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Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time by Fr. Joe Tedesco

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Fourth Sunday in Ordinary time by Fr. Gerard Jonas

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Third Sunday in Ordinary time by Abbot Stan

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Second Sunday in Ordinary Time by Retired Bishop Robert Kurtz

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Feast of the Holy Family by Father Gerard Jonas

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Christmas Day Mass – 2017 by Father Guerric Heckel

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Christmas Vigil by Abbot Stan

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Advent Reconciliation Vespers by Abbot Stan

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Third Sunday in Advent by Fr. Joseph Tedesco

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Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception by Father Gerard Jonas

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Solemn Entrance into Advent — 2017 by Abbot Stan

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Homily for the Feast of Christ Our King November 26, 2017 by Father Guerric Heckel

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Joy Never Ending — 2017

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Homily for the Memorial of the Passion of John the Baptist September 29, 2017

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Homily for the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, September 8, 2017

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Homily for the Twenty-second Sunday of the Year, September 3, 2017

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Father Columba’s Entrance into Novitiate — August 19, 2017

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Homily on the Feast of Saint Bernard — Monday, Aug. 21, 2017

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Brother Juan First Vows — Assumption Vespers, August 14, 2017 Given by Fr. Stan

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Garden tours given every Friday and Saturday at 11:30 a.m. Cost: $5 per adult; children are free.

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Prayer Schedule


Vigils: 4:00 AM – 4:40 AM
Lauds: 6:30-7 AM
Mass: 7:30-8:15 AM
Mid-Day Prayer: 12-12:10 PM
Vespers: 6-6:30 PM
Compline: 7:35-8:00 PM
Sundays – same, except no Terce:
Mass: 10:00 AM
Vespers & Benediction: 5-6 PM

Information for Visitors

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.
  • No professional photography allowed.
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COVID-19 NOTICE:

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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