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Homily for Epiphany by Fr. Joe Tedesco 3 January 2021

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Homily for the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, Octave of Christmas, by Fr. Gerard Jonas 1 January 2021

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Homily for CHRISTMAS VIGIL, Esmeraldas by Fr. Stan Gumula 24 December 2020

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Homily for the Third Sunday of Advent. 2020

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Homily for Second Sunday in Advent by Fr. Gerard Jonas 6 December 2020

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Advent Solemn Entrance Homily by Fr. Joe Tedesco 29 November 2020

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Homily for Joy Never Ending by Fr. Joe Tedesco 15 November 2020

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Homily for the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time by Fr. Stan Gumula 15 November 2020

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Homily for 1 November 2020 by Fr. Gerard Jonas

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Homily for the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time by Fr. Joe Tedesco

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Homily for 20 September 2020 by Fr. Guerric Heckel

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Homily for 6 September 2020 by Fr. Gerard Jonas

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Homily for Brother Juan’s Solemn Profession 15 August 2020

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Homily for 23 August 2020 by Fr. Joe Tedesco

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Homily for the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time by Fr. Gerard Jonas

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Homily for the Sixteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time by Fr. Stan Gumula

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Homily for the Feast of St. Benedict by Fr. Gerard Jonas

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Independence Day Homily by Fr. Kevin Walsh 4 July 2020

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Do Not Fear Homily for the 12th Week in Ordinary Time by Fr. Gerard Jonas

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Homily for Corpus Christi by Fr. Joe Tedesco 14 June 2020

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Visitors are welcome at Mepkin Abbey, which is privately owned and is home for Trappist monks. Living according to the Rule of St. Benedict, the monks offer hospitality to strangers. To maintain their lives of prayer, silence, privacy and solitude, the monks have a few important requests of all visitors:

  • Upon arrival, please check in at the Reception Center/Gift Shop.
  • Read and abide by all signs.
  • Only two roads are open to the public: the main road which runs from the entrance to the public gardens, and the road which leads to the Reception Center & Store. Please stay on these two roads.
  • Access to the Abbey church is by guided tour only. This access is limited because the church is in the monastic enclosure, the heart of the monastery.
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Mepkin Abbey is open to the public as follows:

  • The Gardens are open every day from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • The Gift Shop is open Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Gift shop will allow three persons at a time and masks will be required to enter the store.

Please social distance in the Gardens and Gift Shop.

Garden tours given every Friday and Saturday at 11:30 a.m. Cost: $5 per adult; children are free. No tours of the monastery are being given at this time.

St. Francis Retreat Center will open on a limited basis and with restrictions in December. Click here for more information and to register for a retreat.

The Monastery and Church will 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 Abbey has 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, ideas and news to help you navigate these very trying times.  The first is “Reflections on Contemplative Confinement for the Layperson.” We add reflections and news on a regular basis, so, please visit our web site often.

Fr. Joe Tedesco
Superior, Mepkin Abbey

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