Quarr Abbey is situated in an area of outstanding natural beauty. For others there was a period of discovery and carefully weighing up pros and cons, until they made the leap. Visitors are welcome to attend worship in the Abbey Church. December 20, 2020 Homily – IV Sunday of Advent December 13, 2020 Homily – III Sunday of Advent December 6, 2020 ROME, ITALY (Catholic Online) - The monastery and church are dedicated to St. Cecilia who was believed martyred in the third century A.D. Cecilia is one of the most popular saints in the Catholic Church. The Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia Congregation trace their origins as a religious community to their foundation in 1860. In the Beginning: An Introduction to John Paul II's Theology of the Body. You can visit our gardens, take refreshment in our Tea Shop and find out about the monastery in our Visitor Centre. The nuns live a traditional monastic life of prayer, work and study in accordance with the ancient Rule of St Benedict. His homilies, meditations and talks are posted HERE! Link to his personal blog HERE. Located in Ryde on the Isle of Wight in England, the Monastery is of the Benedictine Order of the Solesmian family of Dom Gueranger. St. Cecilia is the only Washington parish staffed by the Order of the Discalced Carmelite Friars. Fr. The Carmelite charism of prayer and community provide an example and inspiration as our members strive to live the Gospel and move toward a closer relationship with Jesus Christ. Indeed this love of one's monastery and its surroundings is something integral to Benedictine life. St Benedict wrote his Rule for monks some fifteen centuries ago. St. Cecilia’s Abbey was founded in 1882 and is a monastery of Benedictine Nuns dedicated to the Peace of the Heart of Jesus. Sometimes referred to as the “Nashville Dominicans”, the sisters have as their specific end the Christian education of youth and other educational or charitable work undertaken by the congregation for the salvation of souls. Eric Sternberg has been the pastor of St. Cecilia’s since January 24, 2014. Keywords: St. Cecilia, monastery, Benedictine, Rome, travel. About Saint Cecilia’s Abbey: Founded in 1882, St Cecilia’s Abbey belongs to the Benedictine Order, part of the family of houses connected to the famous Abbey of Solesmes, France. Founded in 1882 and dedicated to the Peace of the Heart of Jesus, St Cecilia's Abbey, Ryde, Isle of Wight, belongs to the Benedictine Order, and in particular to the Solesmes Congregation of Dom Prosper Guéranger. Our monastery stands in twenty-two acres on a rise of land beside the sea. She was born into a noble family and took a vow of virginity. 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