Gospel Reflection – 23rd Week in Ordinary Time – Cycle C
Brothers and sisters,
Today we stand beneath the mystery of the Cross, gazing upon the very sign that the world once mocked as defeat, but which God has exalted as victory. More >
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Gospel Reflection – 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time – Cycle C
Brothers and Sisters
In today’s Gospel, the Lord turns to the large crowds that accompany Him and speaks words that sound, at first, harsh and unsettling: “If anyone comes to me without hating father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.” More >
Gospel Reflection – 22nd Week in Ordinary Time – Cycle C
Brothers and sisters in Christ. Today Our Lord speaks to us about humility at the banquet. More >
Gospel Reflection – Week 21 in Ordinary Time – Cycle C –
(“Try your best to enter through the narrow door”)
Brothers and sisters in Christ. More >
Gospel Reflection – 20th Week in Ordinary Time – Cycle C
Brothers and sisters,
Today’s Gospel is one of those passages that makes us sit up straight. More >
The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin May
As the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin May is a Holy Day of Obligation the Monastic Community of Our Lady of Silence Abbey will be following the Sunday Timetable for the celebration of the Divine office. More >
Statement from the Cistercian Abbey of Our Lady of Silence re. the future interim use of Mount Melleray, 12th August 2025
It has been seven months since the decision was made for the monks to leave Mount Melleray. More >
Gospel Reflection – Week 19 in Ordinary Time – Cycle C – Luke 12:32-48
Our Lady of Silence Abbey
Christ’s words to His disciples — “There is no need to be afraid, little flock” — always seem to fall on us here in the Abbey with a particular gentleness. More >
Gospel Reflection – 18th Week in Ordinary Time – Cycle C
“Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity.” More >
Gospel Reflection – Week 17 in Ordinary Time – Cycle C
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
Peace be with you, from our community at Our Lady of Silence Abbey. More >