The community Mass is celebrated at 11:00 AM, Fr. Vincent Collins presiding and preaching. It is the First Sunday of the month and the Monthly Eucharistic Adoration will begin at 4:00 PM; all are invited to join us.
Br. Stephen’s Funeral: Monday 2 June
Br. Stephen Maguire’s funeral will be celebrated Monday, 2 June, 2014. At 8:30 AM his body will be received by the monastic community into the Abbey church. Then the praying of the Psalter will be begun by the monastic community. Friends and family may join the monks in praying the Psalter; there will be a sign up […]
Requiescat In Pace, Br. Stephen Maguire
Br. Stephen died peacefully this morning at 10:30 AM, Tuesday, 27 May, 2014. This past Sunday, Abbot Robert and Br. Joseph Vantu when to visit Br. Stephen at Carroll Manor to pray at his bedside; they were joined by Br. Barnabas who also resides at Carroll Manor. Br. Stephen was conscious and talkative that day. The community […]
September MIW
Sounds crazy but the September men’s Monastic Immersion Weekend is filling up quickly with six people already registered. This leaves just eight slots left so if you are thinking about joining us email asap and send your $100 deposit as soon as you can. companions@virginiatrappists.org
Abbot Robert’s Homily For The Sixth Sunday Od Easter, 25 May, 2014
Readings: Acts 8:5-8, 14-17; I Peter 3: 15-18; John 14: 15-21 We are quickly approaching those two great feasts of the Lord’s Ascension into heaven and the Descent of the Holy Spirit, bringing the Easter Season to its conclusion. It can be beneficial for us to reflect beforehand on these feasts, as our Mass readings prepare […]
The Sixth Sunday of Easter, 25 May, 2014
The community Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM, Abbot Robert Barnes presiding and preaching.
Prayers for Br. Stephen
Please keep Br. Stephen Maguire in your prayers. He has lapsed into pneumonia and is given all the care possible, but his body may be too weak to fight along with the antibiotics he’s receiving.
Homily For The Fifth Sunday Of Easter, 18 May, 2014
Readings: Acts 6:1-7; I Peter 2:4-9; John 14:1-12 You know and I know that Jesus is the Way and that whoever has seen Jesus has seen the Father. Either we were raised on that belief or we were converted to that belief. But when was the last time I saw Jesus? That’s the tricky bit. […]
Fifth Sunday of Easter, Year A, 18 May, 2014
The community Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM, Fr. James presiding and preaching.
Available Vacancies in the Guest House
This is just a reminder that, even with callers after last Thursday’s post, there is still good availability for making a reservation in the Retreat House through the rest of the summer. Each single occupancy room is air-conditioned, as is the entire building, and each room has a great view: it’s a wonderful way to take […]