The community Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM. The Principal Celebrant and homilist is Fr. James Orthmann.
Fr. Edmund Flynn
Fr. Edmund, who has served the community for decades as our treasurer, is now residing at Carroll Manor, Providence Hospital in Washington DC. Fr. Edmund’s legs have been afflicted by muscular degeneration for over a decade and he’s soldiered on bravely with cane and walker until his legs could no longer support him. Although he was receiving attentive […]
Irish Cobblers Come to Holy Cross Abbey – Video
What do “Irish Cobblers”, “Canadian Goose” and “Yukon Gold” all have in common? These wonderfully descriptive names represent are just a few of the varieties of potatoes being planted in the fertile bottomland fields along the Shenandoah River at Holy Cross Abbey this spring. Abbey farming partner and Great Country Farms owner Mark Zurschmeide said […]
21 March, the Transitus of St. Benedict
Since Vatican II and the reform of the Calender of the Saints, most monastic communities celebrate 11 July as the solemnity of St. Benedict. Before that time, 21 March was celebrated, commemorating the presumed day in 547 AD when St. Benedict died. Why was the date changed? The celebration in July removes the solemnity from the restraints […]
Monastery Store
About once a week, a new product will be featured under the tab Monastery Store, specifically for the Gift Shop. For the present, the posts will concentrate on books available in the Shop that you might find helpful for your personal reading or as a gift. Let us know if you’d like more information on […]
A Message From The Abbot
Every weekend A Message From the Abbot is updated under “About Us”. During Lent, the Abbot has been talking to the community about The Mirror of Charity, a treatise by the Twelfth Century Cistercian, Ailred of Rievaulx. Each week you can find a digest of Fr. Robert’s main point from his talk that might provide […]
Monday 19 March, 2012: The Solemnity of St. Joseph
The community Mass will be celebrated at the main altar at 7:00 AM by Fr. James Orthmann. It is a work-day for the monks, so there will be no homily. St. Joseph, as the protector of the Holy Family, is the Patron of the Universal Church. Since he died in the company of Jesus and […]
Sunday, 18 March, 2012: 4th Sunday of Lent, Year B
The community Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM: Abbot Robert Barnes will preside and preach. The Fourth Sunday of Lent is traditionally known as “Laetare Sunday” from the Introit: “Rejoice, Jerusalem”. We have arrived at a point in Lent when we shift the focus from repentence and conversion from sin to the joy of […]
2012 Fruitcakes
The first Fruitcakes baked this year–January, 2012–are now available for sale on line, by mail or phone from the Bakery. The first batch of some 650 cakes have had time for the fermentation to begin, the hallmark of a traditional fruitcake. The new fruitcakes will be stocked in the Abbey’s Shop for Easter. In the meantime, you […]
Video: Cloister Renovation Begins With Mansion Chimney Repair
Ask any owner of a historic structure how much maintenance is required to keep the building in good condition and in many cases the reply will begin with a knowing chuckle and a roll of the eyes followed by “You have no idea!” The stone manor house, the visually stunning focal point of Holy Cross […]