September 4, 2023 – Buddhists pay a visit to Gethsemani
Gethsemani is host to a group of travelling Buddhists.
September 1-3, 2023 – Come and See Weekend
Eleven men attend our Come and See weekend
August 20th, 2023 – Br. Alberic renews his temporary vows
Br. Alberic renews his temporary vows.
August 3rd and 6th, 2023 – The abbey welcomes two postulants, Jésus and Angel, to the community
Jésus Verdin and Angel San José are welcomed into the community as postulants.
June 30, 2023 – Fr. John Pawlikowski, OSM, speaks to us about Christian – Jewish relations
Fr. John Pawlikowski speaks to us about Jewish-Christian relations after Vatican II
June 25, 2023 – Fr. Elias returns from a trip to Awhum
Fr. Elias gives a slideshow leading us through his trip to Awhum in Nigeria.
June 5-10, 2023 – M. Giovanna from Matutum arrives to give us conferences on St. Bernard
M. Giovanna from Matutum arrives to give us conferences on St. Bernard
April 8, 2023 – Happy Easter! Christ is risen!
Gethsemani celebrates the Easter Vigil.
March 31 2023 – Br. Frederic turns 100
Br. Frederic celebrates his 100th birthday!
Feast of the Annunciation – Fr. Raphael renews his vows
Fr. Raphael renews his monastic vows
Dedication to St. Joseph
Gethsemani is re-dedicated to the patronage of St. Joseph
Ash Wednesday
We begin our Lenten observance.
Community Retreat – January 2023
We took our community retreat in January this year, led by the abbot general, Dom…
Christmas 2022
We celebrate the birth of the infant Jesus here at Gethsemani.
The 175th Anniversary of our Foundation
On Dec 21st, 2022, we begin a year of celebration of the 175th anniversary of the…
Advent 2022
The Advent season marks the beginning of the liturgical year and prepares us for…
Anointing Mass
Each November, we set aside a mass for the anointing of our sick brothers.
The Feast of the Dedication of the Church of Gethsemani
The feast of the Dedication of the church of Gethsemani is our community's very own…
Buddhist friends and guests visit
We were very happy to welcome visitors from the Drepung Gomang Center for Engaging…
Come and See weekend
The Come and See weekend is an opportunity for men who are interested in the…
New Video: Gethsemani From the Air
Some drone shots give a different perspective of the beauty of the Abbey and its…
South Wing blessed and open to retreatants
On the 27th of August, the newly renovated South Wing was officially blessed by the…
Br. Alberic professes simple vows
Br. Alberic Henry professed his simple vows on Aug. 20, the feast of St. Bernard of…
Holy Trinity’s Fr. Patrick enters eternal rest
Fr. Patrick Boyle, 94, died on Aug. 13. He had been in monastic vows for 70 years…
Archbishop Shelton Fabre meets the monks
Archbishop Shelton Fabre made his first official visit to the abbey on Aug. 5. He…
Dom Brendan conducts visitation
Dom Brendan Freeman conducted a regular visitation at Gethsemani the week of July…
Fr. Seamus completes his earthly pilgrimage
After several weeks of declining health, Fr. Seamus Malvey died on July 31. He…
COVID strikes
The majority of the house has been infected, but symptoms have not been severe.
New Video: The Juniors
A new video highlights the joys, struggles and grace at work in the life of three…
Fr. James: 65 years a priest
Marking the 65th anniversary of his priestly ordination, Fr. James Conner…
In Pictures: Regional Junior Conference
For the first time since the COVID pandemic began, the junior Trappist brothers and…
Fr. Raphael professes simple vows
Fr. Raphael Hodari professed his simple vows on April 24, Divine Mercy Sunday. The…
In Pictures: Holy Week
Christ is risen! For the first time in three years, guests were able to join the…
Fr. Timothy Kelly returns
After more than 20 years of service at the OCSO Generalate in Rome, Gethsemani's…
Fr. Peter renews vows
Fr. Peter Tong reached a silver jubilee - 25 years of monastic vows - on April 6.…
Understanding St. Bernard via his letters
Dr. Michael Voigts gave the monks an in-depth look at the themes, teachings,…
Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
On March 25, Feast of the Annunciation of our Lord, the monks of Gethsemani prayed…
Br. Paul to discuss the life of peace
Br. Paul Quenon will speak about the relationship between inner poverty, humility…
Dom Bernardus Peeters elected Abbot General
The Cistercian Order of the Strict Observance elected Dom Bernardus Peeters as its…
Bishop Erik Varden, OCSO, leads monks’ retreat
The monks of Gethsemani took a community retreat Jan. 14 through Jan. 21.
Monks welcome Br. Eduardo
Br. M. Edouard Lattar, OCSO, is discerning if God might be calling him to transfer…
In Pictures: Snow blankets Gethsemani
Monks could not resist taking a few snapshots of yesterday's winter downpour.
Holy Trinity’s Fr. Leander enters eternal rest
Fr. Leander Dosch, 96, died in the early hours of Jan. 2. He had been in monastic…
Shipping out love
This year, Fr. Lawrence made a short video showing a typical day in the shipping…
Fr. Alan of Holy Trinity enters eternal rest
Fr. Alan Hohl, 95, died on Dec. 16 after living 66 years of monastic vows and 58…
Br. John Vianney returns home
Br. John Vianney, O Cist., concluded his extended stay at Gethsemani on Dec. 16.…
Monks welcome Br. Joël
Br. Joël Chetcuti, OCSO, is discerning if God might be calling him to transfer to…
Br. Godric professes simple vows
The Abbey of Gethsemani is celebrating another living stone. Br. Godric professed…
St. Meinrad novices come to visit
Gethsemani's monks were pleased to welcome Saint Meinrad Archabbey's novices from…
Br. Lazarus renews simple vows
Brother Lazarus, a junior monk, renewed his simple vows on Oct. 3. This marks the…
Retreat House, Welcome Center reopen
Gethesemani’s Retreat House, Welcome Center and Gift Shop have reopened to the…
Abbey hosts gathering of US superiors
Trappist abbots and abbesses of the United States gathered at Gethsemani for a…
Br. Chrysostom passes from this life
We mourn the death and celebrate the life of Brother Chrysostom Castel, who died on…
Brothers Abel, Joseph make solemn vows
Two of Gethsemani’s junior monks made solemn profession on July 11, the Feast of…
Visitors return for liturgy
The abbey church will continue to remain open to the public for Mass and the…
Junior monks share in online conference
17 monks and nuns from 10 houses, including three juniors from Gethsemani,…
America highlights oldest monk in abbey’s history
In April, America magazine published an article about Br. Frederic, his life and…
Monks step closer to ‘normal’
Gethsemani’s monks and employees got their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on…
New Video: Advent None
During Advent of 2020, the community remained under lockdown due to the COVID-19…
Br. Frank completes his journey
Br. Frank Gorzynski died on March 19, the Solemnity of St. Joseph – patron of happy…
Monks, employees get first COVID vaccine dose
Gethsemani’s monks and employees got their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on…
In Pictures: Winter Storm
Like many communities across the nation, Gethsemani experienced some rather unusual…
“To dust you shall return…”
Today the Church entered the holy season of Lent with the observance of Ash…
Monks pray for archdiocese intentions
The abbey now receives a weekly set of intentions from the Archdiocese of…
Dom Timothy preaches monks’ retreat
Gethsemani's monks made a community retreat Jan. 17 through Jan. 24. As in previous…
In Pictures: Christmas at Gethsemani
As for the rest of the world, Christmas at the abbey was different this year. Even…
Two monks celebrate jubilees
The community celebrated one monk's 50 years of priestly ordination and another…
Monks celebrate anniversary of church’s dedication
Gethsemani celebrated the Anniversary of the Dedication of the Abbey Church on Nov.…
Archbishop Kurtz pays a visit
Archbishop Joseph Kurtz paid a brief, physically distant visit to the abbey on Nov.…
Br. Lazarus renews simple vows
Brothers Lazarus renewed his simple vows in the presence of the abbot and two…
Labor Day Blessing of the Workplaces
On Labor Day, Sept, 7, the monks processed through the abbey's work areas, asking…
Br. Paul in vows 60 years
On Aug. 28, Br. Paul celebrated the 60th anniversary of taking his first vows as a…
Fr. Alan celebrates 50 years of ordination
Fr. Alan reached 50 years of priestly ordination on Aug. 15, the Feast of the…
Gethsemani welcomes Br. Alberic to novitiate
After completing his six-month postulancy, Jamison Henry was clothed in the novice…
Brs. Abel, Joseph renew simple vows
Brothers Abel and Joseph, junior monks, renewed their simple vows on July 26. This…
Community re-elects Dom Elias as Abbot
The Conventual Chapter re-elected Dom Elias Dietz as abbot on July 11, the Feast of…
COVID-19: Abbey church, retreat house remain closed to public
The Abbey of Gethsemani remains closed to the public due to the COVID-19 pandemic.…
Br. Matthias renews simple vows
On May 17, the Sixth Sunday of Easter, Br. Matthias renewed his vows for an…
Remembering the Cistercian martyrs of Atlas
Less than a month after Br. Simeon, Br. Conrad reached 60 years of vows on April…
Br. Conrad in vows 60 years
Less than a month after Br. Simeon, Br. Conrad reached 60 years of vows on April…
Fr. Jean De Dieu enters novitiate as Fr. Raphael
As a novice, Fr. Raphael will take on new duties and further integrate into the…
Br. Simeon in vows 60 years
On March 25, the Solemnity of the Annunciation, Br. Simeon reached his sixth decade…
COVID-19 update: Abbey church, retreat house closed to public
The church is closed to the public until further notice. The retreat house, gift…
We have eggs!
It seems like only yesterday that the abbey's baby chicks and ducklings arrived.…
Gethsemani welcomes Postulant Jamison
Jamison Henry entered the abbey as a postulant on Feb. 7.
In pictures: Visit to Azul Abbey in Argentina
Abadía Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles in Argentina recently had its biennial…
Monks take retreat of their own
Even monks need a retreat once in a while. Gethsemani's brothers spent Jan. 12…