Fr. Luke Macnamara: The vision of the end of time is compared to the flood in the days of Noah. Strikingly, the people swept away

Advent (from the Latin adventus, meaning “coming” or “arrival”) is a period of preparation for celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ, who, as the incarnate

In 1969 Pope Paul VI visited Uganda and made a plea in Kampala for Africans to become Missionaries in and for the Church themselves. The

Among the students of Glenstal Abbey School going home for the Christmas holidays in 1990 was sixteen-years old Peter, who carried with him in a

The monastic community is pleased to announce the upcoming publication of a book by Br Emmaus O’Herlihy OSB. Paintings will be published on 15th December

Extract from the Annals of Glenstal Priory for 18th and 19thDecember, 1927: ‘He [Father Superior, Dom Gérard François] came back [from Belgium] during the night

CHRISTMAS LITURGY TIMES/OPENING HOURS Wednesday 24th December (Christmas Eve) 6 pm – Vespers I 11.20 pm – Vigil followed by Midnight Mass Thursday 25th December

The Winter 2025 edition of the Glenstal Abbey Chronicle has been published, and is now available to read on the website here.

Fr Henry O’Shea: Abroad the royal banners fly, now shines the Cross’s mystery: upon it Life did death endure, and yet by death did life

Fr. Mark Patrick Hederman: We have to be careful not to create a wrong impression on a day like today. Some interpretations of the Gospel

One-Day Advent Retreat: Saturday 29th November 2025   The Season of Advent marks the start of the Church’s year and provides an opportunity for reflection

Fr. Christopher Dillon OSB: The Church is celebrating today the dedication of the mother of all the Christian churches in the world, the Lateran Basilica,

Abbot Columba McCann: I remember, thirty years ago, taking the train for about half an hour from Rome to the ancient, ruined port of Ostia

I have always liked – but for no morbid reason – the month of November, a month when the turning of the seasons mirrors the

Fr. Jarek Kurek: I hope you still remember that last Sunday we were encouraged to pray continually, guided by Jesus’ powerful parable about the persistent