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Welcome
O Lord open my lips and my mouth shall declare your praise.
This is the beginning of day for the Monks of Portsmouth Abbey, thus we enter into a new day of Prayer and Work.
O God come to my assistance, O Lord make haste to help me.
We continue to pray together by gathering 3 more times in the Abbey Church.
The HOLY MASS or HOLY EUCHARIST, or as it is called in the East, HOLY QURBANA, is the central part of our life. We draw our strength to live this life and love our neighbours from this and use the same grace to lead us towards GOD.
We are celebrating 100 years of devotion on this Narragansett Bay. Continue to pray for us as we look forward to more exciting times at the service of the Holy Catholic Church.
Our primary work is prayer and our apostolate is the Portsmouth Abbey School. We do accomodate our guests with Benedictine Hospitality by welcoming them as Christ.
We invite you to explore our website and encourage you to contact us for any prayer requests, thanksgivings and questions. -
SUNDAY homilY
Homilies are intended to inspire the people who listen to it and get revelation on hidden meanings of scripture with the help of the ordained minister. Below are our latest homilies by monks.
CHRIST OUR KING
Father Edward Mazuski O.S.B.In one week, we will celebrate the First Sunday of Advent, the beginning of the liturgical year when we prepare for the coming of Christ into humanity, into our hearts, and at the end of time. As a last preparation before that, today, we celebrate the feast of Christ, the King. Like with the three comings of Christ that we prepare for during Advent, there are a number of different models for how we can view this kingship. Interestingly, the reading from the second book of Samuel, the reading from the Letter of St. Paul to the Colossians, and the Gospel of Luke that were read today each present a unique model of kingship that can help us to understand how Christ is truly our king and what we have to do about it. continue reading...
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Sacrament and Devotion
HOLY MASS:
Sunday - 7:00 AM, 8:00 AM and 9:30 AM
Weekdays - 7:20 AM
DEVOTIONS AND PRAYERS:
Little Hours: 11:45 am (Sunday 12:45 pm)
Daily Vespers: 5:30 PM
Friday Adoration: 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Full Monastic Horarium
Sacrament of Reconciliation:
Ask any monk soon after Mass or prayers. -
Abbey Events
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Friday, December 6, 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
“The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.” - Mathew 9: 37-38Read More
Please come and stop by to the Abbey Church and join the monks and community in Adoration. -
Sunday, December 8, 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Second Sunday in Advent Conference: Oblate Gerrie Beebe Subject: “Christ is Alive”Read More -
Monday, December 9, 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
The conventual Mass will be celebrated with the whole school on this solemn feast of Our Lady.Read More
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Today's Readings
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Reading 1 Is 26:1-6Responsorial Psalm Ps 118:1 and 8-9, 19-21, 25-27aGospel Mt 7:21, 24-27
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