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Holy Mass Time Change

December 5, 2019 by Fr Joseph 3 Comments

This year the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception is being transferred to Monday, December 9. Accordingly, Monday’s Holy Mass will be celebrated at 10.00 a.m. (and not at 7.30). The monks will be following the basic Sunday schedule.

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A Word from the Cistercian Fathers

December 3, 2019 by Fr Joseph 1 Comment

‘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 […]

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Abbot Joseph’s Homily for the 1st Sunday of Advent

December 3, 2019 by Fr Joseph Leave a Comment

A superficial observation of daily monastic life might well give the impression that we are guilty of the very thing that Jesus is warning against in his description of the behaviors of the people in the time of Noah. As monks we go about our very ordinary daily tasks in much the same way as […]

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Fr. James’ Homily for Thanksgiving

November 28, 2019 by Fr Joseph 1 Comment

      We read in the Book of Deuteronomy:            When you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses and settle down, and when your herds and flocks grow large and your silver and gold increase and all you have is multiplied, then your heart will become proud and you will forget your God, […]

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Thanksgiving Thursday

November 26, 2019 by Fr Joseph Leave a Comment

Abbot Joseph and the Community wish you all a very blessed Thanksgiving and thank you for your kind good wishes for this special day of the year. Please be aware that Holy Mass on Thanksgiving Day will be celebrated at 10.00 a.m. and we will be following the basic Sunday Schedule. Also, note that the […]

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Fr. James’ Homily for Christ the King

November 24, 2019 by Fr Joseph 1 Comment

What is the relevance of the title, Christ the King of the Universe? What’s the point of kings in this day and age, after their dominions have been overthrown or their sovereignty limited by constitutional constraints?     Of course, the archetypal force of kingship still parades through our dreams and legends or even in our […]

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Saturday of the 33rd Week

November 23, 2019 by Fr Joseph 1 Comment

The choices of every moment and the actions of every day, are gradually forming the attitude and state of mind with which we will face death. King Antiochus ends his life in misery and regret for all the evils he set in motion and this stands in sharp contrast to someone like the saintly Simeon […]

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Abbot Joseph’s Homily for the 33rd Sunday

November 22, 2019 by Fr Joseph 1 Comment

If you have found this morning’s gospel confusing and disorienting, you are not alone. Things that seem stable and immovable (like the great temple) will become a pile of rubble; wars and insurrections and mass civil unrest do not signal the end of time; earthquakes, plagues, and famines, for their part, add to the confusion […]

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A Word from a Cistercian Mother

November 8, 2019 by Fr Joseph Leave a Comment

My king and my God – God, love and joy – my soul and my heart are jubilant to you.  My heart desires to greet, praise, magnify, and bless you, life of my soul, my God – God living and true, fountain of sempiternal light …    And with what will I reward you, my […]

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Thursday of the 31st Week

November 7, 2019 by Fr Joseph 2 Comments

The Good Shepherd who goes in search of the stray sheep while leaving the other ninety-nine in the desert is a good image for ourselves in seeking out and reclaiming aspects of our true identity lost or severely impaired by enslavement to sin. This is a difficult and painful process and we would prefer to […]

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-Dawn Peck, Lexington, VA


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