NEWS & REFLECTIONS

September 10, 2018

A New Postulant Enters our Community

On the 8th September, 2018 we were delighted to welcome Emma Brady from Co. Cavan as a new Postulant to our community. Emma began her vocation discernment with us during...

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September 1, 2018

Alliance for International Monasticism

Monks and nuns following the Rule of St. Benedict take a vow of stability to their community and ordinarily remain in the monastery they have entered all their monastic life....

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August 30, 2018

Solemn Monastic Profession of Sr. Elizabeth Deasy OCSO

Just eight days after Sr. Angela’s Solemn Profession day on 20th of August, we again had reason for great rejoicing in Glencairn with the final vows of Sr. Elizabeth...

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August 27, 2018

Cistercians Attend Papal Mass

Cistercian monks and nuns, representing Glencairn, Mt Melleray and Roscrea, travelled to Dublin yesterday to attend the papal mass. Eight sisters from Glencairn left at six a.m. in heavy rain...

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August 22, 2018

Solemn Monastic Profession of Sr. Angela Finegan OCSO

There was great joy at St. Mary’s Abbey, Glencairn as we witnessed and celebrated the Solemn Monastic Profession of Sr. Angela Finegan on the feast of St. Bernard, 20th August...

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August 9, 2018

Artists Answer Call to Design a Christmas Card

Earlier this year our Card Department sent out a “Call to Design a Christmas Card”, inviting submissions from artists for designs which we might include in our 2018 range of...

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July 31, 2018

Insights on Retreat: Part 2

Sister Michele here concludes her article on this year’s community retreat which took place in June, given by Fr Michael Casey, Cistercian monk and spiritual author. Our Core values...

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July 23, 2018

Insights on Retreat

Sr Michele Slattery gathers the graces from this year’s community retreat as she reflects, in the first of a two part article, on key points that stood out for her....

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July 14, 2018

Ora et Labora: Our Contribution to the World Meeting of Families 2018

As a monastic community ‘wholly ordered to contemplation’ (OCSO Constitutions) it is a welcome opportunity to be in a position to give something practical as well as spiritual in our...

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May 18, 2018

Cloister Garden Renewal at Glencairn

A traditional monastery is built around four cloisters (covered walkways, or simply corridors) which form a rectangle. The space in the middle of this rectangle is the cloister garden. Accessible...

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