral Letter on […]
28 November, 2013: Thanksgiving Day
The community Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM, Abbot Robert Barnes presiding and preaching. The community observes the Sunday Schedule and Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament will follow Vespers (5:30 PM) as on a Sunday.
34th Sunday: Christ the King, 24 November, 2013
The community Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM, Fr. James Orthmann presiding and preaching.
33rd Sunday, Year C, 17 November, 2013
The community Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM, Fr. Vincent Collins presiding and preaching. Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament will be celebrated after Vespers. Vespers begins at 5:30 PM and Benediction follows at approximately 5:50 PM.