Update on COVID-19 Precautions

As the spread of COVID-19 continues across our State, country and world, and we recognize that this peril will be among us for the long term, we are discerning how to respond to the opportunities for reopening available here in Massachusetts.  We acknowledge the great hunger for the liturgy and the Sacraments among our friends and neighbors.  At the same time, we recognize that there is an ongoing risk both to our vulnerable community members and to those who may choose to visit us. 

While we would love to welcome you back for Mass and the Divine Office, we will wait to do so until we have more confidence it will be safe for all involved.  Our Gift Shop and Guest Houses will also remain closed until further notice.

We continue to welcome you to visit our Abbey Church for private prayer before the Blessed Sacrament in between liturgical services, that is, between 9 and 5 daily.  We ask that you wear a mask and practice social distancing at all times to keep one another safe.

We continue to record our Masses on Sundays and Solemnitites for those who wish to join us virtually.

We continue to hold you all close in prayer, as we cry out for God's mercy on our world:

Almighty and eternal God, our refuge in every danger, to whom we turn in our distress; in faith we pray look with compassion on the afflicted, grant eternal rest to the dead, comfort to mourners, healing to the sick, peace to the dying, strength to healthcare workers, wisdom to our leaders and the courage to reach out to all in love, so that together we may give glory to your holy name.  Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.

- Collect from Mass in Time of Pandemic