This was the fourth gathering of the Nordic Federation of Contemplative Nuns taking place on Cistercian soil, on the island of Tautra in Norway from 29 July – 7 August, 2013. The speaker was Dom Bernardo Bonowitz, a Cistercian monk of the monastery of Novo Mundo in Brasil. This meeting included a wider international element […]
A professed member of this community for sixty years this July, the celebration of Mother Agnes O’Shea’s Diamond Jubilee took place on 17th July at Glencairn with a special celebration of the Eucharist and community day of celebration. Faithful to St Benedict’s steps of humility in his Rule for monasteries for sixty years of monastic […]
Over one hundred guests gathered at the Abbey church at Glencairn on 12th July together with members of the community to listen to the exquisite harp music of Marguerite Blaney who has returned to Glencairn to support us in our fundraising activities in aid of our building project. A 22 year old graduate of music, […]
As Secretary for Formation for the region, along with Fr. Michael Burleigh of Mount St. Bernard, I have been asked to write a few words on the recent Junior course held in the first week of July. It was hosted by the monastery Mount St. Bernard in Leicestershire, England. Our speaker was Fr. Jim McManus […]
On the Feast of the Visitation on 31st May 2013, Sister Marie Fahy was re-elected Abbess of St Mary’s Abbey, Glencairn. Mother Marie began her leadership ministry to the community in 2001, and was re-elected in 2007. This will be her third six year term in the service of authority at St Mary’s Abbey. On […]
More than 140 people graced our doors on a beautifully sunny Saturday on the 18th May this year for Glencairn’s first ever Coffee Morning in aid of our building project. The parlours and chapter room of the monastery’s east wing, designed and built in 1819 by the famous architect Richard Morrison, were transformed for the […]
This year’s regional meeting of the Isles took place at Mount Saint Bernard Abbey, Leicester, England, 5 – 12 March 2013. Abbots, Abbesses and delegates representing each community in our region attended for this week long meeting, hosted by the Cistercian monks of Mount Saint Bernard, who graciously accommodated no less than thirty monks and […]
Sr. Evelyn (Kathleen) Glynn was born in Knockvicar, Boyle, Co.Roscommon on 3rd June 1929. She was blessed, throughout her life, by a devoted and loving family. Inheriting her musical talents from her mother, she studied in England and obtained a Licentiate from the Guild Hall of Music, London, and a second Diploma from Trinity College […]
Our upcoming Spring Monastic Experience Weekend takes place 12-14 April, here at St. Mary’s Abbey. We invite those who may be discerning God’s call to visit the Abbey and stay in our Abbey guesthouse, meet the community and join us in our daily rhythm of liturgy and work, community life and solitude for personal prayer. […]
January in St. Mary’s Abbey, Glencairn is the month in which we join our hearts together with the whole Christian family in praying for church unity. This year’s octave for church unity was marked particularly here at Glencairn by our annual get together and Vespers with Rev. Dean Paul Draper and our Anglican brethren of […]
We are delighted to welcome two new Postulants into our community at the threshold of a new year. Angela Finegan, a social care worker from Dublin and Liz Deasy, a computer programmer from Cork began their monastic life at St. Mary’s Abbey, Glencairn on the feast of the Epiphany of our Lord, 6th January, 2013. […]
We had the great joy to end the year of 2012 here at the Abbey with no less than the fourth Final Profession of the year, witnessing, together with her family and friends, Sr. Maria Therese making her Solemn Monastic Vows as a fully fledged member of our Cistercian community at Glencairn. Sr. Maria Therese, […]
