Mount Saviour Monastery

June 2020 News: Washing of the feet ritual for the novitiate. On the evening of June 10, First Vespers of Corpus Christi, Br. Cestir was clothed as a novice. He has received the name Francis after the saint of Assisi on whose feast day he was born. Please remember him in prayer as he continues his discernment journey.  

Because of the continuing pandemic situation the community decided on the 15th to cancel the fall meeting of Oblates which is regularly held at the monastery each October. The annual outdoor Mass on July 4 has likewise been cancelled.

Brother John of the Cross, a Cistercian monk from Vietnam we are sponsoring, returned to Mount Saviour on the 27th after completing his first year of studies at Christ the King Seminary in Buffalo. He will quarantine in a guest house for two weeks before rejoining the community. Because of the closure of Christ the King, his studies will now continue at St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore which was founded in 1791.

The guest houses, gift shop and chapel remain closed until further notice. We genuinely appreciate the many kind words sent to us during these times by our many Oblates and friends and continue to be united with one another through our prayer.