Reverend Ruth Patterson is a Presbyterian minister, since 1988 has been Director of Restoration Ministries, a non denominational, Christian organisation committed to peace and reconciliation based in Northern Ireland. Our Guestmistress Sister Michele Slattery ocso writes about the visit and input of Reverend Ruth Patterson at Glencairn Abbey, 21-23rd March 2018. Pope Francis urges us to be ‘Bridge […]
Give me justice, O God, and plead my cause against a nation that is faithless. From the deceitful and cunning rescue me, for you, O God, are my strength. (cf. Ps 42:1-2) From this fifth Sunday, Lent focuses more specifically on Jesus’ journey to Jerusalem and on his passion and death there. “As the […]
We are seeking fresh designs for our 2018 range of Christmas cards. We invite artists, designers, and anyone interested to submit a design for our consideration. If your design is chosen, we will promote your work by printing your name on the back of the card and in our sales catalogue and webpage, by linking […]
Sr Eleanor Campion ocso continues her series of reflections on the Entrance Antiphons for Mass on the Sundays of Lent Rejoice, Jerusalem, and all who love her. Be joyful, all who were in mourning; exult and be satisfied at her consoling breast. (cf. Is 66:10-11) This text from the prophet Isaiah dates from a […]
My eyes are always on the Lord, for he rescues my feet from the snare. Turn to me and have mercy on me, for I am alone and poor. (Ps 24:15-16) The psalms are poetry, and so are open to interpretation at many different levels. The use of phrases from the psalms in the […]
This is the second in a series of reflections by Sr Eleanor Campion ocso on the Entrance Antiphon for the Mass during the Lenten season Today the liturgy offers us two possible entrance antiphons. Let us consider the one taken from psalm 26: Of you my heart has spoken, ‘Seek his face.’ It is […]
This article by Sr Eleanor Campion ocso is the first in a series of reflections on the entrance antiphon of the Mass for the Sundays of the Lenten season The Mass for every Sunday and feast day of the year has its own entrance antiphon, intended to be sung during the procession of the […]
Chapter Talk: 3rd Sunday B 2018 On Tuesday last we shared on Dom Gerard’s paper on his ‘Vision of the Order’. It struck me afterwards that he is talking not only about our seeking God but also about God seeking us. Cistercian conversatio is a response to God’s call. Just as God called Jonah to […]
We welcomed our ‘ Glencairn Associates’ here in Glencairn for their final meeting of 2017 on November 18th. Six persons renewed their Promise, Jean, Elaine, Aine,Helen, Kathy and Sheila, and Anne Marie made her promise for the first time. Several Associates were unavoidably absent and we had 2 new observers. This promise is a simple […]
The second in a series of singing and organ-playing workshops with musician, liturgist and composer Margaret Daly Denton took place over three days this week which has been a joy and an enhancement of our liturgy. The Church encourages playing and singing in her liturgy. The Catechism even calls “the musical tradition of the […]
Following this year’s General Chapter, Mother Maureen McCabe OCSO, Cistercian Abbess of Wrentham in Massachusetts, travelled back to Ireland with our Abbess, Mother Marie to give this year’s community retreat from 29 September to 7 October. Having a Cistercian as our retreat preacher is always a particularly resonant, joyful and helpful experience. Mother Maureen’s deeply […]
Welcome to our new website, designed by Granite Digital. We hope you will discover here more information and insights about Cistercian life in a clear and attractive layout that is easy to navigate. Various sisters have contributed to the articles and reflections on our life published here; our archivist sister introduces Glencairn’s story from its […]
