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The Norbertine Fathers of St. Michael’s Abbey

Live: Paschal Vespers 2023

He is RISEN! Join us for Vespers every Sunday during Easter.

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Vexilla Regis

"The Royal Banner forward goes..." This begins the Vexilla Regis, sung during Passiontide to mark the sublimity and victory of the Cross.

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Tenebrae, 2023

The liturgy of Tenebrae (Latin for "darkness"), which dates back to the ninth century, is a special expression of Matins and Lauds unique to Holy Week.

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The Norbertine Chant of the Stabat Mater

Sung to honor Our Lady of Sorrows, the Stabat Mater is perhaps one of the most recognizable Lenten chants.

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Palm Sunday Vespers

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March 26 | Lenten Sunday Vespers

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Vespers of the Annunciation

Join us for Vespers as we celebrate the Feast of the Annunciation.

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March 19 | Lenten Sunday Vespers

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St. Joseph Novena

Please join us in praying this novena to the guardian of our Redeemer.

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March 12 | Lenten Sunday Vespers

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Lenten Sunday Vespers

Join us for Vespers every Sunday during Lent.

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Norbertine Brews

Abbeys have a long history of brewing beer. This past Michaelmas, St. Michael's Abbey continued this happy tradition.

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The 2023 Chadwick-Oden Lectures

To celebrate the special collections of our library and to foster the continued scholarship that is so much a part of our monastic life, we are inaugurating an academic lecture series: the Chadwick-Oden Lecture Series.

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