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The Norbertine Fathers of St. Michael’s Abbey

Novena to St. Michael | Day Six: The Blessing of the Little Children

To have angels as protectors means that we must be much loved by God. May we attend Christ with the same tireless devotion.

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Novena to St. Michael | Day Five: The Temptation in the Desert

Christian tradition has always understood the desert as the place of struggle against the powers of darkness.

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Novena to St. Michael | Day Four: The Flight into Egypt

Holy Mother Church has always venerated St. Michael as her protector, especially in Her hidden life.

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Novena to St. Michael | Day Three: The Birth

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.

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Novena to St. Michael | Day Two: The Annunciation

The name of Mary thrills the angels. Her name is their battle cry, and it terrifies demons.

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Novena to St. Michael | Day One: The Battle

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.

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Celebrating Our Namesake

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!

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What Does an Abbey Do?

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.

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Upcoming: Paschal Vespers, 2024

Join us for vespers on Easter Sunday. Let us rejoice and celebrate Christ's victory over sin and death.

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Upcoming: Tenebrae, 2024

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. The psalms chanted during Tenebrae ground Our Lord's Passion in the context of Salvation History.

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Lenten Almsgiving | The Great Fast

We hope that you are finding our ongoing Lenten retreat to be edifying, challenging, and spiritually fruitful. Now is an opportunity to consider almsgiving.

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Day Three | The Great Fast

The Fridays of Lent give us the opportunity to reflect on the Lord's Passion. They are "practice," in a sense, for Good Friday, and an opportunity for grace.

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Day Two | The Great Fast

Our task now is to settle into a regular pace of daily fasting, and to "hit our stride" in our attempts to take up our Cross.

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