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Guesthouse News: Renovations and Reservations
Current as of May 29 2026 Monastery Guesthouse Update: Renovations and Reservations The Monastery Guesthouse is currently closed to overnight guests as we undergo a full remodeling of our commercial kitchen and substantial upgrades for Guesthouse accessibility. We...
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...
June 2nd: A Monastic Conference This Week
An important monastic Conference is taking place this week, from June 4th to June 6th, focused on the life, teaching and enduring influence of Evagrius Ponticus, a desert father and one of the most influential theologians of the late fourth century Church. The full...
June 1st: Sheepish
We are doing well, thanks be to God, as late Spring slowly turns to Summer. Our flock of Navajo-Churro sheep has now grown to thirty, with the birth of a dozen lambs several weeks ago. Work is progressing well at our Guesthouse, main kitchen and other common rooms in...
Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
Scripture Readings: Book of Exodus 34:4-6, 8-9; Second Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians 13:11-13; Gospel According to Saint John 3:16-18 Each year on the Sunday following Pentecost, the Church celebrates the mystery of the Most Holy Trinity, our belief that God...
Spring and Summer 2026 Newsletter
Spring/Summer 2026 Newsletter
Pentecost Sunday
Readings: Acts of the Apostles 2:1-11; Saint Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians 12:3-7,12-13; Gospel According to Saint John 20:19-23 The Solemnity of Pentecost is a celebration of the universality of the love God has for us. At Pentecost, fifty days after Easter,...
Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord
Scripture Readings: Acts of the Apostles 1:1-11; Saint Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians 1:17-23; Gospel According to Saint Luke 24:46-53 We celebrate our Lord’s Ascension, which took place forty days after his Resurrection. We recount with joy the day when Christ...
Sixth Sunday of Easter, Year A
Scripture Readings: Acts of the Apostles 8:5-8, 14-17; First Letter of Peter 3:15-18; Gospel According to Saint John 14:15-21 The readings for this Sunday are taken from the final days of Jesus' earthly sojourn as well as the first steps of the infant Church after the...
Fifth Sunday of Easter, Year A
Readings: Acts of the Apostles 6:1-7; First Letter of Saint Peter 2:4-9; Gospel According to Saint John 14:1-12 We are drawing near to the Solemnity of the Lord's Ascension, forty days after Easter, less than two weeks from now. Where does the time go? Time tends to...
May 8th: Some Important Updates
Monastery Guesthouse Update: Renovations and Reservations The Monastery Guesthouse is currently closed to overnight guests as we undergo a full remodeling of our commercial kitchen and substantial upgrades for Guesthouse accessibility. We hope to complete these...
Fourth Sunday of Easter, Year A
Scripture Readings: Acts of the Apostles 2:14a, 36-41; First Letter of Saint Peter 2:20b-25; Gospel According to Saint John 10:1-10 This Sunday is usually called “Good Shepherd Sunday,” because of the focus of the Mass readings, especially the Gospel, where Jesus...
Easter Saturday
"Lord, Who conquered death, be constantly with Your Church and fill it with new life. Make us partakers of Your suffering so that we may also be partakers of Your glorious Resurrection. May Your peace and tranquility dwell constantly within our community, within our...
Easter Friday
Christ is Risen, and you, o death, are annihilated! Christ is Risen, and the evil ones are cast down! Christ is Risen, and the angels rejoice! Christ is Risen, and life is liberated! Christ is Risen, and the tomb is emptied of its dead; for Christ having risen from...
Second Sunday of Easter, Year A
Scripture Readings: Acts of the Apostles 2:42-47; First Letter of Saint Peter 1:3-9; Gospel According to Saint John 20:19-31 We are still celebrating the Passover of Christ, his Resurrection from the dead, and today the Gospel shows us Christ in the midst of his...
Easter Thursday
"For the few witnesses of the Resurrection, it was such an overwhelmingly real happening, every doubt was dispelled and they stepped forth before the world with an utterly new fearlessness in order to bear witness: Christ is truly risen!" from "Jesus of Nazareth," by...
Easter Wednesday
"Joy is a grace. Among Christians it is one that is not merely an adornment of life, but one that springs from its essence. Joy is the outcome of the truths we believe, the hopes we have, the love which God allows us to have for Him." from "Prayer In Faith," by Mother...
Easter Tuesday
May the Resurrection of the Lord be a continual reminder of God's infinite love for humankind and the promise of Eternal Life. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Abbot Christian and the monks
Easter Sunday
Christ is Risen! Rejoice all you nations! Christ is our peace! A blessed and holy Paschaltide to all. Abbot Christian and the monks
Easter Vigil Mass
Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen! Christ is in our midst, both now and forever! These are traditional Easter greetings, especially among Eastern Catholic and Orthodox Christians, and sum up well the meaning of today’s “Solemnity of Solemnities,” as it is often...
"Let everyone that comes be received as Christ."
— The Rule of St. Benedict
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