The celebration of Good Friday supplants the calendar Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Incarnation to the Virgin Mary. The Solemnity of the Annunciation is transferred this year to Monday, 4 April. At Holy Cross Abbey, the Good Friday Psalter begins at 11:00 AM; guests are invited to participate with the community. The service lasts at […]
MONASTERY GIFT SHOP
Please be aware that the Gift Shop will be CLOSED on GOOD FRIDAY but will be open on Holy Saturday (10.00 – 12.00 AM and 2.15 – 4.15 PM) and Easter Sunday (9.30 -10.45 AM and 1.15 – 4.15 PM).
Sunday of the Lord’s Passion (Palm Sunday), 20 March, 2016
Readings: Luke 19:28-40 [Processional Gospel]; Isaiah 50:4-7; Philippians 2:6-11; Luke 22:14-23:56 [Passion Gospel] The community Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM, Abbot Robert Barnes presiding. The celebration begins with the distribution and blessings of palms, commemorating Jesus triumphal entrance into Jerusalem. The Celebration begins in the Chapter Room; monks will direct you from the […]
The Solemnity of St. Joseph, 19 March, 2016
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 […]