The Abbey of Gethsemani remains closed to the public due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes the church, retreat house, gift shop and welcome center.
We apologize for the inconvenience and we pray for the health and well-being of all.
We continue to monitor the situation and will post any updates to this site as they are available.
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.
Latest News
Two monks celebrate jubilees
The community celebrated one monk's 50 years of priestly ordination and another monk's 25…
Monks celebrate anniversary of church’s dedication
Gethsemani celebrated the Anniversary of the Dedication of the Abbey Church on Nov. 15.
Archbishop Kurtz pays a visit
Archbishop Joseph Kurtz paid a brief, physically distant visit to the abbey on Nov. 1,…
Br. Lazarus renews simple vows
Brothers Lazarus renewed his simple vows in the presence of the abbot and two witnesses…
Labor Day Blessing of the Workplaces
On Labor Day, Sept, 7, the monks processed through the abbey's work areas, asking for…
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 Assumption.
Gethsemani welcomes Br. Alberic to novitiate
After completing his six-month postulancy, Jamison Henry was clothed in the novice habit…
Brs. Abel, Joseph renew simple vows
Brothers Abel and Joseph, junior monks, renewed their simple vows on July 26. This marks…