This morning Abbot Robert offered the Mass for Preservation of Peace and Justice. He recalled the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in Manhatten and on the Pentagon, here in Virginia, eleven years ago. At that time we were actually preparing for the final days of our year long celebration of our founding in […]

In a recent post from Fr. James he asked readers to indicate what they are interested in seeing more of or less of on our site.  I’m happy to report, thanks primarily to Fr. James, that we are getting good traffic on our new site and that people are reading what he/we write… A reader […]

There are so many things to write about that sometimes I am unsure where to begin. Aside from news items and schedules and bibliographies, there are the Cistercian tradition, the spirituality of the Rule of St. Benedict, the issues of sustainability, ecumenical dialogue, the spirituality of stewardship–and many more topics as relevant to you as to […]

The community Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM, Fr. James Orthmann preaching and presiding.

The Psalms listed here are, in fact, used for all the Feasts and Solemnities of Mary. The numbers follow the normal translations following the Hebrew Psalter; the numbers in parentheses apply to the original Grail Psalter/Vulgate/Septuagint.  Vigils: Invitatory: Ps 95 (94). First Nocturn: Pss 24 (23), 45 (44), 46 (45); Second Nocturn: Pss 48 (47), 84 (83), […]

You may recall from the posts back in May that three of our monasteries in this country had elected new superiors, all of them former Novice Directors. One of those houses, Santa Rita Abbey in Sonoita, Arizona, is celebrating the fortieth anniversary of its foundation. The community’s new Prioress, Mother Vicki Murray, was one of […]

What’s a Monastic Immersion Weekend? You may have read on this website Kurt Aschermann’s posts inviting prospective candidates to participate in a Monastic Immersion Weekend. But what is it? Basically, it is what it claims to be: the structured opportunity to experience a slice of monastic life. The schedule, silence, communal prayer of the monks […]

Eucharistic Adoration will begin at 4:00 PM and will continue through Vespers (5:30 PM). Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament will follow at approximately 5:55 PM. All are invited to join us.

The community Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM; Fr. Vincent Collins will preside and preach

The community Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM; Abbot Robert Barnes will preside and preach.