The Monastery of Christ in the Desert
Our Benedictine monastic community near Abiquiu, New Mexico, warmly welcomes you to our Abbey on the banks of the Chama River.
The Monastery Church and Art Gallery, will be open to daytime visitors, each Monday through Saturday, from 09:00 am to 5:30pm.
The Giftshop will be open to daytime visitors from 09:30 am to 12:30 pm and 2:00pm to 3:30pm Tuesday-Saturday.
On Sundays, the Conventual Mass is at 9:15 am and the Giftshop will be open from 10:30 am to 3:00 pm.
The Gifsthop is closed on Mondays and during certain monastic observances.
Be our Guest
We welcome both day visitors and overnight guests for self-directed retreats. We celebrate mass daily, and invite you to pray with us.
Support Us
This monastic community is possible only by the generous support of friends like you. While the Monastery is an officially recognized Roman Catholic organization, it does not receive any direct financial support from the Church.
Explore the Monastery
We warmly invite you to explore a photo gallery that shows where we live and how we go about our monastic life.
Monastery News & Homilies
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June 7th: Corpus Christi Greetings
We're having lovely weather these days, but it would be lovelier if accompanied by rain. So far, precious little has fallen in 2026. In fact, for the past several years that has been the case. As they say, "Everyone talks (or complains) about the weather, but no one...
Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi)
Scripture Readings: Book of Deuteronomy 8:2-3,14-16; First Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians10:16-17; Gospel According to Saint John 6:51-58 The Mass readings from Sacred Scripture for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of the Lord, traditionally...
Daily Martyrology for June 7, 2026
In Eichstätt, in 786, St. Willibald. He was the son of St. Richard (February 7), nephew of St. Boniface (June 5), and brother to St. Winnibald (December 18) and St. Walburga (February 25). His father died at Lucca while he was on a pilgrimage to Rome, and Willbald went on to the Holy Land. When he returned, he spent ten years at Monte Cassino, which had recently been restored by Pope Gregory II (February 11). About 740 the pope sent Willibald to help St. Boniface in Germany. Willibald... read morePrayer and Chant
Learn more about the Monastic Day or review our Daily Prayer Schedule.
Prayer Requests and Mass Intentions
We are glad to include your requests for prayer in our daily chanting of the psalms. Mass intentions (including the delivery of a Mass card) may be requested for small stipend.
Our Chanting
We have recordings of our chants available on CD and MP3.
Ave Maria
Daily Prayer and Mass Schedule
All are welcome to join us at daily worship. Click here for our daily prayer schedule which begins at 4:00am and ends at 7:30pm.
Current Road Conditions
Saturday, June 6th, 7:00 pm
Forest Service Road 151 leading to the Monastery is in good condition and dry.
Please watch for open-range cattle standing on the road especially the many new-born calves who tend to run in front of vehicles.
Always drive carefully on the road, as there is traffic in both directions. Also, there are sometimes hikers and bikers on the road.
Be courteous by letting faster vehicles pass. Simply pull to the side and allow them to go ahead.
Pray for peace.