Monastic Vocation Weekend 28-30 October 2016

‘Is there anyone here who yearns for life and desires to see good days?’ (Rule of St Benedict, Prologue)This upcoming Monastic Experience Weekend is being held on 28 – 30...
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Harp Recital at Glencairn Abbey

After a very enjoyable evening in 2013 with Harpist Marguerite Dunne in our Abbey Church, we look forward to welcoming her once again to Glencairn for another performance in aid of our abbey...
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Sister Gertrude’s Golden Jubilee of Monastic Profession

In this joyful season of Eastertide, we had double reason to be glad as we celebrated the Golden Jubilee of Monastic Profession of Sister Gertrude Kelly on 24th April.  Sr...
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Monastic Experience Weekend 20-22 May 2016

Listening For God. Discovering your vocation means listening for God.  St Benedict whose Rule for Monks we follow begins with this important teaching on being spiritually receptive: ‘Listen, my child,...
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Holy Week Ceremonies

We invite you to join us for our Holy Week Ceremonies:Holy Thursday: Mass of the Lord’s Supper – 6pmGood Friday: Celebration of the Lord’s Passion – 3:15pmEaster Vigil: Sunday Morning...
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​From a Spirituality of Perfection to Humble Acceptance: Our Cistercian Founders

As we reflect today on our 11th century roots on this our ‘Founders Feast’, Sr Michelle Miller ocso gives this account of the charism of the Cistercian order in today’s...
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Advent Vocation Retreat 5th December 2015

St Benedict’s first word in his Rule for Monasteries is ‘Listen’.  A monastery is a place that forms us to listen to God ‘with the ear of our heart’.  We all...
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Review of Safeguarding Practice at St Mary’s Abbey, Glencairn

As part of the recent process of child safeguarding reviews by the Catholic Church in Ireland, the National Board for the Safeguarding of Children in the Catholic Church (NBSCCC) was invited...
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Sr Elizabeth’s First Profession, 27th August 2015

The Abbess and community of St Mary’s Abbey, Glencairn rejoice to celebrate a second First Profession this August.  The First Profession of Sr Elizabeth Deasy took place on a beautiful, sunny...
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Sr Angela’s First Profession, 20th August 2015

On the Feast of St Bernard, 20th August 2015, Sr Angela Finegan made her first profession of monastic vows received by Mother Marie Fahy, Abbess of St Mary’s Abbey, Glencairn...
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The Rise of the Roses Summer Tour at Glencairn

Meet the Rise of the Roses together with the Sisters of Glencairn on Saturday 25th July at St Mary’s Abbey, Glencairn on their Summer Tour to visit ten different convents...
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News from the Abbey Farm

The past months have been a busy time on the farm. We had some beautiful weather in February so the cattle were let out to grass. However, they had to...
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