We still have good availability for retreats on Weekends through August and September. The first weekend, 14 to 16 August encompasses the Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary with Solemn First Vespers (5:30 PM) sung Friday evening and the Sung Mass on Saturday; Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament follows Second Vespers of the Feast on […]

We again celebrate , with the entire Church, the solemn feast of our father Saint Benedict, whose life and Rule we each professed to follow, possessed by the consuming desire that this way of life should lead us to the Kingdom of God. We pray to Saint Benedict for his intercession for us, his disciples […]

Readings: Amos 7:12-15; Ephesians 1:3-10; Mark 6:7-13 The community Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM, Fr. Joseph Wittstock presiding and preaching.

We continue to experience “connectivity” problems with our computers. To make a reservation for our Retreat House, I recommend telephoning Carol  at 540-955-4383, Monday through Friday. Carol has an answering machine, should she be occupied elsewhere, and will return your call as soon as possible.

Readings: Ezekiel 2:2-5; 2 Corinthians 12:7-10; Mark 6:1- 6 Is he not the carpenter? We all probably get the point: the question is no compliment! The word itself, “carpenter”, is interesting and in Greek means much more: a skilled worker in stone or wood. He could coble together a door or  a wall, raise a […]

Readings: Ezekiel 2:2-5; 2 Corinthians 12:7-10; Mark 6: 1-6 The Community Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM, Fr. James Orthmann presiding and preaching. Today is the first Sunday of the month and we will observe Eucharistic Adoration from 4:00 PM through Vespers (5:30 PM) , concluding with Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament. All […]

God, you know my folly, and Your eyes see all my guilt. Lord my God, you know, and you have made me know, and your eyes have seen and you have not hidden it from my eyes. For I know, in the light of your revelation, how much I lack in perfection and knowledge, and […]

Readings: Wisdom 1:13-15, 2:23-24; 2 Corinthians 8:7, 9, 13-15; Mark 5:21-43 The community Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM, Fr. Vincent Collins presiding and preaching. Monday, 29 June, is the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul; these Apostolic founders of the Church, martyred in Rome under the Emperor Nero, are commemorated with First Vespers on Sunday. Mass of […]

Readings: Job 38:1, 8-11; 2 Corinthians 5:14-17; Mark 4:35-41 It is the early days of Jesus’ ministry. He has a crowd of people running after him; they like what he’s saying and they hear that he works miracles. He is all the rage. Today’s Gospel shows how little they comprehended: Who is this whom even […]

In the past few weeks, Abbot Robert had another CT Scan on his bones and a Brian Scan. The results are encouraging: there are no signs of cancer or blood clots in his lungs and no cancer has spread to his bones or brain. There are side effects from the medication, primarily swelling of his […]