Dispelling the terrors of night – Our inheritance as joyful Children of God
The night can play tricks on us. Have you ever noticed that a view we know well by day can become restless, worrying, the cause of anxiety when darkness falls? More >
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St Benedict – a Saint for all seasons
We are Cistercian monks of the Strict Observance and, although MSJ is a small community, there are several thousand Cistercians throughout the world (http://www.ocso.org/). More >
Silence and Prayer
Silence is crucial to contemplative life, but this doesn’t mean only monks and nuns should foster it. More >
First Friday Adoration – 6th July, 2018
We warmly invite you to join us at 5.45pm for some or all of our First Friday Adoration this week, where we shall be praying especially for vocations to the religious life and the priesthood. More >
Gospel Reflection, Sunday 1st July, 2018
From the Gospel of St Mark 5:21-43.
When Jesus felt the power go out of Him as the woman with the haemorrhage touched the rim of His garment, a beautiful thing happened. More >
29th June: the Solemnity of Saint Peter & Saint Paul.
On today’s Feast of Ss. Peter and Paul, Apostles and Martyrs, we travel in our minds to Rome. More >
Cistercian Vocation Weekend for Men
“Come and See” John 1:39 Seeking God in Prayer and Community Mount Saint Joseph Abbey are hosting a Monastic Experience Weekend from Friday 19th – Sunday 21st October 2018. More >
“Merton Monday” “…the clear-sighted recognition and mature acceptance of our own limitations is called ‘compunction.’
“Merton Monday”
“…the clear-sighted recognition and mature acceptance of our own limitations is called ‘compunction.’ More >
Merton Monday
“Merton Monday”
“To love another as an object is to love him as a ‘thing,’ as a commodity which can be used, exploited, enjoyed and then cast off. More >
First Friday Adoration – Praying silently for vocations to the priesthood and religious life
First Friday Adoration
The monks of Mount Saint Joseph Abbey invite you to join us in praying silently for vocations to the priesthood and religious life before the Blessed Sacrament on the First Friday of every month. More >