There is one remaining place available for our upcoming Monastic Experience Weekend for those who are thinking about our way of life and would like an introduction to the Cistercian way here at Glencairn. Please see our vocations page for more details about the weekend. Alternatively, feel free to visit our guesthouse if you would […]
The death of our dear Sister Paschal occurred on Saturday, 31 March 2012 in Padro Pio nursing home, Cappoquin, Co. Waterford. Sister Paschal had wonderful care by the nursing home staff since 2009. She enjoyed great peace in her final months of decline surrounded by her fellow residents and care givers, sisters and many friends. […]
The planning phase of our building project to renovate the monastery buildings and facilities here at St Mary’s Abbey, Glencairn, culminated in late 2011 with planning permission granted by local authorities for the renovation of the Abbey and the provision of much needed new facilities to continue to offer monastic hospitality to our day and […]
Today, the Feast of the Annunciation was a day of added rejoicing for the community at St Mary’s Abbey, Glencairn as we celebrated the Solemn Monastic Profession of Sister Mary Reidy ocso. Sister Mary joined us in 2007 from her former apostolic congregation the Daughters of Jesus in Great Britain where her ministry was in […]
Saturday, 10 March, 2012 marked the 80th anniversary of St Mary’s Abbey, Glencairn; the first Cistercian monastery to be founded in Ireland since before the reformation. Following our celebratory mass in the Abbey church, we were privileged, later in the morning, to hear a preview of Sr Lily’s presentation on “The History of Cistercian Nuns […]
On Shrove Tuesday just before Lent this year, the community gathered to celebrate Sister Francis Fitzgerald’s very special ninetieth birthday. Sister Francis, still regularly attending the Divine Office and still faithfully working at the eucharist bread department here at the Abbey, entered Glencairn in 1943, and was one of the seven irish foundresses from Glencairn […]
For those wishing to attend our next Monastic Experience Weekend here at Glencairn in the coming months, the next weekend will be taking place from 20-22 April, 2012 at St Mary’s Abbey for women who are interested in experiencing monastic life here at Glencairn. For more details please see our vocations page here on our […]
At their annual retreat this year, 2012, Associates Breda Kertin and Elaine Burke joined the six vowed members of The Glencairn Associates in making promises to follow the Rule of St Benedict for one year, embracing and integrating Cistercian monastic values more deeply in their lives. The promises include praying part of the Divine Office […]
Countrywide presenter Damien O’Reilly made a visit to Glencairn in November, 2011 to meet the community and find out from some of the sisters how they came to chose the Cistercian way of life at St Mary’s Abbey, Glencairn. Broadcast in December 2011, you can listen to a recording of that programme on our audio […]
Sister Robert joyfully made her first vows at St Mary’s Abbey, Glencairn on December 8th, 2011 in the presence of Mother Abbess, Marie and the whole community at Glencairn. A simple ceremony, taking place in our Chapter room in the Abbey enclosure, where the novice prostrates in her wish to serve God in this monastic […]
Congratulations to Sister Nuala of Glencairn who was awarded with a Bachelor of Theology degree from the University of Lampeter, Wales in November of this year. Sister Nuala’s graduation ceremony took place in the Priory Institute, Tallaght, in Dublin on the 26th November, 2011 where she gave an address as representative of the student body […]
On the Feast of All Saints, 1 November 2011, Sister Anna Bakutala ocso changed her vow of stability to this community, becoming a permanent member of St Mary’s Abbey, Glencairn. Sister Anna took her first steps towards this special day when she came to Glencairn for the first time in August 2007 having entered Cistercian […]
