Readings: 2 Samuel 7:4-5, 12-14, 16; Romans 4:13, 16-18, 22; Matthew 1:16, 18-21, 24 The community Mass is celebrated at 11:00 AM, Fr. Joseph Wittstock presiding and preaching. We follow the Sunday schedule so Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament will follow Vespers (5:30 PM)
Available Rooms at the Retreat House in April
About eight rooms have opened up at the Retreat House for the second weekend in April, Friday, 8 April though Sunday, 10 April. That’s definitely the spring and the season of budding trees and warmer temperatures to enjoy God’s glorious creation outdoors. It’s the Easter Season. Could there be any better time to take a […]
Holy Week Schedule at Holy Cross Abbey, 2016
24 through 27 March: THE SACRED TRIDUUM Friday, 25 March: Good Friday–4:30 PM–Good Friday Service with the celebration of the Lord’s Passion according to St. John, Veneration of the Cross and Holy Communion Saturday, 26 March: Holy Saturday–8:30 PM: Paschal Vigil with Blessing of the Paschal fire, Vigils Readings, Mass and Renewal of Baptismal Vows […]
Fr. James’ Homily for the Fifth Sunday of Lent
Readings: Isaiah 43:16-21; Philippians 3:8-14; John 8:1-11 Today’s Gospel is very beautiful, very challenging but emerges from a sinister background before the narrative begins. I’m ready to concede that these scribes and Pharisees are upright, uptight men and not hypocrites. But if they were able to catch this woman in the act of adultery, how […]
Fifth Sunday of Lent, Year C, 13 March, 2016
Readings: Isaiah 43:16-21; Philippians 3:8-14; John 8:1-11 The Community Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM, Fr. James Orthmann presiding and preaching. We will continue to experiment with other aspects of the Sunday celebration and the configuration of the church furnishings. If you have feedback, your observations are welcome.
Confession? Reconciliation?
In this Jubilee Year of Grace, I’ve been very privileged in our Guest House to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation with many people who haven’t celebrated it for quite a while. It’s encouraging to see how opening that Jubilee Door in each Diocese has inspired Catholics to reconnect with, to have confidence again in their Church. […]
Why Are They So Slow?
At every celebration of the Eucharist, guests will find a small container of hosts and a paten on a table near the guests’ seating. Anyone intending to receive communion would put a host in the paten–their offering to the gifts prepared after the Liturgy of the Word. On some Sundays, especially during holidays and certain […]
Fourth Sunday of Lent, Year C
Readings: Joshua 5:9-12; 2 Corinthians 5:17-21; Luke 15:1-3, 11-12 The community Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM, Fr. Vincent Collins presiding and preaching. There will be a few changes in the arrangement of church furniture for this Sunday’s Mass. We are anticipating renovating our monastic church and have decided to experiment with our use of space […]
Fr. Joseph’s Homily for the Second Sunday of Lent, Year C
Readings: Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18; Philippians 3:20-4:1; Luke 9:28-36 Purported visions of Jesus, Our Lady, or one of the saints, typically result in the site of visions becoming a place of pilgrimage for the curious and faithful alike. This is not surprising considering that our Christian faith is just that: faith and not sight. Accordingly, supernatural […]
A Word From The Cistercian Fathers For March
There is now many a consolation to relieve the torment of a guilty conscience. God is kind and does not let us be tempted beyond our strength. Especially at the beginning of a conversion, he anoints our wounds with the oil of mercy so that the acute nature of our sickness and the difficulty of […]