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"LISTEN" - CD Launching
On Thursday 02 July 2009, the CD "Listen" was launched at the Church of the Assumption Parish Hall in Maraval. The CD consists of songs by Bro Paschal Jordan, OSB, Llewyn Gill, SLMM, and Michael White. Abbot John and Fr Cuthbert represented the Abbey at the Launching. Fr ...
MONKS HONOUR ST. SCHOLASTICA
St Scholastica is the twin sister of St Benedict and she was one of his earliest disciples to the monastic way of life. Her Feast Day is on 10 February. At Mount St Benedict, her Feast Day is celebrated on the nearest Sunday and this year it fell on Sunday 08 February. The ...
Fr Benedict finally joins the STARS!
The Abbot and Monks of the Abbey of Mount St Benedict report the sad news of the passing away of Fr Benedict Simons, OSB, on Thursday 01 January 2009 at 6:20 pm at the age of 89 years. Cornelius Benedictus Maria Simons was born in The Hague in Holland on 18 June 1919 and joined the Abbey of ...
BRO CASSIAN PASSES ON!
Regular Oblate, Bro John Cassian D'Arceuil, died on Monday 14 July 2008 at 3:20 pm at Medical Associates Hospital. His daughter, Jenny, grand-daughter, Christina, and Abbot John were present at the hospital. His death occured exactly 40 days after the passing away of his wife, Mrs ...
MAINTENANCE AT THE MOUNT
The buildings and grounds of the Abbey constructed and developed over the years have certainly stood the test of time. We owe ...
HISTORY BOOK OF THE ABBEY!
"THE ABBEY: Mount St Benedict - A Popular Guide" is available at The Pax Abbey Shop. This book, written by Dom Mark Tierney, OSB, of Glenstal Abbey, Ireland, meets a long-standing need expressed by visitors and pilgrims. It is only be available at The Pax Abbey Shop at Mount St ...
FEAST OF ST SCHOLASTICA
Scholastica is the twin sister of St Benedict! They were quite close to each other both in life and in death. We are told in the Dialogues that, when Scholastica died, Benedict brought her body to the monastery to bury her in the tomb he had prepared for ...