Our first MIW is fast approaching and in case you have been considering, one man had to drop out this week so we have an opening…send email to companions@virginiatrappists.org for information and registration form. The community will welcome the group into choir for the weekend and all materials and supplies, including special clothing and breviaries […]

As was mentioned in the previous post about Ailred, the last years of his life were limited by his chronic arthritis. Despite that, he managed to spend time writing and even traveling on monastic or Church business. There is a frequently quoted incident from this period concerning a disgruntled, probably deranged, brother who came upon Ailred sitting […]

The community Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM; Fr. Vincent Collins will preside and preach. Since this is the First Sunday of the month, Eucharistic Adoration will begin at 4:00 PM and continue through Vespers at 5:30 PM. Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament, beginning around 5:53, will conclude adoration. All are invited to […]

Reaction to our Spring newsletter was so good we’re going to do another one!  The Fall Newsletter is being written as we speak and you can look for articles that update you on the monks in the community, the cemetery and natural fruits and vegetables program as well as a story on the Monastic Immersion […]

Our first MIW is fast approaching and in case you have been considering, one man had to drop out this week so we have an opening…send email to companions@virginiatrappists.org for information and registration form. The community will welcome the group into choir for the weekend and all materials and supplies, including special clothing and breviaries […]

Ailred was crippled with arthritis in the last years of his life. His condition was so bad that he was dispensed by the General Chapter from the regular monastic routine and lived in hut adjoining the the infirmary. Despite his infirmity, these were productive years when he produced much of his writing. His final work was […]

Thanks for responding to our last announcement about available space at the Retreat House. There is still good availability for weekdays through late summer and many openings on weekends. If you’re interested, please contact Carol Hensley, Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM till 4:30 PM at 540-955-4383 by phone or information@hcava.org by email.

The community Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM; Fr. James Orthmann will preside and preach. Because Abbot Robert will be driving up to Genesee Abbey, near Rochester New York, for that community’s Abbatial Blessing, and Fr. Vincent will be cooking, they will be absent from the community Mass. We will celebrate in a simpler manner. All communion […]

There’s still good availability for a stay at our Retreat House through the rest of July, August and September (though the last weekend in September is reserved for the participants in the Monastic Immersion Weekend). If you have that “vacant” vacation time, or perhaps your vacation plans have run aground or you need to “get […]