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The Norbertine Fathers of St. Michael’s Abbey

Palm Sunday Vespers

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March 26 | Lenten Sunday Vespers

Join us for Vespers every Sunday during Lent.

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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

Join us for Vespers every Sunday during Lent.

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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

Join us for Vespers every Sunday during Lent.

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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Our Growing Community

On Christmas Eve, the Norbertine Fathers of St. Michael's Abbey welcomed eleven new men into the community as novices -- the largest class in the history of our community! On the day marking the traditional birthday of the Norbertine Order, the St. Michael's community continues to be blessed abundantly by young men willing to lay down their lives for God and His Holy Church.

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The Coventry Carol

Originally a medieval carol performed during the Mystery Plays of Coventry, this English carol depicting the account of the massacre of the Holy Innocents from the Gospel of Matthew has since become a Christmas classic. The hauntingly somber melody and heart-breaking lyrics evoke a spirit of mourning amidst the otherwise jubilant spirit of the Christmas octave. The song recalls the women of Bethlehem bidding farewell to their children who are about to be slaughtered by decree of King Herod.

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What Is an Abbey?

For centuries, abbeys have safeguarded culture, created stunning sacred art, unearthed profound scientific discoveries, and served as centers of charity and refuge for the poor and marginalized.

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Our Lady of Guadalupe Procession 2022

St. Michael's Abbey honored Our Lady's apparition at Tepayac Hill with a procession.

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