Lismore Conversations: Monastic Vows as a Prophetic Sign

Lismore Conversations: Monastic Vows as a Prophetic Sign Last evening at the Lismore Heritage Centre, the Lismore Conversations series continued its commitment to thoughtful public dialogue with a presentation titled...
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Guestmasters and Guestmistresses Conference at Kylemore Abbey

On Tuesday, 27th January, Sister Marie and Sister Angela travelled to Kylemore Abbey to take part in this year’s Guestmasters and Guestmistresses Conference, a gathering of the Benedictine Federation and...
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The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord

February 2nd Just yesterday we celebrated the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. This feast day recalls the prophecy of Simeon in the Temple, who recognised the child Jesus...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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