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Throughout the Church’s year we unite with the entire Body of Christ to celebrate the feasts of saints and holy days. More >

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After the Second World War, when young men and women came face to face with the powers of good and evil in this world, there was an unprecedented surge in monastic vocations. More >

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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 >

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“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 >

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Merton Monday “The purpose of… solitude is to place the soul in a state of silence and receptivity that will open its spiritual depths to the action of the Holy Spirit who makes known the mysteries of the Kingdom of God and teaches us the unsearchable riches of the love and the wisdom of Christ.” More >

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Today’s Gospel reading (which is included at the end of this reflection) is the feeding of the five thousand according to St John. More >

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The Monastic Community of Mount Saint Joseph Abbey was disappointed to learn yesterday from the Youth 2000 Leadership Team that they were cancelling this years Summer Festival in Cistercian College. More >

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In today’s Gospel we see Jesus as the compassionate Shepherd tending to the multitude instead of to His own needs and those of His disciples. More >

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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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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 >

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