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Welcome to the website of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Monastery. The purpose of our site is mostly informative, providing basic information about our history and purpose.
The Monastery of the Holy Spirit is a Roman Catholic monastery belonging to the world-wide Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (O.C.S.O.) – more commonly known as Trappists. (For more about our order, see OCSO webpage ). As described in the Order’s constitution, this Order is a monastic institute wholly ordered to contemplation. The monks dedicate themselves to the worship of God in a hidden life within the monastery under the Rule of St Benedict. They follow in the spirit of the founders of Citeaux, as handed on in the tradition of the Order, within a community wholly orientated to a contemplative life of prayer. They lead a monastic way of life in solitude and silence, in assiduous prayer and joyful penitence… See Our Order's Constitutions for a more detailed description of our monastic life as Cistercians. We are currently a community of 44 monks spanning several generations, who live, work and pray at the Abbey. We were founded from the Abbey of Gethsemani, Trappist, KY in the spring of 1944. You can learn more about the early and building years of our community in A History of the Monastery of the Holy Spirit, which tells the story of our monastic presence in
The Monastery of the Holy Spirit is located in Monastery News: Current news about happenings at our monastery (including homilies, spiritual talks by our superior, and photo galleries) are sent to subscribers to our “Monastery E-News.” Subscribers to this service receive our monastery news “at your doorstep.” The subscription is free of charge, all you need to do is to sign-up. Click subscribe to our mailing list. You will be able to unsubscribe at any time. See also Monastery E-News Archives. Mass Requests: Contact the Mass Secretary at 770-483-8705 (ext. 321) or e-mail: mass@trappist.net. Perpetual Spiritual Enrollments are available from our Abbey Store Prayer Requests: Your prayer intentions are prayed for by the community. Submit your your request online. Times of prayer : The following prayer services are in the monastery church and open to the public. Our gates open at 4 AM and close at 8 PM. Times of Prayer for Monday–Saturday Sunday Times of Prayer The Cistercian Vocation. If you are interested in the monastic life and would like to know about the procedure for discerning a monastic vocation, contact Brother Michael (Vocation Director) by e-mail: vocation@trappist.net; phone 678-964-2018; or writing: Mailing Address: |