March 8-10, 2024 – Visit from St. Meinrad Novices

Visit from St. Meinrad novices

February 14, 2024 – Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday

February 2, 2024 – Keith Connelly joins the community as a postulant

Keith Connelly joins us as a postulant

January 7 – 14, 2024 – Our Community Retreat

Community retreat, 2024

December 25, 2023 – Christmas is here!

Christmas, 2023

December 21, 2023 – The Close of our 175th Anniversary Year

We close our 175th Year Anniversary

December 8, 2023 – The Re-dedication of our Church to our Lady

The re-dedication of our abbey church to Mary

December 3, 2023 – Advent Begins

Advent begins

September 29, 2023 – Br. Simeon passes away.

Br. Simeon passes away.

September 4, 2023 – Buddhists pay a visit to Gethsemani

Gethsemani is host to a group of travelling Buddhists.

September 1-3, 2023 – Come and See Weekend

Eleven men attend our Come and See weekend

August 20th, 2023 – Br. Alberic renews his temporary vows

Br. Alberic renews his temporary vows.

August 3rd and 6th, 2023 – The abbey welcomes two postulants, Jésus and Angel, to the community

Jésus Verdin and Angel San José are welcomed into the community as postulants.

June 30, 2023 – Fr. John Pawlikowski, OSM, speaks to us about Christian – Jewish relations

Fr. John Pawlikowski speaks to us about Jewish-Christian relations after Vatican II

June 25, 2023 – Fr. Elias returns from a trip to Awhum

Fr. Elias gives a slideshow leading us through his trip to Awhum in Nigeria.

June 5-10, 2023 – M. Giovanna from Matutum arrives to give us conferences on St. Bernard

M. Giovanna from Matutum arrives to give us conferences on St. Bernard

April 8, 2023 – Happy Easter! Christ is risen!

Gethsemani celebrates the Easter Vigil.

March 31 2023 – Br. Frederic turns 100

Br. Frederic celebrates his 100th birthday!

Feast of the Annunciation – Fr. Raphael renews his vows

Fr. Raphael renews his monastic vows

Dedication to St. Joseph

Gethsemani is re-dedicated to the patronage of St. Joseph

Ash Wednesday

We begin our Lenten observance.

Community Retreat – January 2023

We took our community retreat in January this year, led by the abbot general, Dom…

Christmas 2022

We celebrate the birth of the infant Jesus here at Gethsemani.

The 175th Anniversary of our Foundation

On Dec 21st, 2022, we begin a year of celebration of the 175th anniversary of the…

Advent 2022

The Advent season marks the beginning of the liturgical year and prepares us for…

Anointing Mass

Each November, we set aside a mass for the anointing of our sick brothers.

The Feast of the Dedication of the Church of Gethsemani

The feast of the Dedication of the church of Gethsemani is our community's very own…

Buddhist friends and guests visit

We were very happy to welcome visitors from the Drepung Gomang Center for Engaging…

Come and See weekend

The Come and See weekend is an opportunity for men who are interested in the…

New Video: Gethsemani From the Air

Some drone shots give a different perspective of the beauty of the Abbey and its…

South Wing blessed and open to retreatants

On the 27th of August, the newly renovated South Wing was officially blessed by the…

Br. Alberic professes simple vows

Br. Alberic Henry professed his simple vows on Aug. 20, the feast of St. Bernard of…

Holy Trinity’s Fr. Patrick enters eternal rest

Fr. Patrick Boyle, 94, died on Aug. 13. He had been in monastic vows for 70 years…

Archbishop Shelton Fabre meets the monks

Archbishop Shelton Fabre made his first official visit to the abbey on Aug. 5. He…

Dom Brendan conducts visitation

Dom Brendan Freeman conducted a regular visitation at Gethsemani the week of July…

Fr. Seamus completes his earthly pilgrimage

After several weeks of declining health, Fr. Seamus Malvey died on July 31. He…

COVID strikes

The majority of the house has been infected, but symptoms have not been severe.

New Video: The Juniors

A new video highlights the  joys, struggles and grace at work in the life of three…

Fr. James: 65 years a priest

Marking the 65th anniversary of his priestly ordination, Fr. James Conner…

In Pictures: Regional Junior Conference

For the first time since the COVID pandemic began, the junior Trappist brothers and…

Fr. Raphael professes simple vows

Fr. Raphael Hodari professed his simple vows on April 24, Divine Mercy Sunday. The…

In Pictures: Holy Week

Christ is risen! For the first time in three years, guests were able to join the…

Fr. Timothy Kelly returns

After more than 20 years of service at the OCSO Generalate in Rome, Gethsemani's…

Fr. Peter renews vows

Fr. Peter Tong reached a silver jubilee - 25 years of monastic vows - on April 6.…

Understanding St. Bernard via his letters

Dr. Michael Voigts gave the monks an in-depth look at the themes, teachings,…

Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

On March 25, Feast of the Annunciation of our Lord, the monks of Gethsemani prayed…

Br. Paul to discuss the life of peace

Br. Paul Quenon will speak about the relationship between inner poverty, humility…

Dom Bernardus Peeters elected Abbot General

The Cistercian Order of the Strict Observance elected Dom Bernardus Peeters as its…

Bishop Erik Varden, OCSO, leads monks’ retreat

The monks of Gethsemani took a community retreat Jan. 14 through Jan. 21.

Monks welcome Br. Eduardo

Br. M. Edouard Lattar, OCSO, is discerning if God might be calling him to transfer…

In Pictures: Snow blankets Gethsemani

Monks could not resist taking a few snapshots of yesterday's winter downpour.

Holy Trinity’s Fr. Leander enters eternal rest

Fr. Leander Dosch, 96, died in the early hours of Jan. 2. He had been in monastic…

Shipping out love

This year, Fr. Lawrence made a short video showing a typical day in the shipping…

Fr. Alan of Holy Trinity enters eternal rest

Fr. Alan Hohl, 95, died on Dec. 16 after living 66 years of monastic vows and 58…

Br. John Vianney returns home

Br. John Vianney, O Cist., concluded his extended stay at Gethsemani on Dec. 16.…

Monks welcome Br. Joël

Br. Joël Chetcuti, OCSO, is discerning if God might be calling him to transfer to…

Br. Godric professes simple vows

The Abbey of Gethsemani is celebrating another living stone. Br. Godric professed…

St. Meinrad novices come to visit

Gethsemani's monks were pleased to welcome Saint Meinrad Archabbey's novices from…

Br. Lazarus renews simple vows

Brother Lazarus, a junior monk, renewed his simple vows on Oct. 3. This marks the…

Retreat House, Welcome Center reopen

Gethesemani’s Retreat House, Welcome Center and Gift Shop have reopened to the…

Abbey hosts gathering of US superiors

Trappist abbots and abbesses of the United States gathered at Gethsemani for a…

Br. Chrysostom passes from this life

We mourn the death and celebrate the life of Brother Chrysostom Castel, who died on…

Brothers Abel, Joseph make solemn vows

Two of Gethsemani’s junior monks made solemn profession on July 11, the Feast of…

Visitors return for liturgy

The abbey church will continue to remain open to the public for Mass and the…

Junior monks share in online conference

17 monks and nuns from 10 houses, including three juniors from Gethsemani,…

America highlights oldest monk in abbey’s history

In April, America magazine published an article about Br. Frederic, his life and…

Monks step closer to ‘normal’

Gethsemani’s monks and employees got their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on…

New Video: Advent None

During Advent of 2020, the community remained under lockdown due to the COVID-19…

Br. Frank completes his journey

Br. Frank Gorzynski died on March 19, the Solemnity of St. Joseph – patron of happy…

Monks, employees get first COVID vaccine dose

Gethsemani’s monks and employees got their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on…

In Pictures: Winter Storm

Like many communities across the nation, Gethsemani experienced some rather unusual…

“To dust you shall return…”

Today the Church entered the holy season of Lent with the observance of Ash…

Monks pray for archdiocese intentions

The abbey now receives a weekly set of intentions from the Archdiocese of…

Dom Timothy preaches monks’ retreat

Gethsemani's monks made a community retreat Jan. 17 through Jan. 24. As in previous…

In Pictures: Christmas at Gethsemani

As for the rest of the world, Christmas at the abbey was different this year. Even…

Two monks celebrate jubilees

The community celebrated one monk's 50 years of priestly ordination and another…

Monks celebrate anniversary of church’s dedication

Gethsemani celebrated the Anniversary of the Dedication of the Abbey Church on Nov.…

Archbishop Kurtz pays a visit

Archbishop Joseph Kurtz paid a brief, physically distant visit to the abbey on Nov.…

Br. Lazarus renews simple vows

Brothers Lazarus renewed his simple vows in the presence of the abbot and two…

Labor Day Blessing of the Workplaces

On Labor Day, Sept, 7, the monks processed through the abbey's work areas, asking…

Br. Paul in vows 60 years

On Aug. 28, Br. Paul celebrated the 60th anniversary of taking his first vows as a…

Fr. Alan celebrates 50 years of ordination

Fr. Alan reached 50 years of priestly ordination on Aug. 15, the Feast of the…

Gethsemani welcomes Br. Alberic to novitiate

After completing his six-month postulancy, Jamison Henry was clothed in the novice…

Brs. Abel, Joseph renew simple vows

Brothers Abel and Joseph, junior monks, renewed their simple vows on July 26. This…

Community re-elects Dom Elias as Abbot

The Conventual Chapter re-elected Dom Elias Dietz as abbot on July 11, the Feast of…

COVID-19: Abbey church, retreat house remain closed to public

The Abbey of Gethsemani remains closed to the public due to the COVID-19 pandemic.…

Br. Matthias renews simple vows

On May 17, the Sixth Sunday of Easter, Br. Matthias renewed his vows for an…

Remembering the Cistercian martyrs of Atlas

Less than a month after Br. Simeon, Br. Conrad reached 60 years of vows on April…

Br. Conrad in vows 60 years

Less than a month after Br. Simeon, Br. Conrad reached 60 years of vows on April…

Fr. Jean De Dieu enters novitiate as Fr. Raphael

As a novice, Fr. Raphael will take on new duties and further integrate into the…

Br. Simeon in vows 60 years

On March 25, the Solemnity of the Annunciation, Br. Simeon reached his sixth decade…

COVID-19 update: Abbey church, retreat house closed to public

The church is closed to the public until further notice. The retreat house, gift…

We have eggs!

It seems like only yesterday that the abbey's baby chicks and ducklings arrived.…

Gethsemani welcomes Postulant Jamison

Jamison Henry entered the abbey as a postulant on Feb. 7.

In pictures: Visit to Azul Abbey in Argentina

Abadía Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles in Argentina recently had its biennial…

Monks take retreat of their own

Even monks need a retreat once in a while. Gethsemani's brothers spent Jan. 12…

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