Many friends and family ask, “what is Christmas like in the monastery?” Here is a brief description of the events:
The monks rise as usual at 3:30 AM on Christmas Eve, the 24th. Matins which begin at 4:00 AM are proper of the Vigil of Christmas. There is a special invitatory antiphon which proclaims, “Hodie scietis [...]

This year we are delighted to share Christmas with you in a concrete way by posting recordings of First and Second Vespers, Christmas Matins and the Midnight and Dawn Solemn Masses. The liturgical tension has been building slowly but steadily in the monastery. The antiphons get more complex week by week and crescendo with the [...]

Over the past several months many requests have come asking that we post more of our Divine Office online. I have hesitated to do so because our recording equipment is not excellent and our chant, alas, is a work in progress. But with the encouragement of the New Liturgical Movement, we have accepted those two [...]