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Last week, The Holy See announced the date for The Beatification of the Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen. Coming on The Solemnity of The Annunciation, the announcement set the event for September 24, 2026 in St Louis, Missouri. Sheen is recognized as a pioneer in the realm of media evangelization, in both radio and television. But […]

Easter Triduum Liturgy Schedule 2026 Thursday, April 2, Holy Thursday 6:00 a.m. Vigils 7:30 a.m. Lauds 12:00 p.m. Midday Prayer 7:30 p.m. Mass of the Lord’s Supper Compline will be in the basilica 15 minutes after the Mass Friday, April 3, Good Friday 6:00 a.m. Vigils 7:30 a.m. Lauds 12:00 p.m. Midday Prayer 3:00 p.m. […]

It is with great joy and gratitude that we celebrate our patron saint today, Saint Benedict, the Father of Western Monasticism! In the sixth century, Saint Benedict wrote a rule “written for beginners” by which to order his monastery and cultivate virtue and holiness in his monks, so that they may one day enter the […]

          Feast Day of Saint Joseph, March 19th On this Feast Day, we celebrate Saint Joseph as the spouse of Mary Mother of our Lord and the foster father of Jesus. Consequently, Saint Joseph is the patron saint of the Universal Church, fathers, and families. In light of his trade as […]

            The Feast of Saint Patrick, March 17th One of the most familiar saints immortalized on our painted glass windows in our basilica is that of Saint Patrick. The window is not only a reminder of the many graces that have poured forth from the intercessions of the saint over […]

Today we celebrate the Feast Day of Saint Katherine Drexel. Philadelphia heiress and founder of the religious Congregation of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament for Indians and Colored People, Saint Katherine Drexel dedicated her life to a mission of serving African-Americans and Native-Americans in the United States. Particularly, her interest was in education. Thus […]

Reflections on The Feast of Saint Walburga, February 25th 2026 Brother Bede McKeon In celebrating Saint Walburga’s Feast Day today, we also celebrate the monastery’s secondary patroness. She is recognized as such by her statue residing in our Lourdes Grotto, the shrine dedicated to our primary patroness, Mary Help of Christians. The following passage from […]

Feast of Pentecost Homily – Abbot Placid  June 8, 2025 We conclude our fifty days of rejoicing this year over the resurrection of Jesus Christ Our Lord in this great Feast of Pentecost. For in the outpouring of the Spirit of God, the great paschal mystery by which God willed to restore fallen humankind to […]

Abbot Placid’s Homily – The Ascension of the Lord June 1, 2025 As we move this year through these fifty days of rejoicing over the resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ, we come today to the great Solemnity of the Ascension. This is not simply a recalling of the fact that at some point after […]

This Easter Season has been particularly beautiful at the Abbey as our community welcomed new students and friends of the community into the Church at the Easter Vigil and Divine Mercy Sunday. 5 came into the Church at the Vigil – 3 Baptisms and 2 entry to full communion. On Divine Mercy Sunday, 6 more […]