Sister Francis celebrates her 90th birthday
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...
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Glencairn Monastic Experience Weekend, 20-22 April, 2012
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...
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Two more Glencairn Associates members make promises
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...
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RTE radio’s Countrywide at St Mary’s Abbey, Glencairn
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...
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A first profession of vows
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...
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Bachelor of Theology award for Sr Nuala O’Reilly ocso
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...
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Sister Anna changes her vow of stability
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....
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Seminar in Scotland for monks and nuns, October 2011
What does it mean to be human? What is the goal of earthly existence? What brings us ultimate happiness? It is in our very nature to yearn for God, to...
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Monastic Experience Weekend 25-27 November, 2011
We will be hosting our next Monastic Experience Weekend on 25-27 November, 2011 for those who would like to have the opportunity to be with us for a few days...
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Blog of ocso general chapter 2011
Of interest to those following our website will be the excellent blog of this year’s mixed general chapter, taking place currently in Assisi in Italy. The blog, which includes reflections,...
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Welcome home to Sr Josephine!
We were delighted to welcome Sister Josephine back home to Glencairn this week after her three year sojourn at our daughter house, St Justina’s monastery, in Nigeria. Sister Josephine went...
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Golden Jubilee of Sr John Baptist Fitzgerald’s monastic profession
On Saturday 6th August we had another joyful Jubilee celebration, the third of this year 2011, as Sr John Baptist Fitzgerald ocso marked fifty years of fidelity to Cistercian life...
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