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On Friday, September 19, 2025, Fr. Ambrose Criste, O.Praem., will guide participants through a few hours of prayer and reflection on the mystery and mission of the angels. The program will include:
A Day of Recollection is a spiritual pause — a brief but meaningful time set apart to listen more closely to God, rekindle your fervor, and prepare your soul to receive grace more fruitfully. By offering this retreat online, we hope to invite as many of our friends as possible to participate, no matter where they live.
The Day of Recollection will be made available on September 19, but you may enter into it at any time during the novena, taking it at your own pace as part of your pilgrimage.
If you are already a member of the Abbot’s Circle, this retreat is our heartfelt gift of gratitude to you. If you are not yet a member, we warmly invite you to join this circle of friends and share in this special offering.
Join the Abbot's Circle to Participate
Each day, the Norbertine canons labor at the altar and in their apostolic ministries, and the Abbot’s Circle website exists to share the fruits of that life with the wider Church.
On the site, you’ll find:
The Abbot’s Circle is not a program or subscription you join here — it is an ongoing offering of spiritual riches, a place where the faithful can draw closer to Christ and remain united to the life of the abbey. Learn more about the Norbertines of St. Michael's Abbey by viewing the recommended content below.
The Abbot's Circle is a first-of-its-kind virtual monastery—an evolving, curated library that offers an inside look at the artistic, cultural, intellectual, and spiritual work that the Norbertines of St. Michael’s Abbey carry out each day for the praise and honor of God.
Hidden in the stillness of southern California’s desert mountains, St. Michael’s Abbey goes about a timeless and supernatural mission: the common worship of God. This is a place for all to encounter the unfathomable beauty of God and to enter into the mystery of His unrelenting love.
Against a culture in ever desperate need for beauty, St. Michael’s Abbey stands as a refuge for reverent liturgy, inspiring art, and captivating sacred music and chant. Through our work, we are laying the foundation for the sanctification of our society and a renewal in our Church.
