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Trappist monks. Living, praying and working together since 1848.
The Abbey of Gethsemani is a school of the Lord’s service, a training ground for brotherly love. Following Christ under a rule and an abbot, we Trappist monks lead lives of prayer, work and sacred reading, steeped in the heart and mystery of the Church. The Abbey is a monastery in the Order of the Cistercians of the Strict Observance (OCSO), part of the body of the Roman Catholic Church.
Latest News
2019 test article
It seems like only yesterday that the abbey's baby chicks and ducklings arrived. Well,…
2021 test article
Brothers Abel and Joseph, junior monks, renewed their simple vows on July 26. This marks…
Brs. Abel, Joseph renew simple vows
Brothers Abel and Joseph, junior monks, renewed their simple vows on July 26. This marks…
Community re-elects Dom Elias as Abbot
The Conventual Chapter re-elected Dom Elias Dietz as abbot on July 11, the Feast of St.…
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. This…
Br. Matthias renews simple vows
On May 17, the Sixth Sunday of Easter, Br. Matthias renewed his vows for an additional…
Remembering the Cistercian martyrs of Atlas
Less than a month after Br. Simeon, Br. Conrad reached 60 years of vows on April 18.
Br. Conrad in vows 60 years
Less than a month after Br. Simeon, Br. Conrad reached 60 years of vows on April 18.
Fr. Jean De Dieu enters novitiate as Fr. Raphael
As a novice, Fr. Raphael will take on new duties and further integrate into the…