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The Norbertine Fathers of St. Michael’s Abbey

A Reflection on Michaelmas, 2025

We are part of a growing movement--one that shows the Church at its best, and one that invties others to share in our joy. Join us!

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New Postulants, 2025

By the grace of God and under the mantle of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the house of formation at St. Michael’s Abbey has welcomed eight young men as postulants on the Feast of our holy father St. Augustine.

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Toward the Altar

As they approach their ordinations to the priesthood, Frater Paul Schexnayder and Frater Isaiah Kawczynski reflect on the vocation to which Our Lord has called them.

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Day Thirty Nine: The Great Fast, 2025

On this Good Friday, may the Lord nourish us, take us up into His sacrifice, and save us.

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Day Thirty Eight: The Great Fast, 2025

Christ rose from the dead and raised man from the depths of the tomb. Here on this Holy Thursday, to Christ be all glory and honor and power.

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Easter Message, 2025

Easter is not a time to abandon our fasting, our prayers, or our pursuit of holiness. Easter is a reminder, plain as the empty tomb, that we are called to rise out of our failure and try again.

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Day Thirty Seven: The Great Fast, 2025

As Christ laid down his life for us, so we too ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.

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Day Thirty Six: The Great Fast, 2025

When we went down into the waters of the font of our salvation in baptism, we were patterning our life on the death of Christ, entering into His death so that we could rise up to new life.

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Day Thirty Five: The Great Fast, 2025

Let us fearlessly acknowledge that Christ was crucified for us. Let us confess it not in fear, but in joy; not in shame, but in glory.

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Live: Paschal Vespers, 2025

Join us for Vespers as we celebrate the Resurrection of Our Lord.

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Live: Tenebrae, 2025

The Norbertines of St. Michael's Abbey invite you to join us (in-person or via livestream) for Tenebrae. ‍

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Day Thirty Four: The Great Fast, 2025

Let us regard as our home the heavenly Jerusalem, not the earthly one; the city glorified by angels, not the one laid waste by armies.

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Day Thirty Three: The Great Fast, 2025

Every time we offer the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass on every altar of every Catholic church, we are making present the one true and perfect sacrifice of Jesus Christ on Calvary.

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