The Genesee Abbey church will open to the public on October 15. Daily Mass is presently celebrated at 7 am. All visitors to the church are required to wear a mask while inside the building, to help protect the health of the elderly monks.
Oct
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Oct
16
Fr. Jerome Machar, OCSO Saturday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time (Romans 4: 13, 16-18, Luke 12: 8-12) “[Abraham] is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not exist” (Rom 7:14). We walk... read more →
Oct
10
Fr. Justin Sheehan, OCSO The 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Sometime in the 17th century, the poet Richard Baxter described a common experience when he wrote: They want not friends that have thy love, And may converse and walk with thee, And with thy saints here and above, With whom... read more →
Oct
07
Fr. Jerome Machar, OCSO Tuesday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time (Jonah 3: 1-10, Luke 10: 38-42) In today’s first reading, we are reminded of the wonder of God’s infinite mercy. Upon the people of Nineveh who had dwelt in darkness, the light of salvation shone. The people who... read more →
Oct
03
Fr. John Denburger, OCSO Sunday the 27th Week in Ordinary time (Genesis 2: 18 - 24; Ps. 128; Hebrews 2: 9 - 11; Mark 10: 2 - 16) In the second letter to Timothy St. Paul wrote: “...from your infancy you have known the sacred Scriptures, the source of wisdom... read more →
Sep
30
Fr. Justin Sheehan, OCSO The Feast of St Michael and All Angels In our Order, today is the feast not only of the Archangels, but of St Michael and All Angels, including our guardian angels. That is reflected in the collect of today’s Mass, which doesn’t even mention St Michael... read more →
Sep
23
Fr. Justin Sheehan, OCSO Thursday the 25th Week in Ordinary Time As we continue the renovation of the abbey buildings, Haggai reminds us that places of worship can be a problem. And the problem does not seem to be architectural. As we look over the centuries of the many and... read more →
Sep
21
Fr. John Denburger, OCSO St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist (Ephesians 4: 1 - 7, 11 - 13 ; Ps. 19; Matthew 9: 9 - 11) It appeared that the man was about to pass by when he stopped and directly addressed the tax collector: “Follow Me!” And with that, the... read more →
Sep
17
Fr. John Denburger, OCSO Our Lady of Sorrows For someone who has no regard for the Blessed Virgin Mary the phrase “standing by the cross” is nothing more than an aside, Oh! by the way, His mother was there, too. For all those devoted to her, our Blessed Mother, Mother... read more →
Sep
12
Fr. Justin Sheehan, OCSO The 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Jesus was not one to mince words. “So you want to be a follower of mine?”, he asks. All you have to do is “deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow me”. He doesn’t say, “Take care... read more →