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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Religion and Ethics tv news feature on St Mary’s Abbey, Glencairn
An investigation by U.S. television producer Phil O’Connor into the decline of the Irish Church brought him, together with the Religion and Ethics team and camera crew to Ireland in...
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Listening To God’s Call?
Many people ask the question: “How do I know that I have a vocation?”, “How do I know where God is leading me?” The answer is not a factual kind...
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Junior Course at Mount Melleray Abbey, Ireland 2011
This year’s meeting for junior monks and nuns of our region of the Cistercian Order takes place in Mount Melleray Abbey, County Waterford, Ireland from 30 May until 7 June,...
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Sr Lelia Kehoe’s Diamond Jubilee
On 1st May, 2011 Sr Lelia Kehoe ocso looked back at 60 years of monastic life as a Cistercian nun at Glencairn as she celebrated the Diamond Jubilee of her...
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Sacred Triduum
Our Easter Ceremonies for 2011 at Glencairn are as follows: Holy Thursday Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper: 6pm Good Friday Celebration of the Lord’s Passion: 3:15pm Easter Vigil On...
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Foundation Day, 2011
On 10th March 2011 we celebrated the 79th anniversary of St Mary’s Abbey, Glencairn. Our foundation was made by the Cistercian Nuns of Holy Cross Abbey, from Stapehill in Dorset,...
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