Readings 1 Kings 17:17-24; Galatians 1:11-19; Luke 7:11-17 The community Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM, Fr. James Orthmann presiding and preaching. It is the First Sunday of the month and monthly Eucharistic Adoration will begin at 4:00 PM; all are welcome to join us.
A Word from the Cistercian Fathers for June
Clearly Peter and Paul are men of mercy, whether they received mercy, were filled with mercy or were mercifully given to us by God. Consider the mercy they received. Question Paul himself, or rather listen to him freely confessing: I was a blasphemer and a persecutor and an unjust man, but I received mercy. And […]
Fr. Joseph’s Homily for the Solemnity of Corpus Christi
Readings: Genesis 14:18-20; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; Luke 9:11-17 Our present monastic practice of daily communion is a wonderful privilege both in the sense that we actually have access to the sacrament as well as in the sense that we are permitted to receive communion so frequently. As you know it is only within the last […]
Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
Readings: Ezekiel 34:11-16; Romans 5:5-11; Luke 15:3-7 The community Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM, Abbot Robert Barnes presiding and preaching. The Mass concludes with Exposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament and Benediction.
Tenth Anniversary of our Lay Cistercians
This weekend the Lay Cistercians of Holy Cross Abbey are in our Retreat House for their annual retreat. As they do each year, they re-affirm their commitment to their order of life formed in Cistercian Spirituality. The intrepid group meets here once a month on the third Saturday of each month and it takes a major blizzard […]
Corpus Christi, 29 May, 2016
Readings: Genesis 14:18-20; 1 Corinthians 11:23-16; Luke 9:11-17 The community Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM, Fr. Joseph Wittstock presiding and preaching. After communion the Blessed Sacrament will be exposed for adoration through Vespers (5:30 PM) and Benediction. All are welcome to join us.
Trinity Sunday, 22 May, 2016
Readings: Proverbs 8:22-31; Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15 The community mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM, Fr. Vincent Collins presiding and preaching.
Fr. James’ Homily for Pentecost
Readings: Acts 2:1-11; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-23; John 20:19-23 Today’s Gospel brings the Easter Season full circle: this is the same Gospel we heard Easter Day. Today I’m listening with a different intent. Less than the narrative, I’m listening to the words carried by the breath of Jesus. I would listen to the breath itself, […]
Pentecost Sunday, Year C, 15 May, 2016
Readings: Acts 2:1-11; 1 Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13; John 20:19-23 The community Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM, Fr. James presiding and preaching. Today ends the Easter Season and after Vespers, we return to Ordinary Time, the Seventh Week of Year C.
Fr. Joseph’s Homily for the Ascension
Readings: Acts 1:1-11; Hebrews 9:24-28, 10:19-23; Luke 24:46-53 The magnificent sight of an eagle effortlessly soaring high up in the sky is perhaps one of those moments when we wish we could fly. Indeed the ability to fly and free ourselves from gravity’s downward pull is a common theme in dreams. In some instances our […]