NEWS & REFLECTIONS

January 26, 2026

The Solemnity of Our Holy Founders

26th January: The Cistercian Founders Today is the feastday of our founders, Saints Robert, Alberic and Stephen. In 1098, they left a relatively comfortable Benedictine monastery in France, to go...

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January 12, 2026

RSVP!

This past week, our two Junior nuns have been featured in RSVP Magazine, “Ireland’s No.1 Celebrity Magazine and Website”—probably an unexpected venture for both the Juniors and the magazine! Shauna...

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December 22, 2025

St Carthage's Nine Lessons and Carols

Last night, four Sisters were delighted to attend the service of Nine Lessons and Carols at the Church of Ireland Cathedral in Lismore. We were invited to participate by good...

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December 15, 2025

Liturgy Times for the Christmas Season

Christmas Eve Vespers: 4:45pm Compline: omitted Vigils of Christmas Nativity: 10:10pm Midnight Mass followed by carols: 12am Christmas Day Lauds: 7:45am (no Christmas Day Mass) Terce: 10:00am Midday Office: 12:40pm Vespers: 6pm...

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December 2, 2025

Visitation in the USA!

Recently Mother Fiachra returned from a grace-filled, week-long journey to Virginia, USA, where she assisted Dom Vincent of the Monastery of Spencer, USA in conducting the regular visitation of his...

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November 29, 2025

Advent

Introit for the First Sunday of Advent The season of Advent opens with the introit “Ad Te Levavi,” taken from Psalm 24. “To you, O Lord, I lift up my...

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October 22, 2025

Gatherings of Religious in Ireland!

Gatherings of Religious in Ireland Over the past few months, several of our Sisters have taken part in gatherings of Religious from across Ireland. Sr Denise and Sr Laura represented...

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October 4, 2025

A Change of Stability!

On October 3rd we celebrated the change of stability of Sr Kathleen Waters and Sr Anne Malcolm from the community of N.D. de l’Assomption, New Brunswick, Canada, to Glencairn. These...

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September 25, 2025

Crescent College Students

Crescent College Students Visit Glencairn Abbey We were delighted to welcome a group of Leaving Certificate students from Crescent College, Limerick, together with two of their teachers, for a retreat...

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September 24, 2025

Mother Fiachra goes to the 2025 General Chapter

PreviousNext123456789101112131415 Mother Fiachra and the 2025 General Chapter These past three weeks, Mother Fiachra has represented Glencairn Abbey at the General Chapter of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict...

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