Trappist monks. Living, praying and working together since 1848.
The Abbey of Gethsemani is a school of the Lord’s service, a training ground for brotherly love. Following Christ under a rule and an abbot, we Trappist monks lead lives of prayer, work and sacred reading, steeped in the heart and mystery of the Church. The Abbey is a monastery in the Order of the Cistercians of the Strict Observance (OCSO), part of the body of the Roman Catholic Church.
NEW THIS YEAR
The retreat house will be taking reservations for the entire Easter Triduum rather than restricting reservations to Friday through Monday. This means that the weekday retreat will be from Monday April 14th, 2025 ONLY UNTIL Thursday morning at 8:00 AM, April 17th. The weekend retreat that week begins then on Thursday afternoon, the 17th and will continue through Easter day, with a departure time on Monday the 21st at 8:00 AM.
Reservations for the Triduum will be accepted beginning on the 14th of December.
Our retreat house will be closed January 3-12 for the yearly community retreat and will reopen on Jan 13. We will be accepting no reservations for guest retreats during that time.
Mass and Prayer Schedule
All of our liturgy is open to the public.
3:15 am Vigils
5:45 am Lauds, followed by Mass
7:30 am Terce
12:15 pm Sext
2:15 pm None
5:30 pm Vespers
7:30 pm Compline
3:15 am Vigils
6:45 am Lauds
10:20 am Terce, followed by Mass
12:15 pm Sext
2:15 pm None
5:30 pm Vespers
7:15 pm Adoration, Benediction and Compline
The Sacrament of Reconciliation is available in the Skakel Chapel on Saturdays from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Latest News
July 4-5, 2024 – The National Eucharistic Pilgimage Stops at Gethsemani
The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage passes through Gethsemani
