Who can contemplate Eternity being born, Power itself failing, Bread going hungry, the Spring itself growing thirsty, without becoming speechless? But who can contemplate the beginning of our salvation, the day of human healing, without bursting forth in a voice of exultation and praise, the sound of one keeping festival? God has been made a man; who knows how to speak about that? Our Jesus, our Savior, our joy, comes…
Dear Friends, Our 2023 Christmas newsletter is here! The biggest event of the year was the April 22nd celebration of the 50th anniversary of the foundation of our monastery. Inside the newsletter, you will see a photograph of twenty smiling Trappist Cistercians--our community of ten sisters plus the monks and nuns from eight different monasteries who came to help us celebrate. We have also included Mother Victoria's special Christmas greeting,…
November 5 - 11: National Vocation Awareness Week In honor of this year's National Vocation Awareness Week, we are putting the spotlight on the three nonagenarians in our monastery. There they are in the photo below, left to right: Sr. Clare, Sr. Miriam and Sr. Jacqueline. They want you to notice their colorful socks, lest you think that being in one's 90's is dull! Sr. Clare Renquin is our eldest,…
Our Monastic Experience Weekends (MEWs) are for young women curious about life in a contemplative monastery and open to becoming a nun. This year we had the joy of welcoming Cristina, Anna, and Adrienne for the weekend of October 6-9. The entire weekend was punctuated with prayer as our guests joined us for the seven hours of the Divine Office (a.k.a. the Liturgy of the Hours), beginning on Friday evening…
Our 50th Anniversary Celebration On April 22 we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the founding of our monastery. It was a glorious day in every way! Bishop Edward Weisenburger presided at the Jubilee Mass with eight priests concelebrating. Our monastic community was temporarily expanded by the presence of monks and nuns from several other Trappist Cistercian monasteries, and about 150 other guests packed our little chapel and overflowed out into…
Please join us in giving thanks to God for our fifty years in the Diocese of Tucson and for all the love and support of benefactors and friends like you over so many years. Santa Rita Abbey 50th Anniversary Celebration Saturday, April 22, 2023 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Festivities begin with a Jubilee Mass at 10:30 a.m. with Bishop Weisenburger and visiting Cistercian abbots and abbesses in the…
