1. Br. Benedict’s body will be received by the community at 8:30 AM on Saturday, 26 January. After his reception into the choir and the prayers are completed, the continuous Psalter will commence. 2. The continuous Psalter, prayers for his eternal life, is recited by two people sitting in choir for a fifteen minute “watch”; then they […]
The Second Sunday of the Year, 20 January, 2013
The community Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM, Abbot Robert Barnes presiding and preaching.
A Thank You to Blue Ridge Hospice
During Br. Benedict’s protracted illness, the various health care personnel from Blue Ridge Hospice became familiar faces here–almost parts of the family. The community of Holy Cross Abbey cannot thank each of them enough for their dedicated, constant and loving service. If you live in this area, you might consider supporting Blue Ridge Hospice in a […]
Requiescat in Pace
Benedict Simmonds b. 11/30/38 d. 1/17/13 First profession 3/21/86 Solemn profession 6/17/89 Br. Benedict Simmonds died peacefully Thursday evening at 8:00 PM. Abbot Robert Barnes and Abbot Damian Carr (of Spencer, here for a meeting) were with him reciting the prayers for the dying. In the course of the day, a number of Br, Benedict’s […]
Prayers Requested
Several in our community are under the weather so we ask you to keep them-and everyone suffering from this awful flu in your prayers.
Octave of Prayer for Church Unity
This Thursday, 18 January begins the annual Octave of Prayer for Church Unity. What’s an Octave, you may ask? As the Latinists among you recognize, the word is derived from the Latin word for Eight and designates in the Liturgy, eight days of celebration. With an Octave, if you begin on a Sunday, for example […]
The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, Sunday, 13 January, 2013
The community Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM, Fr. Vincent Collins presiding and preaching. The monthly Eucharistic Adoration will begin at 4:00 PM and all are welcome.
A Word from the Cistercian Fathers for January
What treasures of good works, what riches of devotion lie hidden in the field of an individual’s body; and how much more in the depths of the heart, if you only take the trouble to dig! I am not saying what Plato taught: that before the soul came into the body it learned arts which […]
RB 36: The Sick Brothers
St. Benedict seems to cover everything in his Rule. In Chapter 36 he deals with sick brothers and directs the monks: “Care of the sick must rank above and before all else, so that they may truly be served as Christ…” We are certainly doing that around here right now. By last count at least […]
Monastery Shop Reopens, Friday, 11 January
The Monastery Shop will re-open this afternoon, Friday, 11 January and resume regular hours.