Today, postulant Ashwini received the habit of a Cistercian novice.

Sr Maria's flute teacher came with her very musical family to give a classical/jazz concert on Easter Tuesday.

Times of Mass and the office are often different during Holy Week and Easter.

This morning, March 14th at 1:20am, our Sr Edith passed over from the world to God.

Each year on the first Sunday of Lent, each member of the community receives a book to read during Lent.

Mother Martha Driscoll, OCSO, abbess of our sister community in Gedono, Indonesia, spent a week with us and gave conferences on communion and conversion in monastic life.

This year the wise men brought us a most wonderful gift - Ashley entered our community as a postulant.

Each year, a group of juniors, novices and postulants with their directors and the abbot of Spencer come over for a Christmas party.

Our newly ordained bishop of the West region came for Mass and dinner.

Here are the times for Mass and the Office during the days of Christmas.

We were blessed to have Marsha Dutton as our guest these three days. She shared with us from her expertise in the study of our Cistercian Father, Aelred of Rievaulx.

Sr Ana Laura gave us a talk on her work for the cause of declaring St Gertrude a Doctor of the Church.

A neighbor found two stone crosses on part of our land near an old mine.

St Catherine of Siena Youth Choir delighted us with a Concert and Reflection on Love and Mercy in our church this Thursday afternoon.

A poem by one of our novices.

Archdiocesan Delegate for Religious, Sr Marian Batho, CSJ, paid us a friendly visit.

On the feast of the Queenship of Mary, our Sr Karla Goncalves professed her first vows as a Cistercian Nun!

This year our annual retreat (August 3-10) was given by Fr James Palmigiano, OCSO of Saint Joseph's Abbey, Spencer, MA.

This Sunday afternoon, John Robinson came gave an organ recital in our Abbey Church for the sisters and some guests.

Our dear friends Diane and Roland celebrated their 46th wedding anniversary with us.