General News

To assist those who prepare readings for the Liturgy of the Hours, Fr. Justin has sent three PDF files containing the list of Scripture Readings for Vigils, Lauds and Vespers, and Sext for every day of the liturgical …

The Abbot General was due to offer his resignation in the General Chapter of 2020. This General Chapter was postponed because of the pandemic. Now, due to a serious health problem, Dom Eamon wishes to offer his …

DomCarlos Gutierrez Cuartango completed his third term of six years as Prior of Sobrado (Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela, Spain) on November 25, 2021. On the same day,Dom Carlos was re-elected as Prior of the …

Over the last year allegations were made against Dom Richard Purcell, Abbot of Mount Melleray Abbey (Ireland). Because of this the Abbot General asked for a Regular Visitation, whose primary object was to establish if …

The Newsletter n°30 of the Central Secretary for Formation can be obtained from the Internet under the heading “Formation/Newsletter”: Formation/Newsletter

Mother Geneviève-Marie Fontaine, Abbess of Échourgnac (Diocese of Périgueux, France) since 1995, having reached the age of retirement mentioned in ST 40.A of the Constitutions, presented his resignation to the Abbot …

After thirty years of service as Director of CISTERCIUM, the Father Francisco Rafael Pascual, from Viaceli, and the group of present directors, have given the directorship to a new group. Attached are new emails …

On November 01, 2021, Solemnity of All Saints, Sister Gertrude Feick made solemn profession at the monastery of Redwoods (USA). Sister Gertrude was born in 1964 in Muncie, Indiana (USA). She was solemnly professed in the …

On November 9, 2021, Mother Ana Carmen Moneo Castel-Ruíz completed her second term of six years as Prioress of the Monastery of Armenteira (Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela, Spain). On the same day, she was …

On October 22, 2021, Anniversary of the Dedication of the Church, Brother Séraphim Weichselbraun made solemn profession at the monastery of Oelenberg (France). Brother Séraphim was born in 1956 in Dellach (Austria). He …

The abbot emeritus of Phare, Dom Francisco Kunihiko Yoshimoto having received the delegation from Delegated Father Immediate of Imari Dom Roberto de la Iglesia accompanied by Mother Veronique Mariko Shibata, conducted …

A copy of the English Ordo for 2021-2022 is now available on the website, and can be downloaded in PDF format (« Resources/Liturgy/Ordo ») : Ordo EN 2021-2022