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 >
Gospel Reflection – Week 16 in Ordinary Time – Cycle C –
My brothers and sisters in Christ,
In today’s Gospel from Luke chapter 10, we meet two familiar figures: Martha and Mary, the sisters of Lazarus, who welcome Jesus into their home. More >
Gospel Reflection – 15th Week in Ordinary Time – Cycle C
Dear friends in Christ,
The parable of the Good Samaritan is so familiar that it can pass us by, like the priest and the Levite passed the man on the road. More >
Solemnity of St Benedict – Reflection on the Rule of St Benedict –
The Rule of St Benedict has stood for centuries as a foundational text for Western monasticism, but it has taken special root – and with such enduring spiritual and cultural depth – within the Cistercian tradition in Ireland. More >