Readings: Exodus 24:3-8; Hebrews 9:11-15; Mark 14:12-16, 22-26 The community Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM, Fr. Senan Furlong, OSB, will preside and preach. Fr. Senan is a monk of Glenstal Abbey, County Limerick, Ireland and is spending the month of June at Holy Cross Abbey; this is the conclusion of his sabbatical year […]
Word From The Cistercian Fathers For June
I love you, O Lord, my strength; through you every hostile power yields to me, worm that I am, and the guile of the ancient Serpent is laughed to scorn by the angels you send to minister to us, so that his desire to hurt is turned to our advantage instead. I love you, Lord, my […]
Fr. James’ Homily for Trinity Sunday
Deuteronomy 4:32-34, 39-40; Romans 8:14-17; Matthew 28:16-20 In today’s Gospel, Jesus acts like the welcoming host: when the eleven doubting disciples worship him, he draws closer to them. He accepts them and draws them into his mission, never pressing their doubts. What sort of host is he? When Jesus ascends to the Father, he appears […]
Space still available in the Retreat House for July
If you were unable to find the time you wanted for a retreat at Holy Cross Abbey, you still have opportunities in July. Monday, 29 June through Friday, 3 July has good availability. Should you wish to escape the madness of the Fourth of July Weekend, there are ten rooms available between Friday, 3 July and […]
Trinity Sunday, 31 May, 2015
Readings: Deuteronomy 4:32-34, 39-40; Romans 8:14-17; Matthew 28:16-20 The community Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM, Abbot Robert Barnes presiding, Fr. James Orthmann preaching.
Fr. Joseph’s Homily for Pentecost, 24 May, 2015
Readings: Acts of the Apostles 2:1-11; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 31, 34; John 15:26-27, 16:12-15 For so-called “cradle Catholics” the uncommon zeal and enthusiasm of someone recently converted to Christianity can either be mildly irritating or a source of holy envy in the face of their own apparent lack of zeal and tendencies to spiritual indifference–what […]
Pentecost Sunday, 24 May, 2015
Readings: Acts 2:1-11; 1 Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13; John 15:26-27, 16:12-15 The community Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM, Fr. Joseph Wittstock presiding and preaching. Our Lay Cistercians are with us this weekend for their annual retreat and will reaffirm their vows on Saturday, 23 May, after Midday Prayer.
July and August: Available Rooms at the Retreat House
We still have good availability in the Retreat House through July and August, both weekdays (Monday through Friday) and Weekends (Friday through Sunday). If you’ve ever stopped and wondered why vacations can seem frantic and anything but relaxing, how about taking some vacation days for a retreat? It’s a great way to truly get away from everything, […]
A Visit to Our Lady of the Angels, Crozet, Virginia
Fr. Charles Cummings from Holy Trinity Abbey, Utah, has been serving as chaplain to our nuns at Our Lady of the Angels monastery in Crozet, Virginia. That’s a few miles outside of Charlottesville. During this past week, Fr. Charles went, as he has annually, to the Medieval Congress hosted by Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan. He […]
Fr. Robert’s Homily for the Solemnity of the Ascension
Readings: Acts 1:1-11; Ephesians 1: 17-23; Mark 16:15-20 Today, on Sunday, the Church in most of the United States celebrates the feast of the Lord’s ascension into heaven instead of last Thursday. The bishops in our country have chosen the ascension to be moved so all Catholics may participate in this important feast of our faith. […]