Nativity of Our Lord 2007

Let every soul, then, enter the stable and see that tender Infant, who is weeping as He lies in the manger on that miserable straw. See how ...
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Christmas Eve

"Consider how, after so many centuries, after so many prayers and sighs, the Messias Whom the holy Patriarchs and Prophets were not wor...
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A Serious Issue

The time for sending out Catholic , together with our latest book has arrived once again. It has however been brought to our attention, by t...
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The Christmas Spirit

Once again, we find ourselves at ‘ Gaudate Sunday ’; Advent is almost over, and Christmas is just around the corner. And it will bring the s...
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The Holy House of Loreto

Today is the feast of the translation of the house of the Holy Family to Loreto. In honour of this occasion, Rev Fr Michael Mary, C.SS.R. ce...
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A double celebration

Today we celebrate, not only the feast of St. Andrew the Apostle, but also the 30th aniversary of the final profession of Rev. Fr Michael Ma...
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Letter to Greg

Last night we received a welcome comment from 'Greg', a visitor to our blog (with a great name!). He left comments on the subject of...
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The twelve days of Christmas

Christmas comes but once a year, but in a Redemptorist monastery, you can enjoy the true spirit of Christmas 12 times a year! As part of our...
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275th anniversary of the CSSR!

Today we celebrated the 275th anniversary since Our Holy Father St. Alphonsus Liguori founded the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer!!! ...
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Papa Stronsay in a breeze of 80 knots!

Today winds reached 80 knots from the North West. Because our monastery is located on Southern side of the island, we didn't suffer any...
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Having finished the conference in Cleveland, Ohio, Rev Fr Anthony Mary, C.SS.R. and the two brothers moved on to Canada to pay a visit to Fr...
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All Souls Day on Papa Stronsay

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Redemptorists abroad

Although not at home , we thought it might be of some interest to you to hear of some recent activities of the Transalpine Redemptorists abr...
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No strings attached!

New Zealand foundation update! Rev. Fr Clement Mary, C.SS.R. rector of Our Mother of Perpetual Succour Monastery, Christchurch, New Zealand,...
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Our Lady, Queen of the Rosary.

We know that today’s feast was instituted by Pope St Pius V after the stunning victory of the enormously outnumbered Catholic naval fleet ov...
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140th anniversary of Bl. Francis Xavier Seelos', C.SS.R. death

Father Francis Xavier Seelos, C.SS.R. Born January 11th, 1819, Fussen, Southern Germany Professed as a Redemptorist May 16th, 1844 Ordained ...
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The harvest is over

The last week has seen the members of the community working together in the field to get in our harvest of potatoes. After a long spell of w...
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