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Join the Norbertines of St. Michael's Abbey as we pray the Holy Rosary.
As the evening sun passed through the rose window and filled our abbey church with radiant light, it occurred to me that God is working through St. Michael’s Abbey in much the same way.
By spreading the Good News of Salvation, we participate in the continuation the mysteries revealed to and through St Michael and his angels from the beginning.
The prospect of heaven should give us great hope, but also a great hatred for sin. We must never take our resurrection for granted.
St. Michael understands us perfectly in our sorrows and anxieties as well as our joys, and loves us with an unimaginable focus and intensity.
To have angels as protectors means that we must be much loved by God. May we attend Christ with the same tireless devotion.
Christian tradition has always understood the desert as the place of struggle against the powers of darkness.
Holy Mother Church has always venerated St. Michael as her protector, especially in Her hidden life.
Humble shepherds are the first to hear the good news of Our Lord's birth and are guided by angels--shepherds of a human flock--to the manger.
The name of Mary thrills the angels. Her name is their battle cry, and it terrifies demons.
St. Michael and the angels are intimately bound up in the person and saving work of Jesus and His Church. We are part of this battle.
In recent years, a new and joyful tradition has developed for the Feast of St. Norbert: our community uses the happy occasion to host a small festival at the abbey to honor our founder!
What is a monastery? One way to answer this question is to look at the fruits of its work. In this short video, confreres and lay faithful talk about the impact of St. Michael's Abbey in their lives.