COVID-19 NOTICE:
Mepkin Abbey is open to the public as follows:
Please social distance in the Gardens and Gift Shop.
No tours of the monastery are being given at this time.
The Monastery, Church, and Retreat Center continue to be closed to all visitors. We have taken this very difficult action on the advice of professionals in order to protect both the monks and our visitors from the COVID-19 virus. As we continue to navigate these very difficult times, please know that our friends, neighbors, benefactors and the community are in our daily prayers. If you have specific prayer requests, please send them to me at frjoetedesco@gmail.com and I will put your request on our prayer list.
While Mepkin now has only limited access to visitors, we want to support our friends and benefactors, many of whom find their horizons reduced to the confines of their living spaces, by providing some reflections and ideas to help you navigate these very trying times. The first is “Reflection on Contemplative Confinement for the Layperson.” We add reflections on a regular basis, so, please visit our web site often.
Fr. Joe Tedesco
Superior, Mepkin Abbey
Homily for the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time by Fr. Gerard Jonas
Homily for the Sixteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time by Fr. Stan Gumula
Homily for the Feast of St. Benedict by Fr. Gerard Jonas
Independence Day Homily by Fr. Kevin Walsh 4 July 2020
Do Not Fear Homily for the 12th Week in Ordinary Time by Fr. Gerard Jonas
Homily for Corpus Christi by Fr. Joe Tedesco 14 June 2020
Trinity Sunday homily reflects on our ‘racist virus’
Homily for 1 June 2020 Memorial, Mary Mother of the Church by Fr. Gerard Jonas
Homily for Fr. Richard’s Funeral By Fr. Joe Tedesco 25 May 2020
24 May 2020 Homily Ascension Sunday by Fr. Gerard Jonas
Sixth Sunday of Easter Homily
Homily for 3 May 2020 Fourth Sunday of Easter by Fr. Guerric Heckel
Called to Life of Mercy
Easter Sunday Homily by Fr. Columba
Tuesday of Holy Week Homily: Keep close to Jesus by Fr. Gerard Jonas
Homily for Good Friday, by Fr. Joe Tedesco
PASCHAL VIGIL by Fr. Stan Gumula
Homily for GOOD FRIDAY by Fr. Stan Gumula
A Palm Sunday Homily
Palm Sunday Homily