COVID-19 NOTICE:
We are happy to announce that beginning Tuesday, May 19 Mepkin Abbey Gardens and Gift Shop will be open Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The front gate will be monitored to allow a few cars in at a time to preserve social distancing in the Gardens and Gift Shop. The Gift shop will allow three persons at a time and masks will be required to enter the store.
Each car will be able to stay for one hour at the Abbey. 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 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
Holy Thursday Homily
Homily for the 5th Sunday in Lent – Come Forth
Homily for the Friday of the Fourth Week of Lent – Words of Hope and Consolation
Reflections on Community Life and our Dedication to Jesus Christ
A Homily for the 4th Sunday of The Covid-19 Lent of 2020
Homily for the Feast of St. Joseph, by Fr. Joe Tedesco
Homily for the First Week in Lent, by Fr. Gerard Jonas
Homily for the 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time by Fr. Joe Tedesco